Author: Crypto Insider

The governance token of the Ethereum Name Service (ENS) surged as high as 72% on Jan. 3 after the domain platform received praise from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. In a Jan. 3 post to X (formerly Twitter), Buterin lauded the Ethereum Name Service as “super important” and reiterated that the platform should remain accessible and…

The crypto fundraising space keeps showing consistent and gradual recovery, with millions injected into startups’ rounds of all sizes in December. Among the month’s highlights, venture capital firm Foresight Ventures disclosed a third $10 million accelerator dedicated to companies exploring artificial intelligence, Bitcoin Ordinals and direct-to-consumer protocols, while Hong Kong-based GBA Capital also pledged $10 billion to establish a…

Amid the mix of anticipation and skepticism about the potential approval of the first spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States, prominent Bitcoin critic and gold proponent Peter Schiff has warned BTC enthusiasts to be careful what they wish for. In a tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Schiff said spot Bitcoin ETFs could have…

Cross-chain lending protocol Radiant Capital has paused its lending and borrowing markets on Arbitrum after receiving reports of a $4.5 million exploit affecting one of its newly created USDC Coin (USDC) markets. “Today, we received a report of an issue with the newly created native USDC market on Arbitrum,” said Radiant in a Jan. 3…

While the chances are slim, a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) being rejected this month will most likely be due to the Securities and Exchange Commission wanting “more time” rather than a flat-out rejection, says Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. Speaking to Cointelegraph, Balchunas says while he and fellow ETF analyst James Seyffart continue to…

On Dec. 30, 2023, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared the Ethereum roadmap for 2024, pointing out that there are only a handful of minor adjustments compared to last year. In a thread on the X social network, Buterin detailed in a series of charts and diagrams revealing that the continued focus for Ethereum in 2024…