Brett Harrision (ex-FTX US) dishes the dirt on the “insecure, prideful” SBF and tips a spot Bitcoin ETF will shatter the futures ETF’s records Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/expect-records-broken-by-spot-bitcoin-etf-brett-harrison-ex-ftx-us-x-hall-of-flame/
“We believe that we invent symbols,” the author Gene Wolfe once wrote. “The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges.” Many creatures of the crypto ecosystem, then, rejoiced Tuesday upon news that Bitcoin had pushed past a powerfully symbolic price: $42,069. The numeric figure, in its combined reference to cannabis culture…
This holiday season may be more relaxing than merry, with the iconic southern drawl of Jimmy Stewart returning in a new bedtime story for the Calm mental health app. The late and legendary star of the holiday classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life” is being brought back to life thanks to artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, in a deal with Beverly…
A new feature from Coinbase Wallet allows for the transfer of crypto through a link that can be sent through some of the most popular social media sites and messaging apps as the crypto exchange looks to make its service accessible to a wider market. “Users can now send money on any platform that they can share a link,” Coinbase…
The Securities and Exchange Commission appears to be having fruitful discussions with spot Bitcoin ETF applicants. In late November, both crypto asset manager Grayscale and Wall Street titan Blackrock confirmed having meetings with the SEC to discuss their respective Bitcoin ETF applications. Both firms have since submitted amendments to their applications in the form of S-1 filings. And though these…
The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market surged past $1.55 trillion on Dec. 5, driven by remarkable weekly gains of 14.5% for Bitcoin (BTC) and 11% for Ether (ETH). Notably, this milestone, marking the highest level in 19 months, propelled Bitcoin to become the world’s ninth-largest tradable asset, surpassing Meta’s $814 billion capitalization. Despite the recent bullish momentum, analysts…
As policy makers in the UK develop updated policies regulating pornography on the internet, one approach may require users to send a selfie of their adult selves in order to see adult content. The arbiter of age? AI, of course. If only 1984 author George Orwell were here to write a sequel titled 2024. The Online Safety Act 2023, which…
Elon Musk’s X-linked AI modeler xAI has an agreement for the private sale of $865.3 million in unregistered equity securities, according to a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made on Dec. 5. xAI filed the SEC’s Form D to allow it to engage in the private sale of securities without registration. The form is used…
Amazon Prime subscribers can now claim free in-game packs of cards for the online trading card game Gods Unchained, according to an announcement from Immutable Games. The Amazon Prime Gaming portal has the first monthly reward up for grabs, containing 5 Rare Core Packs and one Core Domain Pack for Prime subscribers to claim. According to a blog post, Gods…
The Security and Exchange Commission today said that it will need more than 45 days to evaluate a rule change that would allow Grayscale to convert its Ethereum trust into an Ethereum spot ETF. The new deadline is January 25, 2024. “The commission finds it appropriate to designate a longer period within which to take action on the proposed rule…
