Cryptocurrency

Among the more memorable displays at Bitcoin 2023 is a real-life toilet with the logos of various non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies. It’s an ad for a booth selling “buttwipes” that are “moistened with the tears of no-coiners.” The marketing message is clear: Bitcoin is the real thing — everything else is a shitcoin that belongs in the

What Bitcoin Did podcaster Peter McCormack admits that he has a “weird relationship with Twitter,” as he believes it “brings out the worst in people.” He’s worked hard to build up more than half a million followers to promote his show but still isn’t sure that Twitter is a “net positive” because it “elevates a

The S&P 500 Index (SPX) has gained for five consecutive weeks, the first such instance since November 2021. In comparison, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading well below its local high of $31,000, made on April 14. This shows a clear divergence between the performance of the two asset classes. Some analysts expect Bitcoin’s range-bound action to

The price of Cardano (ADA) is down over 3% on June 19 after dropping over 30% in the past two weeks. Is ADA price headed for its fourth red weekly candle in a row?  No respite for Cardano price bulls On June 19, ADA price fell over 3% to daily lows of $0.257 as traders

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has warned that as Ripple’s case against the United States financial watchdog comes “to a close,” it is only the beginning of the battle for many others in the crypto industry, emphasizing that the fight for clarity “has to continue.’ Following a lengthy back and forth between Ripple and the United

The crypto market is up today as the impact of the ongoing United States banking crisis plays out — the Federal Reserve has injected $300 billion into the economy.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows Bitcoin (BTC) up 7%, Ether (ETH) 4.5% and Binance Coin (BNB) 5.7% in 24 hours. A broad rally in

While Arbitrum’s governance token ARB has been in a consistent downturn since the airdrop in late March, its ecosystem shows healthy growth.  A recent Nansen report shows that Arbitrum’s activity improved after the airdrop, stabilizing “at a level higher” than before the airdrop. The daily active users, gas fees and transaction count maintained consistent higher

After nearly a decade of gridlock, the United States may finally be on the cusp of crafting a cohesive policy framework for digital assets. In Congress, lawmakers are mulling a variety of proposed bills governing everything from stablecoins and securities rules to sanctions. The 2024 presidential race, meanwhile, may be the first to see crypto

Move-to-earn platform Sweat Economy is set to repurpose over 2 billion native $SWEAT tokens that were locked up in inactive user wallets. The tokens, valued at around $10 billion, were locked up in dormant user accounts following a token airdrop event in Sep. 2022. According to the platform, Sweatcoin users that opted into the Web3

Coldie is a real one. Best described as a mixed media artist, the Californian resident is a true OG of the NFT scene, with his work dating back to 2018, including the iconic themed “Decentral Eyes,” “Sellout” and, more recently, a collaboration with Snoop Dogg.  His distinct 3D stereoscopic work jumps off the screen, and,

Buying a small-town soccer club with the aim to propel it into the Premier League — the world’s most popular football league — is a script suitable for a Netflix series. In fact, actor Ryan Reynold’s bid to revitalize lower-league Welsh soccer team Wrexham FC has already caught the attention of Disney+ writers.  It’s a

Just as we don’t allow just anyone to build a plane and fly passengers around, or design and release medicines, why should we allow AI models to be released into the wild without proper testing and licensing?  That’s been the argument from an increasing number of experts and politicians in recent weeks.  With the United Kingdom

Top Stories This Week U.S. SEC sues Binance and Coinbase amidst crypto crackdown Binance and Coinbase have been targeted in a new round of lawsuits by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against crypto businesses. The regulator pressed 13 charges against Binance on June 5, including those involving unregistered offerings and sales of tokens,

Bitcoin (BTC) challenged three-month lows into June 10 as altcoins in particular felt the heat from United States regulatory pressure. Altcoin bloodbath as exchanges reshape landscape Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $25,483 on the day, down over $1,200 from the previous day’s high. While showing weakness, Bitcoin was spared the

The judges presiding over Coinbase and Binance’s lawsuits will likely watch the results of the SEC v Ripple case closely, crypto lawyers told Cointelegraph. Ripple has been in a legal battle with the SEC since December 2020. The regulator alleges it was offering unregistered securities via XRP (XRP) since 2013. On June 6 the SEC

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is working with India-based crypto fund Crypto Relief and Polygon co founder Sandeep Nailwal to send $100 million towards COVID-19 research and medical infrastructure development in India. Buterin and Nailwal will receive $90 million in USD Coin (USDC) from Crypto Relief, while Buterin will provide $10 million out of his own

Thiago Cesar is the 34-year-old co-founder of Transfero, a company helping to make crypto more accessible for Brazilians with BRZ, the first stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian real. Cesar grew up in southern Brazil’s Pindamonhangaba municipality, before making the 90-mile trek to Sao Paulo for college. He graduated from Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, and it

Author of Undressing Bitcoin: A Revealing Guide to the World’s Most Revolutionary Asset and host of The Layah Heilpern Show. Author, podcaster and crypto influencer Layah Heilpern’s unapologetic and sometimes controversial tweets have amassed her an impressive 606,900 Twitter followers. She tells Hall of Flame she fearlessly “speaks the truth about things” and admires others

As decentralized social media becomes one of the central topics at the Buidl Asia event held in South Korea, Cointelegraph spoke with Ethereum Name Service (ENS) developer Makoto Inoue onlineto find out more about Web3 social media, its potential to replace Web2 and the roles of ENS and the metaverse in this new social media

A two-month-long lull in cryptocurrency optimism has seen online search interest for “crypto” and other common cryptocurrency terms stumble down to late 2020 levels. According to data from Google Trends, the term “crypto” currently has a score of 17, which is well off its reference point of 100 in May 2021. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum have