Trump picks pro-crypto VP as Republican party makes him official Presidential...
Former President Donald Trump picked pro-crypto senator J.D. Vance as his running mate and became the Republican party’s official Presidential nominee on July 15. In a July 15 announcement on Truth...
View ArticleRussia proposes allowing traditional exchanges to handle crypto trading
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has proposed allowing traditional exchanges to handle digital asset trading for select investors, Interfax reported on July 10. A government draft response to two pieces of...
View ArticleCoinbase, Ripple, a16z to attend Republican and Democratic National Conventions
Coinbase, Ripple, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) plan to send representatives to the Republican National Convention (RNC) and, later, the Democratic National Convention (DNC). On July 15, Politico said...
View ArticleAI training dataset used by tech giants allegedly created by scraping YouTube...
Non-profit AI research group EleutherAI scraped YouTube subtitles to create a dataset in violation of YouTube’s terms of service, ProofNews said on July 16. The dataset, called the Pile, allegedly...
View ArticleBit Digital ‘thrilled’ by Ethereum ETFs but highlights their lack of staking...
Bit Digital expressed optimism around spot Ethereum (ETH) ETFs’ upcoming launch but drew attention to the funds’ lack of staking on July 16. The company said it is “thrilled for the increased...
View ArticleFTX proposes $12.7 billion settlement deal with CFTC
FTX has agreed to pay the CFTC $4 billion in disgorgement and $8.7 billion in restitution, minus amounts credited from other bankruptcy payments, according to a July 12 filing. If the proposed...
View ArticleVitalik Buterin warns against supporting politicians solely based on their...
Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin cautioned the crypto community against supporting politicians solely based on their pro-crypto statements and expressed particular concern over a lack of support for...
View ArticlePutin warns of power shortages from Bitcoin mining, calls for expansion of CBDC
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that crypto mining could lead to significant power shortages in some regions of the country while calling for an expansion of its central bank digital currency...
View ArticleTrump says JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon no longer Bitcoin critic, considers him for...
Former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said JP Morgan chairman CEO Jamie Dimon has “changed his tune” toward Bitcoin and crypto, adding that he is willing to appoint the...
View ArticleBlackRock reveals competitive 0.25% fee for spot Ethereum ETF as issuers...
Several spot Ethereum (ETH) ETF applicants submitted S-1 amendments detailing sponsor fees and waiver details to the SEC on July 17 as they prepare for a potential trading launch next week. Almost all...
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