Insights from Token2049: How crypto wealth is made

    Crypto conferences are hotspots for people who accumulated vast wealth by taking advantage of the rapid growth of digital assets. At Token2049 in Dubai, Cointelegraph’s Bradley Peak caught up with attendees to uncover the secrets behind their wealth. The stories he heard were as diverse as the people themselves. Some were lucky or smart enough…

    Phoenix and Wasabi exit US market amid self-custody wallet crackdown

    ACINQ’s Bitcoin wallet, Phoenix Wallet, and zkSNACKs’ Wasabi Wallet are both discontinuing services for United States customers in response to the recent crackdown on two major self-custodial cryptocurrency wallet providers. Both ACINQ and zkSNACKs raised concerns about whether self-custodial wallet providers can be seen as legitimate money service businesses following the recent action taken by…

    Google Cloud’s Web3 portal launch sparks debate in crypto industry

    Google Cloud has introduced a new Web3 portal with resources for blockchain developers, including datasets and tutorials on creating non-fungible tokens (NFT). However, the reception within the cryptocurrency industry has been mixed. “No native Bitcoin and lightning support? Seems like an oversight to ignore the most important cryptocurrency,” vice president of product marketing at Unchained…

    Nvidia shares up 15% in 5 days — Will AI crypto tokens follow?

    The share price of Nvidia (NVDA), one of the biggest producers of graphics processing units (GPUs), has recovered by 15% this week, leading analysts to speculate whether “bottomed out” artificial intelligence (AI) crypto tokens will follow suit. “This is absolutely insane,” trading resource The Kobeissi Letter declared in an April 27 post on X, while pointing out…

    Bitcoin chart bull flag is a ‘strong bullish setup’ — Analyst

    Bitcoin printed a bull flag on the daily chart, a technical chart pattern associated with strong upward momentum for the asset. Could it signal the start of the post-halving bull run? Bitcoin bull flag suggests more upward momentum — Analyst Bitcoin printed a bull flag pattern on the daily chart on April 26, according to an…

    Will Dogecoin skyrocket 7 months after the Bitcoin halving again?

    While Dogecoin price fell during the past month, historical data indicates that it could start its rally to new all-time highs around seven months after the Bitcoin halving. Dogecoin price rally in November? Dogecoin price is down nearly 8% on the daily chart and over 18% over the past month, but remains in line with the…

    How blockchain-based voting can restore trust in the electoral process

    Blockchain-based voting systems could foster more transparency and public trust in the election process, according to Brian Rose, an independent mayoral candidate in London and the host of the London Real podcast. Rose told Cointelegraph in an exclusive interview: “Wouldn’t we all sleep better at night if the voting system was on the blockchain and…

    Solana Mobile ‘Chapter 2’ airdrops briefly exceed cost of pre-order

    Pre-order holders of Solana’s ‘Chapter 2’ mobile phone had a brief chance to profit from the yet-to-be-released mobile phone — after memecoins airdropped to buyers briefly exceeded the cost of the phone. In April, the teams behind two cat-themed memecoin projects: Cat in a dog’s world (MEW) and Maneki (MANEKI) airdropped tokens to the wallets…

    Cosmos patches ‘critical’ IBC protocol bug saving $126M

    Cosmos developers have fixed a “critical” security bug in its Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) protocol which put at least $126 million at risk, says a blockchain security firm that privately notified Cosmos of the issue. “We privately disclosed the vulnerability through the Cosmos HackerOne Bug Bounty program and the issue is now patched,” Asymmetric Research said on April…

    Scammers eye Toncoin as Telegram-TON partnership grabs headlines

    Telegram’s public support for The Open Network (TON) blockchain and its intention to incorporate its native Toncoin token have led to scammers targeting unsuspecting tokenholders to exploit them. Information shared with Cointelegraph from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky outlines a cryptocurrency scam that has been attempting to steal Toncoin (TON) from Telegram users worldwide. According to experts…