Binance, KuCoin, MEXC report service issues due to AWS network interruption

Binance, KuCoin, MEXC and other exchanges and wallet providers are experiencing service issues due to a significant network interruption by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Centralized cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) have been hit by an AWS data center outage, which reported “connectivity issues” that affected at least 12 of its services on April 15. AWS Service health. …

Ethereum could be AI’s key to decentralization, says former core dev

There is a “huge opportunity” for Ethereum to become a decentralized partner in solving current problems with artificial intelligence platforms, according to a former core Ethereum developer.  Ethereum’s “biggest mainstream moment is waiting in the wings with AI,” said Eric Connor on X on April 15.  While AI is on a fast track to reshape …

Northern Marianas vetoes bill for Tinian to launch its own USD stablecoin

The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, a small Pacific US territory just north of Guam, has killed the legislation that would have allowed one of the territory’s local governments to launch a fully backed US dollar-pegged stablecoin. In an April 11 letter seen by Cointelegraph, Northern Mariana Islands Governor Arnold Palacios said he vetoed …

Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content

Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms. Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, along with questions and queries to the company’s …

US has ‘countless’ ways to bolster Bitcoin reserve: Bo Hines

The US is exploring many ways to increase its Bitcoin reserve without taxpayer dollars, including through tariff revenue and revaluing the government’s gold certificates, according to the executive director of the Trump administration’s crypto council. “We’re looking at many creative ways, whether it be from tariffs, there’s literally countless ways in which you can do …

Crypto exec warns of ‘ELUSIVE COMET’ threat after losing 75% of assets

The chief executive of non-fungible token platform Emblem Vault is warning X users to be wary of the video meeting app Zoom after a nefarious threat actor known as “ELUSIVE COMET” recently stole over $100,000 of his personal assets.  On April 11, Emblem Vault CEO, podcaster and NFT collector Jake Gallen said on X that …

Xapo Bank sees Bitcoin trading surge as wealthy investors bought the dip

Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank, a private bank and Bitcoin custodian, reported a surge in Bitcoin trading volumes in the first quarter as its high-net-worth members scooped up Bitcoin amid market turbulence.  Xapo Bank said that Q1 trading volume grew 14.2% compared to the Q4 2024, as the Bitcoin (BTC) price drop helped drive trading volume growth …

Bitcoin held by publicly listed firms climbs 16% in Q1: Bitwise

The amount of Bitcoin held on the books of publicly traded companies rose by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025, according to crypto fund issuer Bitwise. Total company Bitcoin (BTC) holdings rose to around 688,000 BTC by the end of Q1, with firms adding 95,431 BTC over the quarter, Bitwise reported in an April …

Decentralized exchange KiloEx says $7.5M exploit has been contained

Decentralized exchange KiloEX has confirmed it has suspended usage of its platform and is tracing stolen funds after suffering a $7.5 million exploit.  The exploit has been contained, with use of the platform suspended and an investigation underway, the KiloEX team said in an April 14 statement to X. “The team has immediately suspended platform …

Tether partners with OCEAN mining pool to decentralize Bitcoin block-building

Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced it intends to deploy its existing and future Bitcoin hashrate to OCEAN’s Bitcoin mining pool in an effort to strengthen the network’s decentralization. “Deploying hashrate to OCEAN aligns with both our mining investments and our broader mission to fortify Bitcoin against centralizing forces,” Tether’s CEO Paolo Ardoino said in an …