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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

Bitcoin ETFs' Hot Start Seems Largely Driven by Retail Investors

Data shows that the average trade size for the biggest spot bitcoin ETF, BlackRock’s IBIT, hovers around $13,000, suggesting that a big chunk of its demand is coming from nonp...

Mar 18, 2024 at 4:05 p.m. UTC

Fidelity’s Bitcoin Fund Becomes Fifth Most Popular of All ETFs in 2024

The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund has attracted $6.9 billion from investors since its launch in January, the fifth-highest amount of all exchange-traded funds.

Mar 18, 2024 at 5:20 p.m. UTC

Standard Chartered Raises Year-End BTC Forecast to $150K, Sees 2025 High of $250K

The bank also predicted that approval of an ether ETF could be expected on May 23, leading to as much as $45 billion of inflows in the first 12 months and ETH climbing to $8,0...

Mar 18, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. UTC

FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.

Mar 18, 2024 at 5:45 p.m. UTC

Lure of Quick Money Sees $100M Flow to Solana Meme Coin 'Presales'

The trend was fueled by the success of Book of Meme (BOME), which turned a few hundred dollars into hundreds of thousands in paper gains for early investors.

Mar 18, 2024 at 12:08 p.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 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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Bitcoin Halving, Explained

The last Bitcoin halving took place on May 11, 2020, and the next bitcoin halving will likely occur in April 2024. But what is the halving, how does it affect the price, and w...

Oct 4, 2022

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SEC Committed 'Gross Abuse of Power' in Suit Against Crypto Company, Federal Judge Rules

The regulator will be required to pay attorneys' fees for the defendants.

Mar 18, 2024
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FTX Claims Holder Attestor Takes Creditor to Court Over Alleged 'Seller’s Remorse'

The London-based firm says the creditor promised to fork over two FTX accounts, only to back out of the deal after the value of its claims skyrocketed.

Mar 18, 2024
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Nigeria's SEC Proposes 400% Increase to Crypto Firm Registration Fees

The regulator proposed increases to all supervision fees as the government blamed crypto for recent economic woes.

Mar 18, 2024
Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Crypto Market Booms as Transactions Hit $1.92B in February

The country's registered crypto investors also surged to 19 million users last month.

Mar 18, 2024
Sam Bankman-Fried exiting the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street earlier this year. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Sam Bankman-Fried Should Spend 40-50 Years in Prison, DOJ Says

The U.S. government also recommended an $11 billion fine and forfeiture.

Mar 15, 2024
Craig Wright heading to COPA trial on March 1  (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

What Happens Next in COPA vs Craig Wright Trial is Down to the Judge

The Crypto Open Patent Alliance is seeking several court injunctions against Wright.

Mar 15, 2024