Governance
CBDCs
Central Banks look to unlock DeFi possibilities in cross-border CBDCs
Exploration of global CBDC interoperability as Project Mariana concludes trial phase.
Legal
SEC insists on U.S. deposition for detained Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon
SEC seeks to depose Do Kwon in U.S. despite Montenegro detention.
AI
Zuckerberg predicts AI reshaping daily life, Meta to pursue ‘relentless’ integration – Forbes
Zuckerberg heralds AI's future ubiquity and emphasizes Meta's relentless innovation in recent Forbes interview.
Bankruptcy
Celsius seeks final approval for $45 million Core Scientific Bitcoin mining site
Celsius strides towards bankruptcy resolution with proposed $45m Cedarvale acquisition.
Legal
Binance gets court-approved extension in SEC lawsuit response
Court grants Binance entities additional time to respond to SEC orders.
Analysis
ELI5:50 – Web3 liquid staking versus traditional bank savings explained
Understanding the income generation potential of liquid staking versus traditional bank savings
Crime
Bitboy’s Ben Armstrong had gun ‘on the back seat’ while arrested ranting on livestream
BitBoy Crypto founder's livestream meltdown leads to arrest amid allegations of theft and threats.
Legal
SBF lawyers again plead for temporary release during trial with less than 1 week to go
Defense for FTX founder hopes to improve trial preparation with renewed plea for his temporary release.
AI
Amazon invests $4B in OpenAI alumni Anthropic, launching AI cloud war with Microsoft and Google
From Claude to Claude-Next, Amazon's bold bet on Anthropic's frontier AI technology.
Adoption
Vitalik Buterin sees crypto utility growing in developing world, wary of CBDCs, exchanges
Buterin spotlights potential of crypto in emerging economies while voicing concerns over future of CBDCs and exchanges.
Hacks
Nansen Warns Of Potential Phishing Attacks Following Vendor Security Incident Exposing Customer Data
Nansen crypto analytics platform reports customer data breach, prompts swift response
Mining
Bitcoin Has Potential To Create ‘Energy-Abundant Future’ New Report Concludes
Bitcoin's energy intensity transformed into global energy transition catalyst, new exploration uncovers.
