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Bitcoin Flash Crashed to $8.9K on BitMEX

Large sell orders worth $55.49 million drove bitcoin’s price down to $8,900 on BitMEX. The overnight crash was short-lived.

Mar 19, 2024 at 5:06 a.m. UTC
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Radix: Project Ignition Liftoff Confirmed

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Mar 14, 2024 at 3:57 p.m. UTC

FTX Users Describe 'Emotional Toll' From Bankruptcy in Letters to Judge Ahead of Sam Bankman-Fried's Sentencing

Bankman-Fried will be sentenced later this month.

Mar 19, 2024 at 5:20 a.m. UTC

World's Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan

Japan's state pension fund, GPIF, is seeking information about bitcoin as part of a broader strategy initiated in response to significant economic and societal changes and tec...

Mar 19, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. UTC

Solana Meme Coin Slerf Clocks Higher Trading Volume Than All of Ethereum

Some professional traders have termed SLERF a "blue-chip meme” – a nod to blue-chip stocks – for reasons ranging from its fair distribution among holders to perceived future d...

Mar 19, 2024 at 11:23 a.m. UTC

Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on its Platform: Report

The interim order comes after an earlier report that Nigeria wanted Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the nation and all transaction history spanning...

Mar 19, 2024 at 5:35 a.m. UTC

UK Regulator FCA Plans to Deliver a Market Abuse Regime for Crypto This Year

The U.K. has been refining it approach to regulating the crypto sector.

Mar 19, 2024 at 10:31 a.m. UTC

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How Ethereum’s Dencun Upgrade Could Lead to the Rise of Millions of Layer 3s

Base creator Jesse Pollak argues that much cheaper Layer 2 transactions, as well as other developments, will enable the creation of multitudes of specialized Layer 3s that are...

Mar 15, 2024
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The Ethereum Dencun Upgrade Is Here

Tim Beiko from the Ethereum Foundation, shares the Importance of the Dencun Upgrade, what are their concerns, and Ethereum's long-term scaling strategy.

Mar 13, 2024
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Ethereum Finalizes 'Dencun' Upgrade, in Landmark Move to Reduce Data Fees

A key element of the upgrade is to enable a new place for storing data on Ethereum – referred to as "proto-danksharding," which gives room for a dedicated space on the blockch...

Mar 13, 2024
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Bitcoin Mining Stocks Are…Down?

Brandon Bailey, formerly of Galaxy Digital, joins the podcast to discuss the underperformance of Bitcoin mining stocks compared to the rest of the market.

Mar 19, 2024
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Bitcoin L2s Are Poised to Break Out, Stacks Creator Muneeb Ali Says

“Bitcoin is not going to change much,” says Ali. “Layer 2s are innovative and open to making rapid changes. After a while, it becomes part of their culture.”

Mar 18, 2024
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Qatar’s Sovereign Fund Might Be Buying Bitcoin, But Surely Not $500B Worth

Government-led investments in crypto are increasingly plausible – but not at that rumored size.

Mar 14, 2024

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UK Regulator FCA Plans to Deliver a Market Abuse Regime for Crypto This Year

The U.K. has been refining it approach to regulating the crypto sector.

Mar 19, 2024
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World's Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan

Japan's state pension fund, GPIF, is seeking information about bitcoin as part of a broader strategy initiated in response to significant economic and societal changes and tec...

Mar 19, 2024
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Binance Asks Prime Brokers to Enhance KYC to Block U.S. Nationals: Bloomberg

The presence of U.S. nationals on the platform has been a contentious issue for authorities as, officially, they are banned but continue to pop up.

Mar 19, 2024
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Grab’s Singapore Users Can Now Use Crypto to Make Payments

Grab's latest move has been made possible after its tie-up with Triple-A, a firm that enables businesses to pay and get paid in digital currencies, the report added.

Mar 19, 2024
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Nigerian Court Orders Binance to Relinquish Data of All Nigerians Trading on its Platform: Report

The interim order comes after an earlier report that Nigeria wanted Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the nation and all transaction history spanning...

Mar 19, 2024