WisdomTree amends S-1 form spot Bitcoin ETF filing as crypto awaits SEC decisions
The global exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider WisdomTree filed an amended Form S-1 spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF prospectus with the United States Securities and…
AI’s energy consumption concerns echo Bitcoin mining criticisms, says Heatbit founder
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are demanding huge amounts of computing resources as interest in the space grows, but conventional Bitcoin…
Bitcoin bull market FOMO absent as BTC price nears key $39K profit zone
Bitcoin (BTC) bull market “FOMO” has yet to appear despite BTC price being up 120% this year.Data from statistics platform Look Into Bitcoin shows that on-chain…
Sushi taps into ZetaChain to begin testing native Bitcoin DeFi swaps
DeFi platform Sushi has partnered with interoperability platform ZetaChain to explore the possibility of native Bitcoin swaps for its users across 30 different…
Singapore central bank to trial live wholesale CBDC for settlements
A pilot program for a live Singapore dollar-based central bank digital currency (CBDC) was unveiled by Singapore’s central bank with a wholesale CBDC to be used…
CoinShares gets buying rights to Valkyrie’s crypto ETF unit
European digital asset management firm CoinShares secured the exclusive option to acquire the exchange-traded fund (ETF) unit of its United States competitor…
Web3 should draw newcomers, not be a ‘money grab from brands’ — Tech CEO
The crypto industry should focus on building blockchain-based solutions everybody can benefit from instead of launching cash grabs for brands, says Amy Peck, CEO…
Polygon gas fees spike 1000% amid Ordinals-inspired token craze
Gas fees on Ethereum layer-2 Polygon (MATIC) surged more than 1,000% to reach a peak of $0.10 as users inundated the network with the minting of Ordinals-inspired…
No civil protection for crypto in China, $300K to list coins in Hong Kong? Asia Express –…
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Failed ‘$175M’ real estate token raise draws ire of Texas regulators
The Texas State Securities Board has accused a network of companies under the "GS" brand and operating from Germany of fraudulent activities "tied to digital…