Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood

Articles by Cointelegraph by Aaron Wood

AI deepfake election ad in Minnesota raises transparency concerns

Crypto June 11, 2026

The election season is ramping up in the United States, meaning that airwaves and social media are flooded with campaign ads. Candidates, in addition to the political action committees (PACs) supporοΏ½...

Crypto figures address connections mentioned in latest Epstein file release

Crypto February 3, 2026

Alongside many of the worlds rich and powerful, some prominent leaders in the crypto industry are explaining their connections, however tenuous, with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The US οΏ½...

Bitcoin offers β€˜no haven’ from Trump’s Greenland dreams

Crypto January 23, 2026

The world breathed a small, collective sigh of relief on Wednesday when US President Donald Trump said he would not use force to take over Greenland during a rambling, hour-long speech to a crowd of οΏ½...

Crypto mortgages in US face valuation risks, regulatory uncertainty

Crypto January 21, 2026

On Jan. 16, Pennsylvania-based lender Newrez announced plans to accept certain cryptocurrency holdings when considering mortgage applications. The change, which the company said will take effect in FοΏ½...

US crypto market structure bill in limbo as industry pulls support

Crypto January 16, 2026

Lawmakers and crypto industry bigwigs have hit an impasse over the crypto market structure bill that had been making its way through the Senate. Now the future of the bill is uncertain as legislatorsοΏ½...

Efforts to bulletproof Ethereum are paying off in user metrics

Crypto January 15, 2026

Active users on the Ethereum network have overtaken major layer 2s as long-term development strategies begin to pay off. The number of active addresses on Ethereum exceeded 791,000 on Monday, higherοΏ½...

SEC now fully Republican, set for pro-crypto rulemaking in 2026

Crypto January 8, 2026

Caroline Crenshaw has left the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving the agency solely comprising Republicans. As a result, nothing stands in the way of pro-crypto rulemaking. RepubliοΏ½...

Crypto rich threaten to leave California after new tax: Is it a bluff?

Crypto January 5, 2026

Crypto billionaires are threatening to leave the state of California after a prominent trade union proposed a 5% assets tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. The Service Employees InternationοΏ½...

Russia cracks down on illegal crypto miners, India lobbies for CBDCs: Global Express

Crypto January 3, 2026

Russias Ministry of Justice has proposed new fines for unregistered cryptocurrency miners. This comes after the finance minister raised concerns about the rise in unauthorized mining activities. A dοΏ½...

Strategy accumulates over 22,000 Bitcoin, RWAs top $19 billion: December in Charts

Crypto January 1, 2026

Bitcoins price continued to fall as 2025 neared its end, declining 4% in December. Despite a slump in markets, Strategy capped off the year with massive Bitcoin buys. In December alone, the softwareοΏ½...