Top 10 Trending Crypto Coins of The Day

  1. Propchain: Market Cap of $10.7 Million.
  2. inSure DeFi: Market Cap of $130 Million.
  3. Pepe: Market Cap of $526 Million.
  4. Arbitrum: Market Cap of $1.2 Billion.
  5. WINR Protocol: Market Cap of $10.6 Million.
  6. Opulous: Market Cap of $18.3 Million.
  7. UFO Gaming: Market Cap of $25.9 Million.
  8. Botto: Market Cap of $9.1 Million.
  9. Tellor Tributes: Market Cap of $279 Million.
  10. FLOKI: Market Cap of $325 Million.

Disclaimer: Market capitalizations can vary in real-time. The information provided here is intended purely for educational purposes and should not, under any circumstances, be construed as financial advice.

Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand: SBF trial live updates

FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried faces seven federal charges in a criminal trial taking place in Manhattan. The former crypto exchange exec is accused of misappropriating billions of dollars of customer funds for real estate, donations, political contributions and investments. 

The current state of play: The prosecution is expected to wrap up their case this morning. They’ll end by putting an FBI agent on the stand. Then it’s on to the defense’s case, with Sam Bankman-Fried testifying. His testimony is expected to last most of the day and into Friday. Read more here.

9:45 am ET: Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand

It’s been about a week since SBF’s trial adjourned, and it’s…

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Africa: The New Land Of The Free

I write this article as a resident of New York City, home of the Statue of Liberty, one of the most widely recognized symbols of America — the “land of the free”.

But, when it comes to Bitcoin, I don’t feel so free as a New Yorker.

New York State (NYS) is one of the most restrictive jurisdictions in the world in regard to Bitcoin. Since 2015, NYS has required companies that deal in the virtual currency marketplace to obtain a “BitLicense” in order to do business in the state. This license is both difficult and expensive to acquire. Bitcoin-only exchanges like River and Swan as well as long-standing, reputable crypto exchanges like Kraken cannot serve residents of NYS because…

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Bitmain to start shipping new Bitcoin Antminer T21 in January 2024

Bitmain, a major global manufacturer of Bitcoin (BTC) application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), has officially released its new air-cooled BTC miner, Antminer T21.

Bitmain took to Twitter on Oct. 26 to announce the world premiere of the new Antminer T21, the firm’s new air-cooling miner that can withstand ambient temperatures up to 45 degrees Celsius.

According to Bitmain’s head of marketing, Xmei Lin, the Antminer T21’s global release happened at the Blockchain Life 2023 Forum in Dubai, where Bitmain was a “diamond sponsor.”

Bitmain’s brand-new mining device is expected to start shipping in January 2024, the company’s spokesperson told Cointelegraph. The air-cooling…

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How Google’s AI legal protections can change art and copyright protections

Google has been facing a wave of litigation recently as the implications of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on copyright and privacy rights become clearer.

Amid the ever-intensifying debate, Google has not only defended its AI training practices but also pledged to shield users of its generative AI products from accusations of copyright violations.

However, Google’s protective umbrella only spans seven specified products with generative AI attributes and conspicuously leaves out Google’s Bard search tool. The move, although a solace to some, opens a Pandora’s box of questions around accountability, the protection of creative rights and the burgeoning field of AI.

Moreover,…

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SEC Fined BlackRock $2.5M: A Minor Setback amid ETF Buzz

Recently, the SEC fined BlackRock Advisors, LLC $2.5 million for discrepancies in its investment disclosures. When considering the firm’s vast financial operations, which span over $9 trillion in managed assets, this penalty might seem minor. Yet, it’s the context surrounding this event that brings it to the limelight.

SEC Fined BlackRock: The Details

From 2015 to 2019, BlackRock inaccurately portrayed its hefty investments in Aviron Group, LLC. Instead of highlighting Aviron’s role in film advertising, it was labeled under “Diversified Financial Services” in various public reports. By 2019, these inaccuracies were rectified.

Andrew Dean, Co-Chief of the SEC’s Enforcement…

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Gary Gensler teases details of SEC’s $5 billion take from enforcement actions, shades crypto

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Gary Gensler’s speech before the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum shed light on the regulatory body’s enforcement actions that led to $5 billion in judgments and orders. However, Gensler’s dig at the cryptocurrency market became a talking point for the crypto community on social media, where Gensler noted, “Don’t get me started on crypto. I won’t even name all the individuals we’ve charged in this highly noncompliant field.”

While talking about the economic perspective of the SEC’s enforcement action, Gensler noted that the agency filed more than 780 enforcement actions in 2023, including more than 500…

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s testimony to challenge government claims, lawyer tells judge

The possible contents of Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried upcoming testimony have been outlined in a letter to Judge Kaplan by his lawyer, Mark Cohen.

In the letter submitted by Mark Cohen, to inform the Court of their planned testimony during Mr. Bankman-Fried’s direct examination, the defense requested approval to obtain testimony regarding Mr. Bankman-Fried’s awareness of counsel’s participation in specific matters, following the Court’s order from October 1, 2023.

FTX, FTX US and Alameda Research entered bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 11, 2022, with Bankman-Fried resigning as CEO. He had been arrested in the Bahamas on Dec. 12 after the U.S. government formally notified the…

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Blockchain security experts team up to improve industry threat response

Since the spring of this year, Isaac Patka of AI security firm Shield3 and Paradigm research partner Sam, better known as Samczsun, have been working alongside blockchain projects to improve security in the wake of cyber threats that have continued to plague the industry.

In early August, the duo launched SEAL 911, a Telegram bot designed to connect users with vetted security experts aiming to enhance cybersecurity disclosure and swiftly prevent DeFi hacks potentially worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

That initiative was established in the hopes of countering multiple industry-related hacks that have taken place this year, including Curve Finance’s $70 million exploit in…

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