Bitcoin, Ether Could Witness Upside Volatility as $15B Options Expiry Looms.

Dealer hedging could breed volatility at around $70,000, one observer said. origin »

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Ethereum spot ETF could still be possible even if ETH is classified as a security: BlackRock CEO.

BlackRock CEO believes an Ethereum spot ETF could be viable even if the SEC wants to classify Ethereum as a security. origin »

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Bitcoin DeFi protocol Velar announces IEO for its token.

Bybit will list $VELAR, marking a milestone in unlocking dormant Bitcoin capital for DeFi, a market estimated at $1 trillion. origin »

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The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain.

The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is the blue-faced creature behind the $BRETT token? origin »

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Fidelity registers for spot Ethereum ETF.

Fidelity Investments has officially joined the race for a spot Ethereum ETF. origin »

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Illuvium raises $12 million ahead of its ecosystem launch.

Illuvium secured $12 million in Series A funding from investors like Arrington Capital to fuel the launch of its ecosystem. origin »

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Ether.Fi's ETHFI Jumps 50% to Record, May Boost Valuations for Liquid Restaking Token Airdrops: Analyst.

The performance of EtherFi's token could lift valuations of other restaking platforms ahead of their airdrops, one analyst noted. origin »

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Court Freezes $7.6 Million Assets Of Satoshi Wannabe Craig Wright To Prevent Legal Costs Evasion.

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BEFE Coin’s Price Spikes by +20% – Holders Buzzing about the 1000x Buzz!.

The past seven days have been quite fruitful for BEFE, with a growth of over 20%. But will it grow more or fall back to square one? BEFE’s Past Week Growth The onset of March 23, 2024, appeared like a golden sun for BEFE, shining with the promise of a brighter week. Thanks to the […] origin »

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KangaMoon on traders’ watchlist as Bitcoin volatility sparks uncertainty.

The KangaMoon (KANG) meme coin has surged by an impressive 180% in its ongoing presale swiftly establishing itself as a contender in the meme coin market#sponsored origin »

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Litecoin Scorches Past $100 After 13% Price Liftoff Following CFTC’s Designation Of LTC As Commodity.

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Robots are coming for our jobs. It’s time they pay for our pensions, too | Opinion.

Without decentralization, humans will either struggle to make ends meet or be dependent on the mercy of a government or a corporation. origin »

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Kiyosaki questions Bitcoin’s legitimacy; this potential ‘Dogecoin Killer’ has ambitions to reach $500.

Renowned investor Robert Kiyosaki, author of the mega-selling “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has been a vocal advocate for Bitcoin for years. Recently, however, Kiyosaki’s stance seems to be wavering. origin »

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Entangle Announces Launch of its Photon Cross-Chain Messenger in Web3.

Entangle, a Web3 data infrastructure firm, announced it is set to redefine web3 communication with the launch of its lightning-fast cross-chain messenger, Photon. Following successful testing ahead of the Entangle mainnet release, Photon poses as the fastest cross-chain messenger in the Web3 ecosystem, boasting remarkable speeds facilitated by its innovative transmitter Agents. Photon: Fastest Cross-Chain […] origin »

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Cardano Latest Technological Updates Unveiled, Analyst Maintains Bullish Outlook on ADA.

Cardano (ADA), the proof-of-stake blockchain platform, has made notable progress in technological advancements, according to Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK), the engineering firm behind the Cardano blockchain. origin »

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sees No Chance of a Recession While Bitcoin Gains as a Hedge.

Powell's optimism on the economy, reflecting on core PCE and inflation rates meeting forecasts, amidst growing Bitcoin interest as a fiscal hedge. The post Fed Chair Jerome Powell Sees No Chance of a Recession While Bitcoin Gains as a Hedge appeared first on BeInCrypto. origin »

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Court rules Custodia Bank not entitled to Federal Reserve master account.

A Wyoming court has ruled against Caitlin Long’s Custodia Bank by determining that the lender is not entitled to a Federal Reserve master account. In a summary judgment on March 29, Judge Scott W. origin »

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Elon Musk’s X to introduce advanced Grok-1.5 AI to testers next week.

Elon Musk's Grok-1.5 AI can handle information from much longer documents and maintain accuracy with complex prompts. origin »

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Crypto exchange HKVAEX announces full shutdown amid regulatory pressure, Binance’s role questioned.

HKVAEX, allegedly backed by Binance, will cease all crypto services in May, following its license application withdrawal in Hong Kong. origin »

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Elon Musk teases next-gen AI chatbot Grok-1.5 with superior coding and math skills.

Elon Musk announced that an upgraded iteration of his artificial intelligence firm xAI’s chatbot Grok may be released next week. This revelation came via Musk’s social media post on March 29, following xAI’s announcement of Grok-1. origin »

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Grayscale unveils staking-focused yield fund for qualified investors.

Available for investors with over $1 million in AUM, the fund's returns are based on staking rewards from different tokens. origin »

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Analysts eye MicroStrategy share price to Bitcoin holdings ratio closely as MSTR falls 11%.

Quick Take MicroStrategy (MSTR), the business intelligence firm renowned for its substantial Bitcoin holdings, experienced a significant share price decline of over 11% on March 28. The company’s shares are currently trading at $1,704, starkly contrasting the recently anticipated $2,000 mark reported by CryptoSlate just days earlier. origin »

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The Infosec Basics: How to Keep Your Bitcoin Seed Phrase Secure.

Security is priority #1 when it comes to keeping your bitcoin safe. A simple guide on how to keep your seed phrase private and secure. The fourth installment of “10 Steps to Self-Sovereignty” powered by Ledger. origin »

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Fake token copies Ethena Labs, gets exploited for $290K on Binance Launchpool.

