The 3 tourist cities in Brazil using Bitcoin as money

Discover the cities of Jericoacoara, Rolante, and São Thomé das Letras, three tourist cities using Bitcoin as everyday money. Understand how the Lighting Network plays a crucial role in promoting the use... Read more »

Policymakers must think outside of currently accepted norms to understand crypto

The persistent disconnect between policymakers and technology invariably results in proposed and approved regulations overlooking pertinent parts of new technologies. US lawmakers and regulators face the challenge of regulating emerging technologies across... Read more »

Tornado Cash developer gets help in court from blockchain advocacy groups

Three blockchain advocacy groups have filed amicus curiae briefs on April 5 to defend Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm from criminal charges in the US. The filings support Storm’s motion to dismiss... Read more »

MicroStrategy thrives on Bitcoin strategy while Tesla left over $1 billion on table as stock slips

Quick Take As the digital assets market continues to evolve, two prominent US-based companies have taken vastly different approaches to their Bitcoin investments, with starkly diverging outcomes. MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm,... Read more »

Morgan Stanley, UBS on the verge of approving Bitcoin ETF exposure

Morgan Stanley and UBS are actively competing to become the first major banks to offer their clients access to spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to people familiar with the matter. Sources... Read more »

Binance to end Bitcoin NFT support in marketplace within a week

Crypto exchange Binance said its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace will discontinue support for Bitcoin NFTs by April 18, per an April 4 statement. According to the exchange: “Starting from 2024-04-18 06:00 (UTC),... Read more »

Google eyes ‘premium’ AI features to revamp business model

Google is reportedly considering the introduction of paid “premium” features powered by generative AI to its search engine, The Financial Times reported on April 2. Sources close to the matter told the... Read more »

Solana’s stablecoin supply surges past $3 billion, USDC leads the charge

Stablecoin supply on the layer-1 blockchain network Solana has increased steadily since the beginning of the year, crossing the $3 billion mark during the past week. Data from the blockchain analytical platform... Read more »

Grayscale falls behind in ETF outflows first time since launch as ARKB loses $87.5 million

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) recorded lower outflows for the first time since the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs on April 2, after ARK 21Shares (ARKB) posted outflows amounting to $87.5 million, according... Read more »

Polygon spin-off Avail partners with dWallet to bring programmable Bitcoin to Web3 rollups

Avail, a modular blockchain focused on unifying Web3 and optimizing data availability for scalable applications, has partnered with dWallet Network to introduce programmable native Bitcoin to rollups in the Avail ecosystem. Polygon... Read more »