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A number of companies claiming to offer artificial intelligence-assisted cryptocurrency trading services have been accused by California financial regulators of "fraudulent investment schemes," with two accused of using actors and artificial intelligence to impersonate their CEOs.

Bitcoin Stocks rebounded from fresh 10-day lows opened on Wall Street on April 20 as US jobs data boosted investor confidence. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reversed gains after touching $28,360 on Bitstamp.

Aleph Zero is launching a $50 million funding program for the Aleph Zero Ecosystem, a layer 1 privacy-enhancing blockchain announced on April 18.

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is disabling several old deposit addresses as part of an infrastructure upgrade.

OpenAI may soon face its biggest regulatory challenge yet as Italian authorities insist the company has until April 30 to comply with local and European data protection and privacy laws, something artificial intelligence (AI) experts say is near impossible completed tasks.

Sotheby's auction house said it would sell a digital art collection that was part of defunct crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital.

A series of cryptic tweets depicting orange balls has been revealed to be hyping a new rollup client for Optimism (OP) called “Magi” from the crypto arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (A16z).

Midjourney, Stability AI, and DeviantArt published a response on April 18 to a group of artists who have accused them of widespread copyright infringement.

The UK could “accelerate” its crypto industry and become an “innovation hub for the Web3 economy,” as part of a vision laid out by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.

Patrick McHenry, chairman of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, directly criticized the SEC and its leadership on digital assets during an oversight hearing.

U.S. Federal Reserve President Michelle Bowman gave a speech at Georgetown University on April 18 to “offer a perspective” on central bank digital currencies.

Ethereum Prices have breached the psychological $2,000 level following this week's Shapella upgrade, with bitcoin falling as a result market dominance.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler could face job losses after U.S. Representative Warren Davidson announced he would pass legislation to fire the SEC chairman.

A 55-year-old Hong Kong resident has reportedly lost his entire savings worth almost HK$7 million (approximately US$900,000) after falling victim to an online cryptocurrency investment scam.

A study by the Pew Research Center determined that the majority of U.S. residents (88%) have at least a basic understanding of cryptocurrencies.

Decentralized marketplace OpenBazaar appears poised to make a comeback after being shut down more than two years ago, according to some social media and GitHub updates.

Hong Kong-based digital asset firm HashKey Group has launched a new wealth management platform for professional and institutional investors.

Singapore-based cryptocurrency lender Amber Group is considering selling its Japanese subsidiary as part of its plan to focus more on institutional rather than retail businesses, according to Bloomberg.

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network intends or may consider legal action against cryptocurrency blogger and Celsius creditor Tiffany Fong for leaking inside information, a court filing indicates.

A Delaware company is seeking to register with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for on-chain over-the-counter (OTC) stock trading.