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Bitcoin ETF Trading Spikes to Busiest Session Since January Debut
Bloomberg exchange-traded funds analyst Eric Balchunas noted a particular uptick in volume for HODL and BTCW. Source link
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The Crypto Vibe Shift
Increasingly governments, including in the U.S., appear to want to work with the industry to develop policies that protect consumers without hampering the development of crypto. The European Union passed the significant MiCA ruleset while […]
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Liquid Restaking Protocol Puffer Rakes in $1B in Deposits in Just 3 Weeks
Liquid restaking protocols are seeing ample demand from users as speculation mounts over potential applications for the Ethereum restaking juggernaut EigenLayer, and the prospects for rewards paid out to early users. Source link
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Stellar Starts Phased Rollout of 'Soroban' Smart Contracts
The “Protocol 20” upgrade, which adds support for Ethereum-style smart contracts to the decade-old payments-focused blockchain, had been delayed by three weeks due to precautions after a bug was found. Source link
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U.S. Treasury’s OFAC Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
“The LockBit ransomware variant, like other major ransomware variants, operates in the ‘ransomware-as-a-service’ (RaaS) model, in which administrators, also called developers, design the ransomware, recruit other members — called affiliates — to deploy it, and […]
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Mike Novogrataz’s Galaxy Digit (GLXY.TO) Initiated at Buy at Canaccord
Galaxy’s institutional trading business is a “share gainer,” said Vafi, citing the upcoming launch of its crypto prime brokerage platform, Galaxy One. Combine that with the price gains surrounding the spot ETFs and the upcoming […]
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Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals, Have Made Australians More Friendly Towards Crypto: Study
The annual report is based on a panel of over 2,100 adult respondents from all walks of life, notably a tiny sample size in a country of more than 26 million. Yet, the report provides […]
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Ether Hits $3K for First Time in Nearly 2 Years Amid Rising ETH ETF Excitement
The price of ether, the native token to the Ethereum network, rose past $3,000 for the first time since April 2022 on Monday, continuing a recent hot streak. Source link
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Trader Takes $20M ‘Butterfly’ Bet to Guard Against Bitcoin (BTC) Price Dropping to $47K
The strategy will earn maximum profit if bitcoin falls to $47,000 on the expiry day. The forecast, therefore, is for prices to drop in the next few weeks but not below $47,000. The payoff diagram […]
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DeFi Platform Earning Yield by Shorting Ether Attracts $300M
Ethena offers a 27% annualized reward to holders of its USDe stablecoins, a yield mostly generated by shorting ether futures. Source link