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U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May, Blowing Past Estimates; Bitcoin Pulls Back From 2-Month High
Recent soft economic and inflation data combined with rate cuts this week in Europe and Canada had investors rethinking expectations about Fed policy.
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Bitcoin’s Latest Rally to $71K Is Different From the March Breakout. Here's Why.
The latest breakout is characterized by lack of speculative froth as opposite to March and positive macroeconomic details.
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Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds
The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said.
Bitcoin Bets Hit Peak of $37B as ETF Inflows Set New Record
The long-short ratio is starting to tilt in favor of bulls since Wednesday, data indicates, as some traders expect bitcoin to set fresh all-time highs in the coming weeks.
Robinhood’s Bitstamp Deal Is Strategic and Brings Added Institutional Exposure: Bernstein
The acquisition will potentially allow the trading platform to offer a wider range of crypto products to a more institutional client base, the report said.
RoaringKitty a GameStop Billionaire by Friday? Crypto Traders Are Placing 50% Odds
A new market on betting application Polymarket has seen over $120,000 in trader placed on Keith Gill making ten figures on his GameStop equity and options holdings.
Cathie Wood's Ether ETF Pullback Is Likely Due to Fee War
The asset manager’s name was removed from a recent document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for the launch and later confirmed that it dropped...
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Why Decentralized AI Is Gaining Steam
A year ago, “Crypto+AI” sounded like a game of “VC mad libs.” Now, as real-world applications begin to emerge, the idea makes much more sense. Jeff Wilser, who is hosting the...
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Your After Hours Guide to the Last Day of Consensus
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A Crypto Developer’s Guide to Consensus 2024
The must see panels and events for anyone building on-chain.
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A Financial Professional's Guide to Consensus 2024
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A Venture Capitalist's Guide to Consensus 2024
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The three-day conference (May 29-31) features a host of big-name speakers from the realm of blockchain tech, including Sergey Nazarov, Casey Rodarmor, Joe Lubin, Emin Gün Sire...
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U.S. Added 272K Jobs in May, Blowing Past Estimates; Bitcoin Pulls Back From 2-Month High
Recent soft economic and inflation data combined with rate cuts this week in Europe and Canada had investors rethinking expectations about Fed policy.
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Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds
The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said.
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Crypto for Advisors: Layer 2s and the Evolution of Bitcoin
The Bitcoin community has developed various layer-2 blockchains that enhance the network's efficiency and functionality without altering its core software.
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Former Federal Prosecutors, Agents Ask U.S. Sec. Blinken to ‘Step Up’ Efforts to Secure Detained Binance Exec’s Release
Investor Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor, reportedly spearheaded the letter to Blinken
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Saudi Arabia Joins BIS’ CBDC Project mBridge as a Full Participant
The Saudi Central Bank joins the central banks of China, Thailand, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates in the project.
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U.S. Charges Three in Connection With Evolved Apes NFT Scam
Evolved apes was a $3 million NFT rug pull that lured investors in with the promise of developing a video game.
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NYAG Sues 2 Crypto Pyramid Schemes, Promoters Targeting Haitian-Americans in $1B Scam
NovaTech’s founders Cynthia and Eddy Petion allegedly preyed on Creole-speaking church-goers and advertised their scheme as a way to gain “freedom from the plantation.”
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U.S. Crypto Regulations Are Moving Against a CBDC and Non-Compliant Stablecoins Like Tether: JPMorgan
Out of four recent crypto regulatory initiatives, the stablecoin bill has the highest chance of being passed before the U.S. presidential election, the report said.
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Crypto Remains Sidelined as EU Election Kicks Off
Voters will choose the more than 700 MEPs who may drive the next wave of regulation around crypto.