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Taproot Wizards Contributor Launches Script To Remove Bitcoin Ordinals Inscriptions

A contributor to Taproot Wizards has launched a script to reject Ordinals inscriptions. In an X post published on Tuesday, Rijndael, Taproot Wizards’ chief technology officer, announced that he had published a script to “rid your node of inscriptions.” “Merry...

, by Brian Yue

Bitzlato Suspends Bitcoin Withdrawals Indefinitely After Founder Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting

Crypto exchange Bitzlazo has temporarily suspended the withdrawal of Bitcoins from its platform. In a Telegram post published on Wednesday, the Hong Kong-based crypto exchange announced that it had suspended special balance withdrawals and technical customer support as a “temporary...

, by Brian Yue

Crypto Analyst Lark Davis Predicts Ethereum Price to Surge to $15,000 in 2024 — Here’s the Latest

Cryptocurrency analyst Lark Davis has predicted that Ethereum will reach a price of $15,000 per coin in the upcoming bull cycle of 2024-2025. Despite the asset's relatively subdued performance this year, Davis foresees a significant upswing that could potentially yield substantial gains for...

, by Jimmy Aki

Elon Musk Weighs in on NFT Technology — Here’s What He Thinks

Elon Musk has again shared his opinion about the current structure of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), noting that embedding JPEG images into a blockchain can establish exclusive ownership for enthusiasts. On December 27, Musk responded to a comment on his platform, X (formerly Twitter), where...

, by Jimmy Aki

Most Top Crypto Apps Track Users: Robinhood Most Data-Hungry, Binance Brings a Surprise

Popular cybersecurity company Surfshark recently analyzed the 15 most popular crypto apps to find out how much data each collects. They found that nine of these use collected data to track their users. But it’s not just how much data is collected, but how it’s managed, Lead...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Web2 Platforms Aim To Make Web3 Development Easy, But Will This Hurt The Industry?

Web3 activity has increased over the course of 2023. According to a recent report from DappRadar, the decentralized application industry (dApp) achieved a milestone of 3.4 million daily Unique Active Wallets (dUAW) in November. The report notes that this represents a 7 percent increase in...

, by Rachel Wolfson

Worldcoin (WLD) Launches World ID 2.0 with Iris Scanner Orb Authentication in Singapore

The global project focused on digital identity and finance, Worldcoin (WLD), has recently introduced World ID 2.0 in Singapore, in the latest sign of growing global interest in proof of personhood and the Worldcoin project, allowing users to verify their humanness at an Orb. According to the...

, by Hassan Shittu

Lawmaker Raises Red Flags Over Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Regulation Proposal

Today, Hong Kong's financial authorities—the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)—unveiled their plan to implement new stablecoin regulations. Not everyone thinks this is a good development for crypto markets, however. Under the proposal,...

, by Trent Alan

Bitcoin Mining Pool Ocean Successfully Mines Third Block in Ongoing Decentralization Quest

The decentralized Bitcoin mining pool Ocean reached a new milestone this week by successfully mining its third block ever. According to data from Mempool.Space, Ocean mined block number 823,129 on Wednesday morning, earning a total block reward of 7.412 bitcoins. This achievement demonstrates...

, by Trent Alan

$2.2 Billion Illegal Forex Operation Busted by Chinese Authorities Using Crypto Platforms

Chinese authorities have reportedly dismantled an illegal underground banking operation that moved some $2.2 billion between China and other countries using overseas "virtual currency trading platforms." On December 24, an account on social media app WeChat run by China’s State...

, by Fredrik Vold

Blockchain Security Firms Warn of Advanced AI Crypto Scams in 2024

Blockchain security firms are cautioning crypto projects and investors about the looming threats of more sophisticated AI-powered scams in 2024. Despite the improvement seen in scam and hack-related losses, dropping from $4 billion in 2022 to $1.7 billion in 2023, experts that Cointelegraph...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin’s 2023 Rollercoaster: The Most Prominent BTC Price Peaks and Troughs This Year

After a tumultuous 2022 tarnished by the collapse of industry giant FTX, Bitcoin 2023 has been a rollercoaster recovery, yet, with Bitcoin (BTC) now stood atop a +160% gain year-to-date, lets take a deep-dive into how BTC price got here. January Rally: Slowing Inflation Triggered Desperate...

, by Sam Cooling

Japanese Crypto Newbies ‘Flock to Mercari, Rakuten Wallet’ – Survey

First-time Japanese crypto investors are most likely to choose exchanges operated by Mercari and Rakuten, a new study has found. The survey was conducted by Mobile Marketing Data Labo, who asked 30,000 Japanese men and women aged between 20 and 69 about their crypto exchange experiences in...

, by Tim Alper

Binance to List 10 USDC Trading Pairs on Its Spot Market: Here’s More

Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance is set to list new USDC trading pairs on its spot market on Dec 28 to drive trade and widen user market options. In a Dec 27 press release, the company informed users of plans to list ten new trading pairs in line with its objectives to field robust markets...

, by David Pokima

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao’s Wealth Surged by $25 Billion Despite Legal Troubles in 2023

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has seen his estimated wealth jump by almost $25 billion in 2023 despite his guilty plea to US criminal charges in November, which may result in his imprisonment next year. CZ's remarkable financial growth places him at the top of the list of...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Solana and Avalanche Take the 2023 Throne with 620% and 290% Price Growth + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. In this edition: 2023 Winners: Solana and Avalanche Take the Throne with 620% and 290% YTD Price Growth Waterfall Network Announces...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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