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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Price Bounces as Halving Nears

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 19, 2024.

Apr 19, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. UTC
Tether Seeks to Boost Peer-to-Peer Payments on Telegram by Expanding Dollar, Gold Stablecoins to TON Network

The TON network has seen rapid growth recently helped by incentives for onboarding Telegram users.

Apr 19, 2024 at 11:08 a.m. UTC
Crypto Markets Will Be Driven by Macro Factors Following the Halving, Coinbase Says

These influences include rising geopolitical tensions, higher interest rates for longer, reflation and ballooning national debts, the report said.

Apr 19, 2024 at 12:14 p.m. UTC
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Register Five-Day Withdrawals Streak Ahead of Halving

GBTC again led the outflows, while inflows into BlackRock's IBIT continued to slow, provision data from Farside show.

Apr 19, 2024 at 8:54 a.m. UTC
Bitcoin Miners Are Better Positioned for the Halving This Time Round: Benchmark

Bitcoin's rally in the past six months will help cushion crypto miners from the effects of the 50% cut in their earned rewards, the report said.

Apr 19, 2024 at 8:50 a.m. UTC
Kraken Is Buying TradeStation Crypto, Expanding Cryptocurrency Exchange's U.S. Reach

The takeover, which hasn't been previously disclosed publicly, expands the cryptocurrency exchange's regulatory licensing in the U.S.

Apr 18, 2024 at 6:12 p.m. UTC

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Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente on How This Bitcoin Halving Is Different

Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente explore how this Bitcoin halving might diverge from previous ones and what that means for investors.

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Bitcoin Mining’s Q1 Numbers With Parker Merritt

A lot happened in Q1! Catch up on all the top-of-the-line Bitcoin metrics with Parker Merritt of Coin Metrics.

Apr 16, 2024
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Rootstock | Bringing the Ethereum Virtual Machine to Bitcoin

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Apr 12, 2024
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Texas Takedown: Nic Carter and David Hoffman Square Off for Karate Combat at Consensus

The influencers, representing Bitcoin and Ethereum, will enter the pit at the Consensus festival May 30, 2024. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is also on the fight card.

Apr 3, 2024
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The Rise of the Ownership Economy With Sandy Kaul

Franklin Templeton SVP Sandy Kaul shares how to transform the financial industry and democratize access to alternative investments by empowering individuals to benefit from th...

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U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis says her stablecoin proposal would favor U.S.-oriented issuers. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Sen. Lummis: It'll Pay to 'Choose Circle Over Tether' Under U.S. Stablecoin Proposal

The co-author of the U.S. Senate's latest push for stablecoin regulations suggests Circle would have an edge over foreign competitors for customers seeking safety.

Apr 18, 2024
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Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Found Guilty of Fraud and Manipulation

Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison for his $110 million heist.

Apr 18, 2024
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Protecting Crypto Users Is More Important Than Faster UK Registration: FCA Executive

Members of the industry have said the regulator takes too long to approve crypto applications.

Apr 18, 2024
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Tokenization Growth Depends on Developing Blockchain-Powered Secondary Markets: Moody's

There aren't enough secondary markets that support tokenized assets, and they come with risks, the ratings company said.

Apr 18, 2024
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New Zealand Starts Digital Cash Consultation

The consultation paper asked its citizens to respond on the digital cash design, whether or not interest should be paid and if there should be holding limits.

Apr 18, 2024
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Binance Secures Full Virtual-Asset Services Provider License in Dubai

The fourth and final stage of approval comes almost a year after the crypto exchange secured a third-stage license.

Apr 18, 2024