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Can Blockchain Disrupt Digital Ads? Alkimi's Decentralized Exchange Aims To Transform $600 Billion Industry

Advertising will reach approximately $667 billion globally in 2024, including the spike in advertising accompanying a U.S. Presidential election.

V3V Ventures Invests $5 Million In Premium Telegram Usernames, Seizing 'Unique Advantages' To Build Crypto Channels

V3V Ventures, a $20 million VC fund that invests in start-ups and cutting-edge technologies in crypto, NFTs, and Web2 and Web3, has invested in a number of prominent Telegram usernames.

How AI, Blockchain Impact The 2024 Presidential Race

Late September at a Wall Street Fundraiser, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris made an appeal directly to crypto and AI technology industries with a tech forward statement

Bitget Predicts Solana To Hit Up To $180 In October, Meme Coin Boom To Continue

Bitget Research, the institutional analysis side of Bitget (CRYPTO: BGB) crypto exchange, has released a statement predicting the price of Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) to reach or exceed $160 to $180 in October and largely credits the bullish sentiment

Trump Blames Democrats For Food Inflation, But Experts Suggest Blockchain Could Solve Underlying Factors

If you live in the United States and you’ve been feeling an extra pinch at the grocery store, you are not alone and it's not your imagination.

EXCLUSIVE: Mantra Aims To Bring Real-World Assets Onchain, CEO Says 'Proven Tech Is Secure And Scalable'

Blackrock and Grayscale are bullish on a huge market for RWAs on chain -- but interoperability is a challenge for making new markets available to investors.

Meme Coin GME On Solana Skyrockets Following Keith Gill's Return To Social Media: Interview

Financial analyst and investor Keith Gill earned a lasting reputation by posting his analysis of GameStop (GME:NYSE) stock on the subreddit r/wallstreetbets under the username DeepFuckingValue (DFV) and as RoaringKitty on X and YouTube.

$RFKJ Re-Launches As $BOBBY Token, Supports RFK Jr.'s Causes

In light of the third-party candidate’s fringe popularity, particularly with crypto audiences,$RFJK token has relaunched as $Bobby Politifi Meme Token (BOBBY), trading on Uniswap. The announcement was made at Consensus 2024.

EXCLUSIVE: Gmoney Secures $1 Million Loan With CryptoPunk, Previews NFT Paris Collection

A pseudonymous NFT entrepreneur known as Gmoney borrowed $1 million as a 180-day loan in tokenized U.S. dollars (USDC) using his prized Ape Punk #8219 as collateral on the Gondi lending platform.

EXCLUSIVE: GSU Protocol Founder Believes That SEC Delays & Litigation Are An Effort To Protect USD Dominance

As of Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally given crypto investors what it has been waiting for by approving 11 issuers that applied for the long-sought spot Bitcoin ETFs. Parties approved included businesses such

Global POW System Could Make Hacking 'Too Expensive To Execute': Bitcoin's Model As A Blueprint

Tracing the evolution of cyber warfare reveals a transition from abstract notions to concrete challenges, reshaping the intersection of global security and technological advancements.

Tim Draper Says Yes to Bitcoin For The Holidays, Anticipates $250,000 BTC In 2024

Are we in for a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Christmas?

FTX Case Is Failure Of Centralization, Not Of Crypto, Says Tim Draper

After a five-week trial, disgraced former head of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, was found guilty of seven counts of fraud and conspiracy, for which he faces a maximum sentence

Rarible Launches RaribleX: A Marketplace-As-A-Service Product To Bring NFTs To The Masses

Rarible announced the launch of RaribleX on Wednesday, an NFT marketplace solution meant to empower consumer brands and developers in Web2 and Web3 with a turnkey solution that helps them launch and grow digital communities through NFTs.

Grayscale's Dave LaValle Hints At More Digital Asset-Backed ETFs To Come

With the recent appearance and subsequent disappearance of the BlackRock spot Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF ticker on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) listings, a

EXCLUSIVE: Grayscale's Dave LaValle Counts ETFs Among The 'Greatest Financial Innovations Of Our Generation'

Dave LaValle is the Global Head of ETFs for Grayscale Investments, a U.S.-based digital currency asset management company and a Digital Currency Group (DCG) subsidiary founded in 2013.

Meet EDX Markets CEO Jamil Nazarali: Creating Digital Asset Investments Opportunities With Traditional Finance Sensibilities

EDX Markets launched on June 20, 2023, as a crypto trading platform that builds on the best practices established in traditional finance, providing customers with a non-custodial model that mitigates c

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Court: 'It's Not Crypto On Trial—It's Classic Fraud And Embezzlement'

Jury selection for the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX (CRYPTO: FTT), began on Tuesday in the Southern District of New York.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Draper Reflects On Bitcoin ETF As Grayscale Announces New Ethereum Fund

A Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ETF is looking very likely, with the world's leading crypto asset manager, Grayscale, as a possible front-runner to be approved by the SEC.

Rarible Partners With Ethereum's Mantle Network To Launch NFT Marketplace Mintle

Rarible, one of the leading NFT marketplaces, has announced a partnership with Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) Layer 2 network Mantle Network. The new marketplace, Mintle, supports NFT trading on the Mantle Network.