As regulators scrutinize DeFi more closely, participants need to improve compliance around AML and KYC and make the process easier for customers, says Thomas Gentle, Compliance Officer, Quadrata.
As regulators scrutinize DeFi more closely, participants need to improve compliance around AML and KYC and make the process easier for customers, says Thomas Gentle, Compliance Officer, Quadrata.
As regulators scrutinize DeFi more closely, participants need to improve compliance around AML and KYC and make the process easier for customers, says Thomas Gentle, Complianc...
Cryptocurrency and NFTs get the last word in a new art exhibition at Oxford’s Ashmolean—Britain's first public museum, founded in the 1670s. The museum’s ‘Money Talks: Art, Society and Power’ exhibition is about “using art as a lens for the social history of money, but also how art and money come together in different ways,” its curator Dr. Shailendra Bhandare explained. It’s fitting, then, that the exhibition closes with examples of how digital assets are reframing the intersection of art and m...
A perfect storm is brewing in the cryptocurrency market, as Bitcoin's price struggles to gain traction despite a recent uptick. While the flagship cryptocurrency managed a modest 0.5% gain to $57,350 in early European trading, according to data from CoinGecko. But underlying market dynamics tell a more complex story. A key factor contributing to Bitcoin's price weakness is the aggressive selling by new whales. According to data shared on Twitter by CryptoQuant Head of Research Julio Moreno, thes...
Robotics startup Figure AI has unveiled the brand new Figure 02, the latest iteration of its humanoid robots following the debut of its Figure 01 model in March. The new model features significant upgrades, including enhanced AI systems, improved computer vision with six AI-powered RGB cameras, and a redesigned battery pack. Some changes give the model some advantages over its competitors, like its brand new set of hands. The new iteration has 16 degrees of freedom, which is more than any top-of...
Microsoft and Palantir on Thursday announced a partnership to enhance the national security capabilities of U.S. defense and intelligence agencies with AI, which the company says is a first within classified systems. Palantir is a data analytics company known for providing software platforms that help organizations integrate and analyze large, complex datasets. Through this new collaboration, Palantir's technologies will be integrated with Microsoft's Azure cloud computing services, including ad...
Even after Ethereum’s celebrated arrival on Wall Street, the price of ETH has failed to keep in step with rival cryptocurrencies this cycle. As the crypto market nosedived on Sunday, the ETH-to-BTC conversion ratio tapped a yearly low of 0.041, according to TradingView. Although digital assets—including ETH—have posted a solid recovery since then, the ratio remains at 0.043 at writing time. Many can’t help but find the trend unusual. In bull market years, altcoins have frequently outperformed Bi...
Crypto markets have surged—along with other risk-on assets like U.S. stocks—on news that the American economy may be stronger than previously thought. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana have made big gains on Thursday, with smaller-cap digital coins and tokens also jumping significantly. The price of Bitcoin is currently at $59,401, a 24-hour rise of 8%. Ethereum is up even more over the same period and is now priced at $2,576—a 9% day jump, according to CoinGecko data. Solana is now trading hands f...
As Bitcoin briefly plunged below $50,000 Monday, investors in BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF were among some of the most steadfast investors in the crypto market. Despite Bitcoin’s price falling 10% in the past week, investors in BlackRock’s $19 billion product haven’t flinched, so far. While some spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen millions of dollars in outflows over the past few days, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has held the line. After IBIT flows were flat Monday and Tuesday, the fund saw inflow...
