Sam Bankman-Fried Replaces Trial Lawyers Ahead of Sentencing

Bankman-Fried replaced his former lawyers, Mark Cohen and Christian Everdale, as he’s headed into sentencing negotiations.

Why Circle’s USDC Is Dumping Tron

It could be part of a long-time realignment separating compliant and gray-market crypto, says Daniel Kuhn.

Crypto Action in Senate Remains on Back Burner: Sources

Though industry insiders are eying Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats nervously as they push bills that may be harsh for the crypto sector, a key committee is so far holding off.

Nvidia's Earnings Beat Estimates, Boosting Broader Market and AI Tokens

“Accelerated computing and generative AI have hit the tipping point," said CEO Jensen Huang.

Bitcoin Could Hit $150K This Year, Says Fundstrat's Tom Lee

Lee took note of fresh demand via the new spot bitcoin ETFs, the halving and expected monetary policy easing as being catalysts for higher prices.

DCG Calls Out Genesis' Settlement With New York as 'Subversive'

DCG filed an objection in bankruptcy court to the deal Genesis secured to end the New York attorney general's investigation of fraud and money laundering controls.

Protocol Village: Wormhole Collaborates With AMD to Make Hardware Accelerators

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 22-28.

Risk Manager Gauntlet Terminates Relationship with Aave, Citing DAO Dysfunction

Gauntlet co-founder John Morrow said his team "found it difficult to navigate the inconsistent guidelines and unwritten objectives" of Aave's "largest stakeholders."

Bitcoin Back Over $51K, Crypto Market Recovers as Nvidia Earnings Rejuvenates AI-Tokens

The haphazard price action caused over $200 million in liquidations of crypto-tracked futures, of which $150 million were longs, or bets, against higher prices.

Vitalik Buterin Floats Idea of AI-Based Code Audits, Ethereum Project Developers Back Him Up

In 2023, crypto users lost an estimated $2 billion to hacks and scams, with Ethereum experiencing the highest losses due to its extensive ecosystem and high-profile projects.

Paris Saint-Germain Becomes First Soccer Team to Validate a Blockchain

The club will reinvest the proceeds from being a validator into buying back PSG fan tokens.

South Africa to Start Work on Stablecoin Regime, Will Start by Considering Use Cases

The Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group is also considering the effect of tokenization on domestic markets.

South Korea’s Most Populated Province Traces and Collects $4.6M From Crypto Tax Evaders

South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province tax department traced the crypto accounts through the mobile numbers of the delinquents held by local authorities.

England's Law Commission Seeks Draft Views on Legislation to Label Crypto as Property

The Law Commission also called for evidence on its project on digital assets and electronic trade documents in private international law.

Bitcoin ETF Approval Comparable to 'Naked Emperor’s New Clothes,’ ECB Officials Say

The U.S. SEC’s approval of multiple spot ETFs and the billions of dollars that have poured in since don't make Bitcoin a good investment or a better means of payment, the central bankers said in a blog post.

First Mover Americas: AI Mania Heats Up

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 22, 2024.

Ether's $3K Breakout Partly Fueled by Dealer Hedging, Analyst Says

Options dealers likely bought ETH in spot/futures market to hedge their short positions in call options, adding to bullish momentum, BloFin's Griffin Ardern said.

Eigen Labs, Developer Behind Restaking Protocol EigenLayer, Raises $100M From A16z Crypto

Pioneering restaking project EigenLayer, a project led by Sreeram Kannan, isn't even live, but investors are piling in. A16z Crypto is affiliated with the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.

DeFi Startup Euler Finance Bounces Back with Revamped Lending Vaults

Euler v2, slated to go live in Q2, combines the Euler Vault Kit (EVK) to build customized lending markets, with an Ethereum Vault Connector (EVC), which enables vaults to be used as collateral for other vaults.

Ondo Finance Integrates Tokenized Treasuries Onto Aptos

Aptos is the latest chain to offer users access to Ondo’s USDY.

The European Central Bank's Blog Post on Bitcoin ETFs

The ECB blog post by two of its officials.