The sales took place as the discount for Grayscale's bitcoin investment vehicle narrowed to its lowest in over two years, a sign of escalating optimism that a spot bitcoin ETF will finally be approved in the U.S.

Cosmos' founder Jae Kwon urged his followers to split the chain into two following a decision by the community to approve a reduction in ATOM's inflation to 10% from 14%.

U.S. argues that Binance's former CEO should remain free until sentencing – but only in the U.S.

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao should be allowed to return to the UAE, where he is a citizen and lives, ahead of his February sentencing, his lawyers said, pushing back against a U.S. Department of Justice filing asking he not be allowed...

The firms said opposition doesn't mean a "wholesale release" of all documents.

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BLUR, the native token of non-fungible token (NFT) platform Blur surged by 22% on Friday after being listed on Binance's convert feature.

With smoking now banned, the age-old practise of paying for certain goods and services with cigarettes has given way to trading preserved fish.

The publicly traded company joins crypto-native firms HashKey Exchange and OSL Digital Securities with a license.

FLIP, the native token of cross-chain swap platform ChainFlip, surged more than 150% to as high as $5.94 on its first day of trading.

The bitcoin price could come under pressure as some of the money is likely to completely exit the ecosystem, the report said.

The settlement will significantly reduce the potential systemic risk emanating from a hypothetical collapse of the crypto exchange, the report said.

Minister will decide if Kwon will be extradited to the U.S. or South Korea.

The attacker had said negotiations would start when they are "fully rested," and hasn't been heard from since.

How does bitcoin fit in your portfolio? Zach Pandl from Grayscale takes us through the investment thesis.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has released the final tranche of its responses to feedback on a consultation paper of proposed regulations for crypto service providers.

The move appears to be in anticipation of the approval of spot bitcoin ETFs.

The Bank of Korea sees a CBDC as a potential answer to problems with existing government-issued grant systems, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic or childcare vouchers.

The bank will start its crypto services to customers in Vienna, in partnership with Bitpanda.

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Decentralized Exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.