Today, the Ethereum-based zero-knowledge (ZK) layer-2 blockchain CryptoGPT launches its native crypto token ‘GPT.’ By debuting its own currency, CryptoGPT is seekings to capitalize on the popularity of ChatGPT and artificial intelligence (AI). However, leading cryptocurrency exchanges such as Bitfinex, PancakeSwap, Uniswap, Bybit, Bitget, and others listed the new crypto
In conjunction with the Metropolitan Police, the largest police agency in the United Kingdom, Britain’s main financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), stated on Wednesday that it has taken additional action against unlicensed crypto ATMs in East London. The FCA and the West Yorkshire Police conducted a series of
U.S. President Joe Biden unveiled his proposed yearly budget recently. The president laid forth his plans for the next year. The proposal mentioned cryptocurrency mining in the context of the digital asset sector. In particular, Biden has proposed a 30% tax on all power used to mine Bitcoin and other
Global cryptocurrency market has fallen down below the long-maintained $1 trillion market cap. The present crypto market capitalization is $928,980,961,277, which is quite frightening. Trading volume in the last 24 hours is $68,881,759,540. If the crypto scenario is studied excluding the Bitcoin (BTC) contribution, the market cap is $544 billion.
Today’s major mover was Ripple native cryptocurrency XRP, as prices surged for a fourth day of a green candle in a week. Less than 24 hours after trading at a low of $0.3864, XRP/USD soared to an intraday high of $0.3957. Following the recent rally, the 4th largest altcoin XRP,
In an intriguing turn of events, the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) declared Ethereum and stablecoins to be “commodities” and so subject to its regulatory authority. It’s a move that pits the CFTC squarely against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which wants to regulate all cryptocurrencies as
Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, has contributed $15 million USDC from the Balvi Philanthropic Fund. This is towards the University of California, San Diego, to fund studies into airborne diseases. This grant is said to be the largest ever contributed to open-source research on aerosols. And one of the
Several altcoins were offered as souvenirs to the co-founder of the world’s second-largest blockchain, Ethereum, but he has swapped them recently. The on-chain data portal Lookonchain reports that Vitalik Buterin has converted over $700,000 worth of various altcoins into ETH. He has already made a profit of 1.25 ETH from
The most recent verdict in the US SEC vs. Ripple litigation may cause XRP prices to surge. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Anastasia Torres released her ruling on the parties’ petition to exclude expert evidence. The ruling from the court indicated that the parties’ application was granted in part and
As a result of the Silvergate Debacle, the price of Ethereum, the second biggest cryptocurrency, is coming under heavy selling pressure. Investors are wary of reentering the market after Silvergate’s recent filings raised the spectre of the company’s collapse. Yet, a sleeping whale’s wallet was seen splurging from its fund
