Argo Blockchain’s largest lender, Growler Mining, is taking control of the embattled crypto miner through a debt-for-equity swap that leaves existing shareholders with just a small stake in the company. The restructuring, filed under the UK Companies Act, revealed that Growler will convert about $7.5 million in secured loans and provide new funding in exchange … Read more
Key takeaways: A repeatable pre-screen using Grok 4 turns raw hype into structured signals and filters out low-quality projects. Automating fundamental summaries, contract checks and red-flag identification with Grok 4 speeds up research. Cross-referencing sentiment with development activity using Grok 4 helps distinguish organic momentum from coordinated hype. Analyzing past sentiment spikes with corresponding price … Read more
Key takeaways: Declining spot buying and mounting spot Ethereum ETF outflows signal weak demand, risking further losses for Ether. Ether’s bear flag projects a 20% price drop to $3,100. Ether (ETH) fell to $3,800 on Tuesday, failing to hold $4,000 as spot Ethereum ETF investors continued their net redemptions. This came as the technical setup … Read more
A coalition of fintech, crypto and retail industry trade groups is urging the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to adopt a robust open banking rule that safeguards consumers’ control over their financial data. The letter shared with Cointelegraph was signed by leading crypto advocacy groups — including the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Council … Read more
US spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their losing streak Monday, marking another day of outflows as investor sentiment remained fragile amid mounting political and macroeconomic uncertainty. According to data from SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $40.47 million in net outflows on Monday, their fourth consecutive day of withdrawals. BlackRock’s IBIT led … Read more
What is Bitcoin mining? Bitcoin mining is the process that keeps the BTC network secure and operational. Bitcoin (BTC) miners collect pending transactions, bundle them into blocks and repeatedly perform hashing attempts (trial and error) until they produce a hash that meets the network’s difficulty target. The first miner to find a valid solution broadcasts … Read more
Blockchains created and controlled by corporations will eventually die, as users won’t want a chain controlled by a central entity, according to Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder and CEO of blockchain company StarkWare. Ben-Sasson said in a Monday post to X that he was doubling down on his opinion that “corpo” chains won’t last because they are … Read more
Blockchains created and controlled by corporations will eventually die, as users won’t want a chain controlled by a central entity, according to Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder and CEO of blockchain company StarkWare. Ben-Sasson said in a Monday post to X that he was doubling down on his opinion that “corpo” chains won’t last because they are … Read more
Crypto exchange Coinbase has spent $25 million to acquire and burn a non-fungible token (NFT) designed to revive the once popular crypto podcast called UpOnly. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed that the “rumors are true” on Tuesday, adding that the firm bought the NFT to bring back the UpOnly podcast for a new season. Onchain … Read more
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has criticized Ethereum’s leaders for dismissing Polygon’s status as a true Ethereum layer 2 — noting contributions that Polygon has made to Ethereum while receiving little recognition for those efforts. Nailwal, who also serves as the Polygon Foundation’s CEO, said he is now “questioning his loyalty” to Ethereum — particularly the … Read more