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An illegal crypto ATM operator has been sentenced to serve four years in prison for operating them — in the UK’s first criminal sentencing for unregistered crypto activity.  Olumide Osunkoya illegally operated a network of crypto ATMs, which he did without the needed regulatory permission, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in a Feb. 28…

An illegal crypto ATM operator has been sentenced to serve four years in prison for operating them — in the UK’s first criminal sentencing for unregistered crypto activity.  Olumide Osunkoya illegally operated a network of crypto ATMs, which he did without the needed regulatory permission, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said in a Feb. 28…

Bitcoin dominance slipped from 55.4% to below 50% in the hours after US President Donald Trump initially announced the country would include XRP, Solana and Cardano in its “Crypto Strategic Reserve.” Trump later confirmed on Truth Social that Bitcoin (BTC) — and also Ether (ETH) — would be “at the heart of the reserve” —…

Artificial intelligence (AI) will never become a conscious being due to a lack of intention, which is endemic to human beings and other biological creatures, according to Sandeep Nailwal — co-founder of Polygon and the open-source AI company Sentient. “I don’t see that AI will have any significant level of conscience,” Nailwal told Cointelegraph in…

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization can completely overhaul the real estate investment sector, which is highly illiquid, filled with intermediaries, and high transaction costs, according to Polygon CEO Mark Boiron. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO said that tokenization of properties could remove unnecessary intermediaries, thereby lowering transaction costs. The CEO added that fractional ownership…

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization can completely overhaul the real estate investment sector, which is highly illiquid, filled with intermediaries, and high transaction costs, according to Polygon CEO Mark Boiron. In an interview with Cointelegraph, the CEO said that tokenization of properties could remove unnecessary intermediaries, thereby lowering transaction costs. The CEO added that fractional ownership…

Bitcoin (BTC) neared $93,000 on Mar. 2 as US President Donald Trump doubled down on a strategic crypto reserve. BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Trump writes: “I also love Bitcoin and Ethereum!” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD gaining 8% in rare weekend volatility. Trump ignited a crypto firestorm into the weekly…

United States President Donald Trump recently announced that the President’s Working Group on Digital Assets has been directed to include XRP (XRP), Solana (SOL), and Cardano’s ADA (ADA) in the crypto strategic reserve. The President did not mention Bitcoin (BTC) in his March 2 Truth Social post or any other cryptocurrencies to be included in…

Opinion by: Maxim Legg, founder and CEO of Pangea The blockchain industry faces a crisis of its own making. While we celebrate theoretical transaction speeds and tout decentralization, our data infrastructure remains firmly rooted in 1970s technology. If a 20-second load time would doom a Web2 app, why are we settling for that in Web3?…

Ethereum’s highly anticipated Pectra upgrade could set the stage for the next phase of the 2025 crypto market cycle, according to analysts, even as Ether continues to underperform Bitcoin. The Ether (ETH) price fell over 32% during February, finding a local bottom at an over two-month low of $2,073 before recovering to the current $2,245…