OKX announced on Tuesday that it is reopening its U.S. crypto exchange and introducing a new Web3 wallet for American users. The move follows a $505 million deal with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year. The Launch Details “We’re officially launching in the U.S. with our centralized exchange and powerful multi-chain Web3
U.S. stocks plunged Wednesday as Nvidia flagged $5.5B in China-related charges and Fed Chair Powell warned tariffs may drive inflation and slow growth. U.S. stocks tumbled Wednesday as investors reacted to new U.S. restrictions on chip exports to China and fresh warnings from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell about the economic risks of President Trump’s
Key Takeaways OpenAI’s o3 model can think with images and use tools like web browsing and Python to solve complex, multi-step problems. o4-mini is optimized for speed and cost-efficiency, outperforming previous models in math, coding, and non-STEM tasks. Share this article OpenAI released two new AI models today, o3 and o4-mini, expanding its capabilities in
Talk about a rough wake-up call for crypto traders. In the early hours of April 15, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a network hiccup at one of its Tokyo data centers, and the ripple effect was instant. The AWS crypto outage raised questions about the reliability centralized exchanges, but first let’s start with actually happened.
TL;DR Although Ripple’s CEO has already declared a victory in the legal battle between his company and the US SEC, the actual closure is not yet official. However, it seems even closer now as a recent joint motion by both parties was granted. Defense lawyer James K. Filan published the order from the United States
Greek exchange Athens Exchange Group has moved closer to adopting a Sui-based order book following its collaboration with Mysten Labs. On April 16, the Sui (SUI) team announced that Athens Exchange Group, or ATHEX, had finalized the technical design for an onchain fundraising platform that will leverage zero-knowledge proofs on the Sui blockchain. ATHEX’s ZK-powered
Key Takeaways The US Court of Appeals has paused the Ripple v. SEC appeal, granting a joint motion from both parties. The outcome of this case could set important precedents for the regulation of digital assets in the US. Share this article The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted a joint
What happened to the Fort Knox Gold Reserve audit? Remember when Elon Musk and Donald Trump were supposed to do an Adin Ross kick-type livestream showing us all the gold? 99Bitcoins remembers. Instead we only got pictures of gold bars and triumphant proclamation the the gold is secure. Really make you think. For decades, conspiracy theories
Bitcoin experienced volatile price swings in the second part of Q1 2025 as it struggled to reclaim its record high of over $109,000. The start of Q2 was quite painful as it briefly slid to new yearly lows around $74,500. Although there’s been a slight rebound this week, sentiment among futures traders appears to have
Italian finance and economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti is warning that dollar stablecoins are a greater threat to the European economy than tariffs. U.S. policy on stablecoins is raising alarm among European leaders. At an asset management event in Milan, Italian economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said that U.S. stablecoin policy threatens the European economy more than