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Bitcoin Surge Blasts $170M in Bearish Shorts as BTC Price Targets $48K
Short traders betting against higher bitcoin (BTC) prices lost some $90 million on Tuesday alone, adding on to the $70 million in short liquidations on Monday.
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Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
The legislation would tell the U.S. secretary of commerce to officially cheer for domestic blockchain technology, though its path toward becoming a law is uncertain.
Altcoins Heat Up With AVAX and HNT Leading the Way
Money is flowing into more speculative names following bitcoin's big run higher.
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
The CEO of the powerful Wall Street bank would prefer canceling crypto, though JPMorgan is using intrinsically related blockchain technology to move billions.
Ethereum's 'Censorship' Problem Is Getting Worse
Four of the five biggest "block builders" on Ethereum are excluding transactions sanctioned by the U.S. government, data shows.
Key Metrics Show Crypto Traders Turning to Ether From Bitcoin
Futures and options market metrics suggest traditional finance players and sophisticated market participants may soon rotate money into ether from bitcoin.
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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
Binance Crackdown
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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 token is now approaching a $1 billion market cap.
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