Will Bitcoin bulls or bears benefit from this week’s $9.25B BTC options expiry?

This edition of Cointelegraph’s VC Roundup features Mira, Astria, Compute Labs, BOB, Dora and BITKRAFT Ventures.

The United Arab Emirates is the world’s sixth-largest oil producer and one of the richest countries in the world, with a gross domestic product per capita of above $43,000 as of 2019, according to the World Bank. As per its “Vision 2021,” Iis petroleum- and natural-gas-reliant economy is committed to sustainable development in order to…

The use of blockchain technology in Latin American stock markets is expanding. 3108 Total views 24 Total shares The Colombian Stock Exchange announced it is joining the Consorcio Colibrí, a private initiative that promotes the adoption of blockchain technology within the finance industry.As Cointelegraph Español reported on Nov. 18, Consorcio Colibrí was formed by major…

Russia needs to move to Bitcoin to provide a “real financial instrument enabling independence in foreign trade settlements,” Deripaska argued. 691 Total views 6 Total shares Russian industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska is the latest figure to criticize the Bank of Russia’s stance on cryptocurrency regulation in the country.Deripaska took to his official Telegram channel on…

United States Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN) intends to introduce new legislation to provide regulatory certainty for cryptocurrencies.On Oct. 24, Congressman Tom Emmer, who serves as the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee's Task Force on financial technology, announced that he is introducing a new law that can provide a clear path to regulatory…

ShapeShift, a leading non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, is planning to open-source its platform and dissolve its entire corporate structure — an unprecedented move that underscores the company’s commitment to decentralization. Largest airdrop in historyAs part of its decentralization pledge, ShapeShift plans to airdrop 340 million FOX tokens to over one million users who traded $1 or more…

The team described the move as part of its efforts to balance the economy for the Smooth Love Potion token. 420 Total views 4 Total shares Play-to-earn (P2E) blockchain game Axie Infinity (AXS) has completely removed the token rewards from its classic game mode to attract its users to a new game mode called Axie…

Bitcoin's (BTC) 7% decline saw the price drop from $88,060 on March 26 to $82,036 on March 29 and led to $158 million in long liquidations. This drop was particularly concerning for bulls, as gold surged to a record high at the same time, undermining Bitcoin’s “digital gold” narrative. However, many experts argue that a

This ruling shifts the conversation on AI and copyright, underscoring the significance of human creativity in intellectual property. 175 Total views 1 Total shares In a recent court decision, United States District Judge Beryl Howell upheld the stance of the U.S. Copyright Office that artworks created solely by artificial intelligence (AI) are not eligible for…