Vitalik distances himself from nonprofit backed by SHIB donation

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Friday that he is no longer closely aligned with the Future of Life Institute, a group that received SHIB tokens from him in 2021.  Buterin said the institute originally pitched him a broad roadmap for reducing existential risks, including those tied to artificial intelligence, biology and nuclear threats, along with …

Crypto miners must put their Bitcoin to work to survive: Wintermute

Many Bitcoin miners are struggling to turn a profit this market cycle due to diminishing returns, so they may need to pivot to artificial intelligence hosting or put their holdings to work to generate yields, says market maker Wintermute. Wintermute said in a blog post on Thursday that Bitcoin (BTC) miners have spent years building …

Eightco lands $125M from Bitmine, ARK as Tom Lee joins board

Shares in Eightco Holdings (ORBS) jumped 12% on Thursday after it raised $125 million to back its bets in blockchain and artificial intelligence. Eightco said on Wednesday that crypto treasury firm Bitmine led the funding with $75 million, while Ark Invest and Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, each chipped in $25 million …

Bitcoin advocate group to fight Basel’s ‘toxic’ treatment of cryptocurrency

The Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) says it will push the US Federal Reserve to change how Bitcoin is treated, as the central bank is set to issue rules on how banks should implement international guidelines for asset risk weighting. “BPI will be reviewing this proposal closely and submitting a public comment to ensure that US …

Dems say they will oversee reported DOJ probe into Binance

A group of Democratic senators say they will oversee a reported Justice Department investigation into possible Iran-related sanctions violations on the crypto exchange Binance. Senators Chris Van Hollen, Elizabeth Warren and Ruben Gallego said in a joint statement on Thursday that they “will conduct oversight to ensure the Department of Justice conducts a serious investigation …

US Treasury sanctions enablers of North Korea IT worker fraud ring

The US Treasury has sanctioned six people and two entities for their alleged roles in an IT worker fraud scheme orchestrated by  North Korea, which frequently targets the crypto industry. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said on Thursday that it sanctioned alleged facilitators of the IT worker fraud networks operating in North Korea, …

Trump offers memecoin holders another gala to boost token from lows

Donald Trump is billed as the keynote speaker at an event in Florida for his top memecoin holders, which comes as the token hits an all-time low. US President Donald Trump’s memecoin saw a slight bump up from its all-time low after the team behind the token said its top holders will be given access …

SWIFT, ISO 20022, And XRP: Is The Market Missing A Price Catalyst?

A fresh round of XRP speculation is building around an old question: what happens if SWIFT’s modernization push ends up intersecting with infrastructure built for blockchain-based settlement? In a post on X on March 10, DropCoin developer Bird argued that the market may be underestimating how ISO 20022, tokenization, and shared-ledger infrastructure could eventually strengthen …

Don’t Hold Your Breath: AI Prediction Says Shiba Inu Won’t Hit All-Time High This Year

A new analysis from crypto analytics platform CoinCodex paints a grim picture for Shiba Inu (SHIB) investors who are still holding out hope for a repeat of past highs this year. According to the AI platform, SHIB is highly unlikely to approach, let alone reach its 2021 all-time high in 2026. The dog-themed meme coin …

XRP Back In The Spotlight As Mastercard Explores Ripple Technology

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Stablecoins Could Become A Deposit Magnet For US Banks, White House Official Says

A top White House official is pushing back against warnings that stablecoins will drain money from American banks — arguing the opposite is true. Related Reading Foreign Money, Domestic Gains Patrick Witt, executive director of the White House Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, posted on X this week that when foreigners convert local currencies …

BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF sees $15.5M volume on debut

BlackRock’s staked Ethereum exchange-traded fund has tallied $15.5 million in trading volume on its first trading day, which a market analyst described as “very, very solid” despite falling short of two similar Solana staking products that launched last year. Nasdaq data shows the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) had 592,804 shares traded on its debut …

Crypto Hacks Drop to $49,300,000 in February As Thieves Shift Tactics to Exploit User Behavior: Blockchain Intelligence Firm

Crypto-related losses are falling sharply as hackers increasingly shifted away from complex technical exploits and toward manipulating user behavior, according to a new report from blockchain intelligence platform NOMINIS. The firm’s monthly security analysis found that approximately $49.3 million was lost across major crypto incidents last month, a steep decline from the roughly $385 million …

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