Someone posing as Ethena Labs made a fake token. origin »

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Asia’s MicroStrategy: Metalpha on Hedging for Sustainable Investing.

Metalpha is a financial services company safeguarding investors through bull and bear markets with effective customized hedging solutions. origin »

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Solana Foundation Says It Can Filter Through the Offensive Meme Coin Problem.

Panelists at a BUIDL Asia summit said racist meme coins can be handled with a light touch. origin »

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Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs.

Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakomoto origin »

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Dogwifhat Becomes Third-Largest Meme Coin as Bitcoin Clings to $70K.

WIF touched the $4 mark early Friday before retreating as the meme coin sector showed the most volatility in a little-changed market. origin »

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Ethena’s Prelaunch Futures Surge 22% as ENA Token Is Set to Go Live Next Week.

The price surge implied that the token could debut with a market cap of over $500 million. origin »

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ETHFI price soared up to 150% this week; but why?.

The stellar rise of ETHFI's price can be tied to investor optimism and strong fundamentals, Modular Crypto co-founder weighs in. origin »

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Sam Bankman-Fried might get early release, suggest legal experts.

Despite the 25-year sentence, there have been talks that under state law, FTX's former CEO could receive a reduced sentence. origin »

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BlackRock’s tokenized fund registers over $240 million in inflows within a week.

BlackRock's tokenized money market fund built on Ethereum blockchain has attracted over $240M in inflows since its debut a week ago. origin »

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Vitalik Buterin pushes for anti-correlation incentives in Ethereum staking.

Vitalik Buterin says that Ethereum's decentralization for staking needs a key measure: anti-correlation incentives. origin »

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Ethereum Hit by 'Blobscriptions' in First Stress Test of Blockchain's New Data System.

Ethereum fees for "blobs" – the blockchain's new dedicated class of cheaper data storage – spiked Wednesday after a project called Ethscriptions created a new way of inscribing data, known as “blobscriptions.” origin »

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OKX’s Global Compliance Chief Left After Six Months.

Patrick Donegan, whose LinkedIn profile says he managed a team of 300 people around the world, was at OKX from August 2023 to January 2024. origin »

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ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Hits $200M Daily Inflows for First Time.

The bitcoin ETF market registered net inflows of $243.4 million as BTC teased a return north of $72,000 a week after sinking below $63,000. origin »

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Over $1B in U.S. Treasury Notes Has Been Tokenized on Public Blockchains.

Tokenized Treasuries are digital representations of U.S. government bonds that can be traded as digital tokens on the blockchain. origin »

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What Binance's Exit From Nigeria Means for P2P Bitcoin.

The exchange was forced to leave Nigeria, and I’m sure it will happen to other crypto companies in other countries, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, writes. origin »

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Crypto Stocks Like MicroStrategy, Coinbase Could Shoot Up if Short Sellers Exit.

MicroStrategy and Coinbase's stock prices could shoot up if short sellers bail out, according to a report by data analytics firm S3 Partners. origin »

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Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev.

The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said. origin »

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Ondo Finance to Move $95M to BlackRock's Tokenized Fund for Instant Settlements for Its T-Bill Token.

The allocation marks to first example of a crypto protocol leveraging BlackRock's tokenized fund for its own offering. origin »

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U.S Has its 11th Spot Bitcoin ETF After Hashdex Fund Conversion.

Trading under the ticker DEFI, asset manager Hashdex’s Bitcoin Futures ETF – which had been trading as a futures-based fund on the New York Stock Exchange since 2022 – was renamed and converted into the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF and now operates as a spot bitcoin fund. origin »

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The Benefits of Assets Tokenization.

We need to start thinking of blockchains as infrastructure for financial innovation rather than concentrating on the prices of a few digital assets, like bitcoin and ether, says WisdomTree’s digital of digital assets, Benjamin Dean. origin »

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Coinbase Loses Most of Motion to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit.

A federal judge ruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought enough of a case arguing that Coinbase is operating an unregistered broker, exchange and clearinghouse that its suit against the crypto trading company should move forward. origin »

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Render (RNDR) Price Analysis: Fresh 2024 Highs Likely Due to This Reason.

Render price is currently struggling to breach through a key resistance level but by the looks of investors' behavior, a rally is likely The post Render (RNDR) Price Analysis: Fresh 2024 Highs Likely Due to This Reason appeared first on BeInCrypto. origin »

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Custodia Bank Loses Lawsuit Challenging Fed Rejection of Master Account Application.

A federal judge ruled that Custodia Bank, a Wyoming special-purpose depository institution, isn't entitled to membership in the Federal Reserve or to a Fed master account. origin »

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KuCoin Retreats from Hong Kong Amid Regulatory Pressure.

Amidst regulatory pressures and a significant financial downturn, KuCoin withdraws its Hong Kong VASP license application, reflecting a critical juncture for the exchange's future compliance and operational strategies. origin »

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Bitcoin futures trading to go live on Brazil’s stock exchange in April.

Brazil's stock exchange B3 says it got regulator approval to launch bitcoin futures trading, set to start April 17. origin »

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Meme coin market cap soared over 100% in one month: IntoTheBlock.

The meme coin sector sees a resurgence in speculative interest, with its market cap exceeding $50B and an all-time high in investors. origin »

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Binance Executives File Suit Against Nigeria: Local Media.

The two Binance executives held in Nigeria after being invited for consultations filed suit against two government agencies for allegedly violating their human rights. origin »

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