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Trezor has launched the Trezor Safe 5, a new flagship device with upgraded security features and a haptic color touchscreen, and the Trezor Expert, a personalized onboarding service for new users.
CryptoSlate was able to get hands-on with the new touchscreen device ahead of its launch at BTC Prague. The Trezor Safe 5 introduces enhanced security and usability for managing digital assets. This new...
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said its recent survey of central banks revealed that 94% of them globally are now engaged in exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — reflecting a sharp increase in experiments and pilots, especially with wholesale CBDCs.
The findings — detailed in a report titled “Embracing Diversity, Advancing Together” — indicated that central banks are...
SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda acknowledged that asset tokenization, including tokenization of securities, carries potential benefits.
Uyeda said on June 14 that representing asset rights with a digital token on a blockchain can provide “security, transparency, and immutability.”
Furthermore, he said that tokenization removes the need for intermediaries, thereby streamlining transactions and...
Meta said it will delay the launch and training of its AI assistant in Europe following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC).
According to a June 10 statement, the regulator asked Meta to postpone large language model (LLM) training involving public content adults share on Facebook and Instagram.
The Irish DPC acts as Meta’s lead privacy regulator in the EU and issued the...
The New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office announced the completion of its settlement with Gemini and the recovery of $50 million for users of the defunct Gemini Earn program on June 14.
Users will receive the crypto in their accounts without having to take any further action.
The settlement resolves the legal charges filed by the NYAG against Gemini and bars the exchange from operating crypto...
Bernstein has doubled down on its optimistic Bitcoin price projections, raising its long-term forecast to $1 million by 2033, driven by unprecedented demand and constrained supply.
Bernstein analysts also revised their predictions for the current cycle and now project the flagship crypto to hit $200,000 by the end of 2025, up from its earlier estimate of $150,000. The firm also predicted Bitcoin...
The Web3 Foundation has launched a prize pool of 10 million DOT tokens, equivalent to approximately $65 million, to support the implementation of the highly anticipated Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM) upgrade to the Polkadot’s ecosystem.
On May 27, Polkadot’s founder, Gavin Wood, revealed that the project’s community had ratified the proposed upgrade with a near-unanimous governance vote.
JAM...
While the usual volatility has been absent from the derivatives market, the slight fluctuations seen in the past few days still managed to reveal subtle market trends.
Between June 12 and June 14, Bitcoin options open interest increased $20.85 billion on June 12 to $21.91 billion on June 13, before decreasing to $21.42 billion on June 14.
Chart showing Bitcoin options open interest from June 8 to...
MicroStrategy has increased its convertible senior notes offering from an initially planned $500 million to $700 million. The notes will pay 2.25% interest per year and are due in 2032.
According to the company’s statement, investors will be able to convert them into shares of MicroStrategy’s stock. The initial conversion rate is set at 0.4894 shares per $1,000 of notes, equivalent to a...
NiceHash, a leading Bitcoin hashing power marketplace, has partnered with Marathon Digital Holdings to introduce new custom firmware for ASIC miners on its platform.
The new product, NiceHash Firmware, will leverage Marathon’s technology to enhance the efficiency and revenue of Bitcoin miners using ASIC devices. Miners who adopt this firmware will benefit from a low fee of 2%, which drops to 1.4...