Decrypt

Bitcoin Miner turns the crypto mining grind into a colorful mobile game, plus it pays you actual BTC for playing. Here’s what you need to know.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was reportedly arrested in France on Saturday over charges related to illegal activity on the messaging platform.

Pastor Kelby created a meme coin on Pumpdotfun which has since registered a church and developed its own religious theories and philosophies. Twice a day Kelby heads a sermon on Twitter where he spreads lessons from books that have personally helped him achieve happiness.

At an upcoming conference in November, the Ethereum co-founder said “we’re not just going to be talking about the crypto things.”

It was a sleepy week until Friday, when a number of fast-breaking news items led to an increase in prices for most major coins and tokens.

An international research study showed how immersive VR environments show promise in treating anxiety, depression, and PTSD.

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman is not the first to envision AI doing the bulk of software development.

A federal judge in California did not dismiss the lawsuit, but Kraken said the ruling was still good for its case.

Bettors watched to see if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would drop out—with semantic debates prompting odds to plummet as low as 6%.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’ll bow out of swing states and support fellow Bitcoin fan Donald Trump, in an effort to keep Kamala Harris from winning the election.

WazirX users will be able to withdraw up to 66% of their Indian rupees starting Monday, about a month after funds were frozen due to a security breach.

The Central American country is steadily accumulating Bitcoin, with El Salvador now holding nearly 6,000 BTC.

BTC ETFs: +$65m, ETH ETFs: -$1m. Crypto stays range-bound ahead of Powell speech. Russia plans stablecoins of BRICS countries. El Salvador buys 162 BTC with daily buys. AVAX up 15% as Grayscale launches trust. Tron removes 12k BTC from USDD reserves. Trump promotes crypto DeFi project. Crypto half of corporate political donations. Tether abandons plan … Read more

BTC ETFs: +$40m, ETH ETFs: -$18m. BTC breaks channel, ripe for ‘short squeeze’. BTC OI rises $1.3bn post Fed minutes. Kamala ‘supports crypto policies’ says advisor. Vitalik ‘bull posts’ ETH. Story Protocol raises $80m for L1. WazirX halts open orders after problems with Rupee. Coinbase & Ripple lead political donations. Salame claims government reneged on … Read more

The best-selling author said Artefact will be an open metaverse that “provides a foundation that ensures long-term value and creative quality.”

A Solana “meme coin dev” smoked drugs, faked his own death, and hung out with a stripper on stream. This is his story.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the “time has come for policy to adjust,” suggesting an interest rate cut is finally on the horizon.

Richard Heart filed to dismiss charges of selling $1 billion worth of unregistered securities—but the SEC disagrees with his claims.

Analysts will be scrutinizing Powell’s remarks, especially in light of the significant downward revision in US payrolls—the largest since 2009.

The Indian government is taking steps to shore up its domestic crypto policy as it attempts to juggle innovation with regulatory oversight.

The court found Bit Trade failed to comply with legal obligations regarding the design and distribution of Kraken’s margin trading product.

Sony is expected to release technical documentation and tools for developers, providing firsthand experience, in the coming weeks.

The move leaves USDD reliant on Tron’s native token, TRX, which has surged with a recent meme coin push.

Bitfarms appears to be making itself a more challenging target for its competitor, which has been gunning for a takeover for over a year.

The SpaceX mission will test new laser communication technology and feature the first commercial spacewalk.

Why do Polymarket and poll analyst Nate Silver currently have different predictions about the outcome of the presidential election?

Law enforcement will use NFTs to reach out to victims impacted by fraudulent activity from the founder of crypto project CluCoin.

The full X shareholder list was unsealed after a court order, naming names behind the $44 billion acquisition.

The charges come a day after lawyers for FTX executive Ryan Salame asked a judge to prevent any indictment of Michelle Bond.

Security researchers uncover a flaw in Slack’s AI assistant that could allow hackers to extract confidential information from private channels—without any coding involved.