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James Howells’ $716 million Bitcoin fortune in a landfill has sparked legal battles, and his ex-partner now claims she followed his instructions to discard the hard drive. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/james-howells-lost-bitcoin-landfill-twist?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Singapore Gulf Bank looks to sell equity stakes to fund product expansion and a 2025 stablecoin payments acquisition. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/singapore-gulf-bank-seeks-50m-stablecoin-acquisition?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Sky Mavis co-founder and CEO Trung Nguyen said resources freed up from the layoffs will be used in a new Axie Infinity game and other projects.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sky-mavis-layoffs-2024-new-axie-game?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Retail users in Hong Kong can now buy Ether and Bitcoin through Hong Kong’s largest virtual bank. They need an account and to undergo a risk assessment.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/hk-virtual-bank-launches-crypto-trading-service-for-retail-users?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Japan’s Metaplanet has been gathering up Bitcoin for around six months and now wants to enter the crypto media space launching a local version of Bitcoin Magazine. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/metaplanet-wraps-bitcoin-magazine-deal-months-after-first-bitcoin-buy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

If Satoshi is behind the 2010 wallets, it makes sense for them to leave the 2009 wallets alone to avoid drawing attention, BTCparser said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-satoshi-nakamoto-theory-points-to-2010-megawhale?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

We’ve all “got drunk on the ChatGPT Kool-Aid” over the past few years said Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/salesforce-ceo-says-future-is-agentic-ai?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

PUCT Chairman Thomas Gleeson said the new rule was designed to help manage the power grid as more mining facilities come online. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-ercot-register-texas-energy-grid?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The new wealth record has been driven by a Tesla stock surge late last week and a $50 billion funding round for Musk’s AI startup.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-net-worth-hits-new-record-high-348-billion?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Mechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang said DeSci protocols will likely change their existing models before evolving into more market-ready products. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/desci-emerging-defi-did-around-2019-andrew-kang?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound