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John Smedley believes his new studio’s ambitious shooter Reaper Actual will sell gamers on blockchain, because it is “Web3 done right.”

A 35-year-old Kerala native allegedly shipped drugs nationwide while laundering proceeds through privacy crypto Monero, officials say.

BTC short liquidations topped $101 million as the leading cryptocurrency touched $110,000 Thursday morning.

The IMF hasn’t agreed to crypto power subsidies yet, but Pakistan is working with the World Bank and others to refine the plan.

French philosopher Gilles Deleuze once argued art emerges from chaos. Now, his critique is finding new relevance in an AI-generated world.

The FBI has traced some of the stolen crypto through blockchain analytics and recovered over $40,000 with help from Tether.

Robinhood’s tokenized stocks drew fire from the ChatGPT maker and critics who say the product offers no real equity and lacks transparency.

The SEC is expected to approve several Solana-focused ETFs this year, but the Rex-Osprey Solana + Staking ETF is the first in the U.S.

The proposed bank, called Ererbor, will service firms in crypto, defense, AI and other sectors that have historically been barred from working with more traditional financial institutions. 

Bitcoin came close to a return to $110,000 on Wednesday as major altcoins like Ethereum and Dogecoin put up larger gains.

Though the agency greenlit the partially altcoin-exposed ETF this week, it also paused the approval until further notice.

ICE-tracking app ICEBlock has sparked backlash from the DOJ and DHS, along with legal threats over federal agents’ safety concerns.

Shares of DeFi Development Corp. (DFDV) finished the day down by 3% following its upsized convertible notes offering to buy more Solana.

Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Tim Heath shared his experience amid a growing trend of “wrench attacks” against crypto holders.

Bitcoin and Ethereum prices are showing signs of life, but for traders with high-risk appetites, an underdog meme coin is flashing bullish signs.

The Hymn of Babylon had been lost for over 2,000 years—until researchers used AI to piece it together from 30 clay fragments.

Crypto payments firm Ripple said Wednesday that it has applied for a national bank charter from the OCC, just days after Circle did the same.

Bitcoin could hit new highs in the second half of this year, as institutional treasury buying breaks historical post-halving patterns.

Bankrupt Celsius wins right to pursue $4B lawsuit against Tether over alleged improper liquidation of 39,500 Bitcoin held as loan collateral.

Cartwright Pension Trusts helped a pioneering pension scheme to secure returns of about 60% from its BTC allocation in under a year.

The acquisition, the fifth this year for the exchange, will help early-stage projects, Coinbase said in a blog post.

Flappy Racquet puts a tennis twist on Flappy Bird, implementing Wimbledon stars as playable NFT characters ahead of the SCOR airdrop.

With the Fed signaling it will maintain its restrictive monetary policy stance, investors are rethinking their exposure to Bitcoin ETFs.

The U.S. Treasury has targeted a Russian firm linked to ransomware, infostealers, and darknet drug markets involving crypto.

Bitcoin hit a record monthly close in June, but experts say on-chain data is missing the scale of institutional demand via ETFs and OTC desks.

Mounting crypto-related vetoes point to the state’s cautious approach, but a future governor could hold an opposing view, Decrypt was told.

Figma’s $69.5 million Bitcoin ETF holding now accounts for 4.5% of its cash and securities portfolio, the company revealed Tuesday.

In head-to-head tests, Microsoft’s virtual medical council diagnosed correctly four times more often than human doctors, and at a lower cost.

Hotels are turning to humanoid robots, with guests either loving or hating the creepy, human-like experience.

The world’s largest internet security provider just defaulted to blocking AI crawlers—and lets publishers set a price for scraping.