Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The prediction market was valued at $22 billion in a $1 billion funding round just four months ago, after doubling its valuation from December.Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly now in “advanced talks” to raise approximately $1 billion i...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Illinois’ draft rules spell out how its 0.2% digital asset transaction tax would apply to stablecoins, DeFi platforms, crypto bridges and self-custody transfers.Illinois tax officials have published draft rules detailing how the state’s already-enact...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
In February, ai.com drew enough traffic to crash its website after a $15 million Super Bowl ad, but months later, users are still wondering what’s happened to their promised AI agent. Crypto.com says its personal AI agent venture, pitched to perform...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Binance Pay will let overseas users spend more than 100 cryptocurrencies at PayPay-supported merchants in Japan through HIVEX, while stores receive yen.[Update, 07:00 UTC, Sept. 30: This article was updated after Binance clarified that users can pay...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Binance Pay will let overseas users spend USDT at most PayPay-supported merchants in Japan through HIVEX, while stores receive yen.Binance Pay will allow eligible overseas users visiting Japan to spend Tether USDt (USDT) at the vast majority of PayPa...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The voluntary accord puts much of the responsibility for managing frontier AI risks on developers. US President Donald Trump and tech executives have signed a voluntary accord aimed at ensuring their AI models “behave as intended.”The accord comes am...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be empty after Friday, leaving only a few leaders at financial regulators to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry.Update (Sept. 29, 8:45 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
OpenAI is reportedly seeking another $30 billion from investors as the ChatGPT developer pushes its long-awaited public market debut into 2027. ChatGPT developer OpenAI is reportedly eyeing another $30 billion raise that could value it at $1.4 trilli...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Kakaopay Securities is working with Dinari and Ondo Finance to explore tokenizing Korean-listed equities and expanding their availability to investors in international markets.South Korea’s Kakaopay Securities is partnering with tokenization firms Di...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitwise’s NEAR ETF begins trading on NYSE Arca as the token rallies more than 160% over the past month and activity on NEAR Intents grows.Crypto asset manager Bitwise has launched the first US spot exchange-traded product tracking NEAR, giving invest...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin failed to make another run at $85,000 as sellers held the line above current levels, while surging US bond yields weighed on stocks and precious metals.Bitcoin (BTC) reversed its latest gains after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US bond yields...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Gracy Chen said she saw the 2025 Bybit hack as a “good reference point” for Bitget’s security breach, noting that only a small percentage of funds had been frozen or recovered.The CEO of crypto exchange Bitget isn’t sure that the company can fully fr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
An October pullback could offer a buying opportunity before Bitcoin’s next cycle peak, which Brandt expects between $300,000 and $600,000. He’s not sold on “fool coin” XRP.Veteran trader Peter Brandt called October 4 as the day Bitcoin’s bear market...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
CoinShares says IBIT offers clues to institutional buying, but basis trades mean inflows are not necessarily bets on rising Bitcoin prices.Billions are flowing back into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but the figures alone do not reveal how mu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
The ECB is seeking firms to explore AI agents and machine-to-machine interactions as it prepares a separate digital euro pilot for 2027.The European Central Bank is seeking fintechs, payment firms and other organizations to explore the use of AI agen...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Glamsterdam will bring proposer-builder separation, block-level access lists and new gas pricing, while its mainnet date remains unset.Ethereum developers have scheduled the network’s next major upgrade, Glamsterdam, to activate on the Sepolia testne...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
US spot crypto ETF inflows fell about 80% from Friday as Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP funds attracted $64.8 million combined on Monday.US spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) attracted about $64.8 million on inflows continued to cool on Monday, d...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Bitcoin price action consolidated after early-week losses while protecting a “trend-defining” support zone.Bitcoin (BTC) preserved crucial support into Tuesday as analysis warned of a new profit-taking surge.Key points:Read more
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
Greece joined the EU MiCA register with four providers as HCMC expanded its denial of remarks attributed to officials in a report on Binance.Greece has entered the European Union’s crypto regulatory register for the first time, with four providers ad...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 week ago
BitMine could reach 5% of Ether’s supply by early November, while Tom Lee has left open whether it would continue buying beyond that level.Ethereum treasury company BitMine Immersion Technologies could reach its goal of holding 5% of Ether’s supply b...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The disclosure came as Senate Democratic investigators alleged USDT had become a key part of Iran’s shadow banking network.Stablecoin issuer Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026, as a Senate Dem...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Coinbase joins Kraken in bringing US derivatives infrastructure in-house, after Kraken’s parent acquired Bitnomial and its CFTC-regulated exchange, clearinghouse and brokerage in May. Coinbase has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The launch comes after several AI agents breached their testing environments this year, adding to calls for companies to slow the development of autonomous AI systems.Chipmaker Nvidia has announced a new software platform that aims to address recent...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
The cross-chain protocol said it actively prevents stolen funds from being laundered, drawing a contrast with THORChain’s position that it does not selectively censor transactions. NEAR Intents said it blocked more than $50 million in attempted trans...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 weeks ago
Aiden Pleterski was allegedly behind a crypto Ponzi scheme between 2021 and 2022 that resulted in a kidnapping and related criminal charges.The criminal trial for a self-described ‘crypto king’ who allegedly defrauded investors with claims of large p...
