Coinbase is introducing spot crypto trading on its international exchange.

The launch, which starts Thursday, allows institutional international investors to trade both bitcoin and ether against the USDC stablecoin. The exchange, which started in May, previously offered derivatives.

“In the coming months, we plan to expand the product to include retail users, additional assets and features that enable new trading strategies and enhance capital efficiency,” Coinbase said in a press release.

The move is also meant to relieve some hesitation from those who are worried about engaging with US exchanges due to the uncertain regulatory environment.

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The Israel-Gaza war has once again thrown the spotlight on crypto, with anti-crypto politicians seizing on exaggerated reports of crypto being used to finance terrorism to introduce harsh new legislation with the potential to crush the industry.

Three days after Hamas carried out its brutal Oct. 7 attack, The Wall Street Journal published an inflammatory article stating that in the past three years, U.S.-designated terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah had raised $134 million in crypto.

The article — later corrected following an online backlash — became ammunition for the anti-crypto army in Washington, which cited it to push…

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ATHDAOx, an event in the tradition of the Solana Hacker House, took place on Dec. 9 and 10 in Athens, Greece, to discuss all things decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).

From governance and legalities to community building and security, the event brought together the local DAO-focused community in Greece and abroad.

Cointelegraph was on the ground for the event and spoke with one of the event’s founders, Dimitris, aka Takisoul, about his experience building a physical space to discuss digital communities.

Main stage at ATHDAOx 2023. Source: Savannah Fortis, Cointelegraph

Athens DAO was first held in 2022, during which Takisoul said it hosted around 150 attendees, many of whom were…

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Nearly 40% of blockchain game developers believe that traditional gaming studios will be one of the biggest positive driving forces for the Web3 gaming sector in 2024. 

In its “2023 State of the Industry Report,” released on Dec. 12, the Blockchain Gaming Alliance (BGA) found that 37.8% of respondents believed Web2 studios launching new games in Web3 or applying blockchain elements to existing titles would help push the industry forward in 2024.

When asked to identify the biggest positive driver in 2023, 19.8% of respondents cited traditional game studios launching nonfungible token games, while 15.2% pointed to the same studios transitioning into Web3.

Overall, 35% of all…

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Tech giant Microsoft and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) have announced a new partnership to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can anticipate the needs of workers and include their voices in its development and implementation. 

According to the AFL-CIO, the agreement’s goals include information sharing among labor leaders and workers on AI trends, incorporating worker perspectives and expertise in the development of AI, and helping shape public policy that supports the technology skills and needs of frontline workers.

Microsoft president Brad Smith said the agreement involves a collaborative effort with labor leaders to ensure…

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