Worldcoin up 170% weekly to all time-high following OpenAI Sora breakthrough

Worldcoin (WLD) reached a new all-time high of $8.98 on Feb. 22, following significant weekly price gains, according to CryptoSlate data. The token has retreated slightly to $8.69 as of press time.... Read more »

South Africa advances financial inclusion with crypto and digital payment reforms

South Africa announced plans to weave digital payments and crypto into its financial fabric to boost the economy for marginalized groups. The announcement was made in the country’s 2024 budget and underlines... Read more »

S&P Global warns of spot Ethereum ETFs’ impact on staking concentration

The potential approval of spot Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the US, which includes plans for staking, might amplify concentration risks within the Ethereum network, S&P Global Ratings highlighted in a... Read more »

VanEck Bitcoin ETF records 14x surge in daily volume

VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF HODL experienced an astonishing 14x surge in trading volume on Feb. 20, catching the attention of investors and analysts across the financial sector. The ETF, one of the ten... Read more »

Alex Mashinsky wants to continue retaining SBF’s defense lawyers for his trial

Celsius co-founder and ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky intends to rely on the same lawyers used by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to defend him against the criminal charges filed by the Department... Read more »

Rising stablecoin supply shows an influx of capital into the crypto market

Last week, Bitcoin rode the bullish wave it got on last fall and broke above the coveted $52,000 level. Bitcoin regaining almost all of its losses since the collapse of FTX is... Read more »

Japan greenlights bill allowing investment firms to hold crypto

The Japanese government approved a bill that permits Investment Limited Partnerships to acquire and hold crypto, indicating a shift in the country’s regulatory framework towards digital currencies. The Cabinet sanctioned the bill... Read more »

How the US threatens crypto’s core values

As investors lick their moistened chops for the coming Bitcoin ETF, just to have their Bitcoin ironically held by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s war on self-custody rages on,... Read more »

The bizarre battle over Bitcoin’s origins

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) versus Dr. Craig Wright trial has been going on for ten days, with both sides refuting the other’s claims. The trial seeks to disprove Wright’s claim... Read more »

FTX secretly used Deltec Bank to create and sell Tether for profit, lawsuit alleges

FTX companies created and profited from Tether through an arrangement with a partner bank, according to a court case described by Bloomberg on Feb. 17. The case quoted Caroline Ellison, former CEO... Read more »