Day: November 7, 2023

Caitlin Long’s Custodia Bank launches Bitcoin custody platform

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Custodia Bank, a cryptocurrency-friendly bank founded by Bitcoin advocate Caitlin Long, has launched its BT custody platform. The firm took to X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 7 to announce the launch of Custodia Bank’s Bitcoin (BTC) custody service targeting businesses like fiduciaries, investment advisers, fund managers and corporate treasurers. The launch comes soon after Custodia Bank earned approval from the Wyoming Division of Banking to go live with the service, the announcement notes. Announcing the news, Custodia Bank emphasized that the platform is a non-lending bank built by Bitcoiners that offers…

Binance to list Bitcoin Ordinals’ token ORDI

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The largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, announced the listing of the native token of the Bitcoin Ordinals project — ORDI. Users can already fund accounts with coins in preparation for trading. The platform introduced spot trading pairs: ORDI/BTC, ORDI/USDT, ORDI/TRY. Withdrawals will open tomorrow, on Nov. 8. In addition, within 48 hours, the token will be available on an isolated margin paired with the stablecoin Tether (USDT). Before trading, the first thousand users who top up their account with at least 72 ORDI will receive a reward of 50 USDT. At…

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Launches Giveaway for 10,000 Premium Subscriptions

CEO Durov spent $200,000 to buy Toncoin in order to pre-acquire Telegram Premium subscriptions in a giveaway for 10,000 Telegram users. Pavel Durov, the CEO of cross-platform instant messaging service has announced a giveaway of 10,000 Premium subscriptions to celebrate a new feature in the app. The Telegram app officially introduced a few new features, including the “Giveaways in Channels”, which allows channel owners to host giveaways for loyal followers. Durov wrote that every channel on Telegram can now host “FAIR giveaways”. He explained that the problem with previous giveaways…

Kraken Seeks Partnership to Develop Its Layer 2 Network

Kraken neither confirmed nor dispelled the rumor. Reports suggesting that US-based crypto exchange Kraken is seeking partnerships to enable it to develop its own Layer 2 network solution have emerged. Per the report, the exchange is considering a partnership with Polygon, which is noted for its Ethereum scaling solutions, to build its Layer 2 network. Matter Labs and Nil Foundation are also being appraised for the role. According to unnamed sources. Kraken will partner with one of the companies and use their technology as the basis for its Layer 2…

Biden AI executive order ‘certainly challenging’ for open-source AI — industry insiders

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Last week the administration of United States President Joe Biden issued a lengthy executive order intended to protect citizens, government agencies and companies through ensuring AI safety standards.  The order established six new standards for AI safety and security, along with intentions for ethical AI usage within government agencies. Biden said the order aligns with the government’s own principles of “safety, security, trust, openness.” My Executive Order on AI is a testament to what we stand for: Safety, security, and trust. pic.twitter.com/rmBUQoheKp — President Biden (@POTUS) October 31, 2023 It includes…

Millon Embraces Arteïa’s Tezos Blockchain for Art Authentication

Users can access the information stored in the NFC chip by scanning it with the free Arteïa Authentication application, which grants partners access to a private VIP Room webpage. Millon, a prominent French auction house, is set to leverage Tezos blockchain-based digital traceability technology developed by Arteïa to ensure the authenticity of artworks. This innovative solution, known as Arteïa Connect, will make its debut at the Masters Decorative Arts of the 20th Century event scheduled for today November 7. Arteïa Connect: A Game-Changing Technology for the Art World Arteïa’s Connect…

Bitcoin open interest passes $15B as analyst warns of 20% BTC price dip

Bitcoin (BTC) fell toward $34,500 on Nov. 7 as analysts’ attention turned to mushrooming open interest. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Open interest “surge” spooks Bitcoin pundits Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price trajectory struggling to reclaim $35,000 as support. The largest cryptocurrency lacked clear direction into the Wall Street open, but market participants predicted that volatility would soon return. The reason, they said, was a sharp increase in open interest (OI) on derivatives markets. “Almost 10k BTC (~$350MM USD) in open interest added today. Fireworks…

Traders Earn 165% Yields from Staking FLOKI

Floki’s team of developers have their eyes set on capturing a significant percentage of the global asset tokenization market. Popular meme coin FLOKI was first introduced in 2021 after being originally inspired by Elon Musk’s pet Shiba Inu. Since then, it has gone on to establish itself as a major decentralized finance (DeFi) project. For context, the coin is currently seeing tremendous activity with over $55 million worth of FLOKI held up on the blockchain’s staking platform within a week after launching the program. While this was a bright start…