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Bitcoin Eyes $67K After Halving as Altcoins Primed for Short Squeeze, Hedge Fund Says
Crypto-focused stocks also bounced higher, led by bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and Hut 8.
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Bitcoin Transaction Fees Come Crashing Down Post Halving
After the halving, fees spiked to $146 for a medium-priority transaction and $170 for a high-priority transaction.
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How the Bitcoin Halving Will Drive Action to Layer 2s
Increasing on-chain use of the network are driving up fees.
Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain
The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.
NYSE Asks Market Participants About 24/7 Trading for Stocks
Round-the-clock trading became popular with the rise of cryptocurrencies and an increase in retail investor activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb Promoters
Bankman-Fried’s one-time friends and co-defendants Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh have already settled with the investors.
Bitcoin Miners May Shift Focus to AI After Halving, CoinShares Says
Miners will be faced with substantial cost increases as a result of the halving, with electricity and bitcoin production costs almost doubling, the report said.
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Bitcoin Halving
March 18 - April 19
- Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as 'Runes' Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs
- Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving
- Runes Protocol Launches on Bitcoin, Sending Fees Soaring as Users Rush to Mint Tokens
- Bitcoin Pioneer Hal Finney Posthumously Wins New Award Named for Him
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After the Bitcoin Halving, Will the Runes Protocol Live Up to the Hype?
At the time of the Bitcoin halving, Runes will go live. What’s the hype about, how does it work, and how might it impact the miners?
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What You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!
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Rootstock | Bringing the Ethereum Virtual Machine to Bitcoin
Rootstock Chief Scientist, Sergio Demian Lerner, regards the upcoming Bitcoin halving is a moment of celebration for the community and highlights the importance of transaction...
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CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
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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.
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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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Bitcoin Eyes $67K After Halving as Altcoins Primed for Short Squeeze, Hedge Fund Says
Crypto-focused stocks also bounced higher, led by bitcoin miners Riot Platforms and Hut 8.
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Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain
The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.
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Stacks Begins 2-Step Rollout of Major ‘Nakamoto’ Overhaul
The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May.
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Two SEC Lawyers Resign Following Debt Box Sanctions Fiasco: Bloomberg
Last month, a Utah district court judge ordered the SEC to pay Debt Box’s legal fees.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb Promoters
Bankman-Fried’s one-time friends and co-defendants Caroline Ellison, Gary Wang, and Nishad Singh have already settled with the investors.
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Binance Exec's Wife Denies Report of Extradition to Nigeria
Nigerian media outlets have reported, citing government sources, that Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped Nigerian custody in March, could be extradited back to the country within...
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Thailand to Block Access to 'Unauthorized' Crypto Platforms
The Thai SEC cited earlier decisions by nations like India and the Philippines in blocking unauthorized platforms.
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Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto
According to court documents, Chirag Tomar used his ill-gotten gains to buy Rolexes, Lamborghinis, Porches and more.
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IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves
The rule that calls for the new 1099-DA isn't finished, yet, but the U.S. tax agency has shared what the form might look like to report brokered sales of digital assets.