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Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, but Are 'Unstoppable'
As unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain rise, Luke Dashjr, a prominent developer pledges that Ordinal Inscriptions are a 'bug' that will be fixed.
Introducing Most Influential 2023
How CoinDesk chose 50 people who defined the year in crypto.
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This Bitcoin Rally Feels Different. FOMO and YOLO Seem to Be Back
BTC just touched $45,000 days after topping $40,000 for the first time since early last year – and crypto-skeptics are taking another look.
BlackRock, Bitwise File Updated Applications for Spot Bitcoin ETF
BlackRock’s amended filing included clarifications on topics such as the Trust’s structure and potential regulatory impacts on it.
Elon Musk-Backed X.AI Files With SEC to Raise Up to $1B in Equity Offering
The filing says the company has already sold $134.7 million of the securities.
Fresh Money Flows to Crypto as Stablecoin Market Expands After 18-Month Downtrend
Tether's USDT added $7 billion to its market cap since September, a sign of capital entering the crypto market, Matrixport noted.
BlackRock Received $100K Seed Funding for Spot Bitcoin ETF
The unknown seed investor agreed to purchase $100,000 shares on October 27, 2023, BlackRock’s latest filing reveals.
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Most Influential 2023
Fifty people who defined the year in crypto.
- Casey Rodarmor: The Bitcoin Artist
- Ryan Selkis Goes to Washington
- Jenny Johnson Has 76-Year-Old Franklin Templeton Learning Blockchain Tricks
- Lido DAO Democratized ETH Staking, Then Dominated It
- Paolo Ardoino: The Hardest Working Man in Crypto
- PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte: Stablecoins for All
- Gary Gensler: The Crypto Lightning Rod Who Runs the SEC
- Brian Armstrong of Coinbase Is Crypto's Last Big Man Standing
- Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made
- Brad Garlinghouse Is 2023's Comeback King With XRP's Win Over SEC
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Binance to Make 'Complete Exit' From U.S., Pay Billions to FinCEN, OFAC on Top of DOJ Settlement
The crypto exchange, which is settling charges with the Department of Justice, will appoint a monitor as well.
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The Dichotomy of AI: MIT Professor Sandy Pentland Examines Whether It Poses a Threat or Opportunity to Humanity
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Cosmos faces internal leadership challenges, with its founder advocating for a 'hard fork.' Concurrently, the Ethereum Name Service founder contemplates challenging Unstoppabl...
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Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'
A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."
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The IRS Is Making Crypto Compliance Impossible
The 6045 digital asset broker regulations are likely to greatly increase the cost of filing your crypto taxes, says Kirk David Phillips, CPA.
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Bitcoin Inscriptions Divide BTC Community Amid Network Congestion, but Are 'Unstoppable'
As unconfirmed transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain rise, Luke Dashjr, a prominent developer pledges that Ordinal Inscriptions are a 'bug' that will be fixed.
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