Hong Kong to retain grace period for crypto firms despite recent scandals

Hong Kong’s financial regulators have decided to retain the grace period for crypto firms despite the city grappling with major fraud scandals involving crypto exchange platforms JPEX and Hounax in recent weeks,... Read more »

BTC price eyes $40K amid record hash rate — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week keeping traders guessing near its highest levels in 18 months — what’s next? BTC price action has held higher after spiking above $38,000 last week, but... Read more »

Japanese giant SquareEnix to launch NFT auction for new Web3 game built on Ethereum, Polygon

Square Enix, the renowned publisher behind the “Final Fantasy” series, is set to initiate an NFT auction for its latest project, “Symbiogenesis,” in the coming week, according to a social media announcement.... Read more »

Lightning devs must ‘wake up’ and fix security bugs, not please VCs: Bitcoin dev

Developers working on the Bitcoin layer 2 Lightning Network have become less security-oriented and more focused on producing cash flow for their investors, argues a former Lightning Network developer. Bitcoin core developer... Read more »

Cosmos hub votes to bring down ATOM’s inflation from 14% to cap at 10%

The Cosmos Hub voted on and approved a proposal on Nov. 26 that will reduce the maximum inflation rate of its native cryptocurrency, ATOM. The proposal seeks to decrease the maximum inflation parameter... Read more »

Bitcoin bulls hold firm into weekly close: BTC price eyes $39.3K

Bitcoin (BTC) held near $38,000 into the Nov. 26 weekly close as traders boosted their BTC price optimism. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin buyers give bears no room for maneuver Data... Read more »

Tether, Bitfinex agree to drop opposition to FOIL request

Tether and Bitfinex have jointly agreed to drop initial opposition to a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request lodged in New York by a number of high-profile news publications. A statement from the... Read more »

Cardano enters beta test phase for new blockchain-based AI chat bot Girolamo

CardanoGPT has announced the beta launch of Girolamo, an AI-powered chatbot, marking a significant step in its commitment to integrating artificial intelligence (AI) with blockchain technology, according to a press release. Named... Read more »

Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 19-25 – Cointelegraph Magazine

Top Stories This Week US officials announce $4.3B settlement with Binance, plea deal with CZ Binance and its co-founder, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, have reached a settlement over criminal and civil cases with... Read more »

Hoskinson criticizes Vitalik for not acknowledging Cardano’s staking innovations

Cardano founder and Ethereum co-creator Charles Hoskinson criticized Vitalik Buterin in a tweet on Nov. 25 for not acknowledging Cardano (ADA) for its innovations in staking. Hoskinson’s remarks followed a recent interview,... Read more »