A million-dollar question in crypto might be whether tokens can be considered securities in the United States, with some crypto companies staking a lot of money on it. For payment platform Ripple — sued by the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2020 — defense costs have already topped $200 million, Cointelegraph has learned. The SEC claims Ripple sold XRP…
Solana rose by as much as 5% in today’s session, as cryptocurrencies began to recover from Friday’s red wave. The global market cap was up by nearly 2% at the time of writing. Chainlink also rose, moving back above a key resistance level. Solana (SOL) Solana (SOL) moved back above the $20.00 mark to start the weekend, as the token…
Bitcoin (BTC) sought to pass $27,000 on May 13 after a “scam wick” produced new two-month lows. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Traders: BTC price must retain $26,500 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it recovered from a flash dip to $25,800 on Bitstamp. The pair saw weakness after the start of the week’s…
This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG Line Next, an NFT-centric, United States-based subsidiary of the company behind popular Asian social app Line, revealed the first five games that it plans to release on its Web3 gaming platform Game Dosi in the second half of 2023. The new Web3 games include Sweet Monster Guardians, Vestria the…
Bitcoin bounced back from a near two-month low on Saturday, as bulls moved in to buy the recent dip in price. Saturday’s move came as the cryptocurrency rebounded from a recent support point, after yesterday’s breakout. Ethereum was also higher, climbing above $1,800. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) moved away from a recent two-month low on Saturday, as bulls opted to buy…
Last week saw the Bitcoin network under fire—both computationally and ideologically. Stemming from the new Ordinals and BRC-20 token standard, the network has seen inordinate amounts of congestion, with sky high fees and hundreds of thousands of unconfirmed transactions. At one point, people were even claiming there was an “attack on Bitcoin.” It reignited a fierce debate among Bitcoiners—one that…
Building an emergency fund is a crucial part of financial planning. With the help of budgeting apps, it has become easier to save money and build an emergency fund. This article will discuss the characteristics of an emergency fund and general steps to building an emergency fund using budgeting apps. What is an emergency fund? An emergency fund is a…
The rapid growth of AI is forcing writers, artists and musicians to grapple with how artificial intelligence will change the way they work. One musician who’s enthused about the possibilities is Avenged Sevenfold frontman Matt Sanders (a.k.a. M. Shadows), who told Decrypt’s gm podcast that “AI can be incredibly useful” for songwriters. “You’re using AI to not only spark ideas,…
The former CEO of Paxful, Ray Youssef, has told users of the peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace that he is no longer in control and therefore cannot vouch for “anything that is happening there now.” Youssef also told a user who claimed to have been scammed on the platform that he too has been banned from the platform. Former CEO Tells Users…
Decrypting DeFi is Decrypt’s DeFi email newsletter. (art: Grant Kempster) Crypto Twitter has been awash the past few weeks with talk of a strange new protocol called EigenLayer. Some are going as far as calling it the next Ethereum Meta, while others are already whipping up speculative airdrop guides. And at least one person is doing God’s work, helping us…
