Author: Crypto Insider

On Monday, Google is set to update its policies allowing certain cryptocurrency products to be advertised on the major search engine. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appear likely to meet the criteria, sparking speculation within the crypto industry. In December 2023, Cointelegraph reported that Google’s crypto and related ads policy will be revised on Jan. 29, to allow…

The chair of the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, believes there is a risk of the recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to be misinterpreted as firm regulations in place for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in general. In a keynote speech on Jan. 26, Behnam clarified there is a potential for retail and…

Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo delivers on some promises to holders of his nonfungible tokens (NFTs) despite some ongoing efforts to take the sports legend to court in the United States. On Jan. 25, crypto exchange Binance released a video of Ronaldo playing football with several fans and holders of his NFTs. Along with fellow Binance endorser Khaby Lame and…

BNB, the native token of BNB Chain, began a recovery on Jan. 26, rising by 3% to reclaim the $300 level. Although BNB remains weak, the ongoing recovery is backed by increasing network activity. New Binance launchpad product and a surge in DApp activity A significant portion of the BNB token’s value comes from reduced trading fees…

For zero-knowledge proof-powered layer-2 blockchain Manta Network, its billion-dollar token listing earlier this month did not proceed as expected. To begin, the blockchain was hit by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack where 135 million remote procedure call (RPC) requests temporarily paralyzed the network for a few hours on Jan. 18. Shortly thereafter, the transfer of…

Ethereum scaling solution AltLayer has become the first of at least three protocols to go live with over $100 million in token airdrops over the coming week. AltLayer’s (ALT) token and the claiming process went live at 9:00 am UTC on Jan. 25. With an allocation of 300 million tokens in the initial airdrop and…