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BlackRock Sees Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pensions Coming to Bitcoin ETFs
The asset manager has been helping educate pension funds, endowments and sovereign wealth funds about the new spot bitcoin ETF products, BlackRock’s head of digital assets sai...
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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Posts First Day of Outflows, Leading Record $563M Exit From U.S. Spot Products
Fidelity's FBTC, not GBTC, led outflows on Wednesday in what may be an alarming development for the bulls.
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First Mover Americas: BTC Stabilizes Around $58K Following Yesterday's Rout
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for May 2, 2024.
Bitcoin’s Volatility Is Falling and This Will Continue as It Matures: Fidelity
The cryptocurrency is already showing signs of maturity as its volatility drops to all-time lows on a yearly scale, the report said.
Former FTX Europe Head Pays $1.5M for Gold Watch Recovered From Titanic: WSJ
Gruhn said he bought the watch for his wife, Maren Gruhn, and that they would display the watch in museums, according to the report.
Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution.
Restaking 'Gold Rush' Spreads to Solana From Ethereum, With Jito and Others Joining In
The race is on to build a dominant restaking protocol for Solana.
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Crypto Update | Is the Bull Market Over? And Why Stablecoins Aren't Hitting Centralized Exchanges?
The latest price moves and insights with Jenn Sanasie and Co-Founder and CEO at Nansen, Alex Svanevik.
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Decentralization in the Web | Building a Web of Trust
Philip Rosedale of High Fidelity discusses the benefits of experimentation and exploration in the metaverse for improving governance and communal living.
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Bitcoin Layer 2s Aim to Attract Ethereum-Like Dapps. Will They Succeed?
Build on Bitcoin (BOB), Botanix, and Citrea plan to bring DeFi, perps, stablecoins, and much more to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Here’s how.
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Can Bitcoin Help Small-Town America?
Galaxy Digital’s Austin Storms and Briana Sturgis join the show to discuss the latest Bitcoin mining film, The Big Empty, and if Bitcoin can really help small-town America.
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Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative
Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces crypto...
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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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Crypto Market Sell-Off Was Driven by Retail Investors, JPMorgan Says
Crypto markets have seen significant profit taking in recent weeks with retail investors playing a bigger role than institutions, the report said.
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Crypto for Advisors: Digital Asset Custody’s Future
Once they reach a certain level of sophistication, there’s a clear trend for Web3 asset holders to transition their digital asset wealth to self-custody.
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Restaking 101: What Are Restaking, Liquid Restaking and EigenLayer?
EigenLayer and similar "restaking" protocols are currently the buzziest investment in blockchain, but the technology isn't without risks.
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U.S. Senate's Warren Warns National Security Chiefs About Iranian Crypto Mining
In a letter to top officials, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Angus King flagged Iran's reliance on cryptocurrency mining as a way to evade sanctions pressure.
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Binance Nigeria Money Laundering Trial Delayed to May 17, Says Gambaryan Family Spokesperson
Binance's lawyer needed more time to look at evidence from Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
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Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
Rabotnik, 24, has also been ordered to pay over $16 million in restitution.
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Crypto Was One of the Biggest Money Laundering Risks in 2022-2023: UK Govt. Report
Between 2022 and 2023, crypto alongside retail banking, wholesale banking and wealth management posed the greatest risk of being exploited for money laundering, a report by th...
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House's McHenry Accuses SEC Chief Gensler of Misleading Congress on Ethereum
The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says Gensler refused to discuss his view on ETH in testimony even after the SEC was investigating it as a security.
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Stablecoin Bill Unlikely to Get Pinned to FAA Reauthorization, Putting Effort On Hold Again
A flash of hope that an FAA bill could carry U.S. stablecoin rules across the finish line has been momentarily dashed as congressional leaders were said to ward off amendments...