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Robinhood Gains 2%, Erasing Early Losses Following SEC Wells Notice
The trading platform previously ended support for all tokens that were named in SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Nears $65,000 Amid Strong Crypto Rebound
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 6, 2024.
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Crypto Now Has a 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks
Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the information-sharing and analysis center (ISAC) for crypto...
Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets
Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.
Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Rolls Out 'Smart Transactions' to Combat Ethereum Front-Running
It's the first step on a more ambitious roadmap to transform how Ethereum's biggest wallet works under the hood.
Less Than 10% of Stablecoin Transaction Volume Coming from Real Users: Report
The stablecoin market supply currently stands at about $150 billion.
Australian Court Hands Win to Market Regulator in Case Against Qoin Blockchain, But There is a Catch
Part of this case was ASIC's allegation that the Qoin Blockchain and the Qoin Wallets constituted one single scheme but the court disagreed.
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‘AI-Agents Will Do Crypto Transactions’: Arif Khan on the Future of Crypto-AI
Alethea CEO Arif Khan, a speaker on the AI Stage at Consensus 2024, says we’ll soon be automating large parts of lives including paying bills and responding to emails.
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‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming
Shrapnel, a blockchain-infused first-person shooter game, is expected to be released in 2025. Its creator gives a preview to Jeff Wilser ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2...
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The EasyA Consensus Hackathon: Web3 Unicorn Breeding Ground
The event, during the Consensus festival, invites 500 builders from across the world to pitch and refine their ideas. Hackers receive free tickets and several perks.
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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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What You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Halving
Bitcoin data, Riot energizing Corsicana and Foundry playing halving block games!
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Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out
Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Glob...
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Elon Musk Will Likely Remain Tesla CEO, and Tweet Non-Stop: Prediction Markets
Also: Trump faces likely conviction, per Polymarket punters; CFTC hearing to discuss political betting ban.
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Crypto Now Has a 'Neighborhood Watch' to Guard Against Hacks
Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the information-sharing and analysis center (ISAC) for crypto...
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Protocol Village: Volta, Creator of Multisig Non-Custodial Platform, Raises $4.1M
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of May 2-8.
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Robinhood Gains 2%, Erasing Early Losses Following SEC Wells Notice
The trading platform previously ended support for all tokens that were named in SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.
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Australian Court Hands Win to Market Regulator in Case Against Qoin Blockchain, But There is a Catch
Part of this case was ASIC's allegation that the Qoin Blockchain and the Qoin Wallets constituted one single scheme but the court disagreed.
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Less Than 10% of Stablecoin Transaction Volume Coming from Real Users: Report
The stablecoin market supply currently stands at about $150 billion.
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Former Cred Executives Indicted on Wire Fraud, Other Charges
The defunct crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in 2020.
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BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge
Vinnik was first arrested in 2017, but faced a lengthy extradition process that saw him spend time in Greece and France before being sent to the U.S.
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UK Local Elections Show Swing to Labour With General Election Pending
The government, which has adopted a pro-crypto stance, must hold a general election by end-January.