The intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency is fast becoming a reality. Arif Khan, the CEO of Alethea AI, is leading the charge in this game-changing movement.    His vision is clear: A digital economy where AI agents manage and actively drive cryptocurrency transactions, redefining how we interact with money, finance, […]

The Federal Reserve is actively working on a central bank digital currency and some prototypes are near completion. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) plan to unveil two prototypes of a digital dollar as early as July. Digital Dollar Prototypes Coming Soon Federal […]

As we enter 2024, the crypto realm stands poised at a crucial juncture marked by projections, debates, and, most importantly, the prospect of a Bitcoin ETF approval. The year begins with excitement and hesitation as investors brace for potential shifts in Bitcoin’s trajectory.  Exciting times are ahead, right? Read on! […]

One of the largest producers of censorship-resistant blocks on Ethereum has made a complete u-turn, announcing it will start censoring OFAC-sanctioned blocks across all of its MEV relays in compliance with local laws. The firm, bloXroute Labs — which has produced at least 400,000 Ethereum blocks from its two leading […]

In a recent interview with Blockworks Macro, Tim Grant, CEO of Deus X Capital, discussed the significant implications of the potential approval of a Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) in the United States. He emphasized the U.S. government’s growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a major advancement. “The U.S. government, one way […]

A United States court has entered an order against crypto exchange Binance and its former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, which will see Binance pay $2.7 billion and CZ pay $150 million to the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC). In a Dec. 18 statement, the CFTC announced that the U.S. […]

Neobank Revolut will temporarily halt cryptocurrency purchases on its business platform in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the new year, according to a media report. An email informing customers of the decision mentioned only purchasing, implying holding crypto and selling it could go on uninterrupted.  Revolut said the […]

A Lido holder initiated a class-action lawsuit against the governing body for liquid staking protocol Lido, according to a complaint filed in a San Francisco United States District Court on Dec. 17. The lawsuit alleges that the Lido token is an unregistered security and that the Lido decentralized autonomous organization […]

Irys, a prominent layer-2 network within the Arweave ecosystem, allegedly has plans to fork the Arweave network with the intent to “drop the dataset and reset the token supply,” according to a Dec. 17 post by Arweave founder Sam Williams. He alleges that despite the existence of a safe upgrade mechanism […]

A United States democrat Shamaine Daniels has employed an artificial intelligence (AI) campaign volunteer in her candidacy bid for Congress in the upcoming 2024 elections.  According to a report from Retuers, Daniels is using “Ashley,” which she says is the first political phone banker that is powered by generative AI […]