Reported by CoinDesk: In a video posted to X, Ilya Lichtenstein reiterates he acted alone in stealing 120,000 bitcoin, denying a Netflix documentary’s speculation. Ilya Lichtenstein, in prison on charges related to the 2016 theft of 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, made his first public statemen...

Reported by The Block: Fraction AI has raised $6 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Spartan and Symbolic. The crypto-AI startup is focused on decentralizing data labeling. Fraction AI, a crypto-AI startup focused on decentralizing data labeling, has raised $6 million in a pre-seed funding...

Reported by The Block: Bitcoin price climbed to hit its new high record of $106,352 on Sunday.Analysts think bitcoin prices may see more upward momentum through the end of the year and into 2025. Bitcoin recorded its new all-time high of $106,352 on Sunday before retracing slightly. The world�...

Reported by The Block: Fantasy.top announced the second iteration of the platform, Fantasy V2. It also closed a $4.25 million seed funding round led by Dragonfly and supported by Manifold Ventures. Blast-powered decentralized trading card game Fantasy — also known by its URL, Fantasy.top — has a...

Reported by The Block: Lamina1, the metaverse project co-founded by Neal Stephenson, is merging with the South Korean web3 firm Another World. The move comes after Lamina1’s parent company Open Metaverse Limited acquired Another World in “an all token deal.” Lamina1, the metaverse project foun...

Iran’s finance minister said the country’s government plans to regulate cryptocurrencies instead of limiting their usage. The Iranian government is looking to embrace crypto assets by adding more regulations instead of outright restrictions, its Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Abdolnase...

Reported by The Block: Donald Trump has announced that he chose Yammer founder David O. Sacks to spearhead A.I. and crypto efforts at the White House. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that Yammer founder and former Paypal COO David O. Sacks will be the “White House A.I. and Cry...