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Ripple Asks Court to Reject SEC’s $2 Billion Penalty Request in XRP Case
24.4.2024
Ripple Labs has filed its opposition to the request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the company to pay $2 billion in fines in the XRP case. “The SEC’s draconian remedial requests are ungrounded in law or principle. This court should reject them in their...
Jack Dorsey’s Block Targets Chip Advancement With 3nm Bitcoin ASIC Mining Rig
23.4.2024
On Tuesday, Jack Dorsey, the founder of Block, took to X to announce that the company is “building a mining rig.” Dorsey also shared a blog post authored by Block’s lead for mining hardware products, Naoise Irwin. The post revealed enhancements in the chip design, upgrading from...
SEC Lawyers Resign After Judge Sanctions the Regulator for ‘Gross Abuse of Power’
23.4.2024
Two lead attorneys for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the case against crypto firm Debt Box have reportedly resigned. This followed a federal judge sanctioning the SEC for its “gross abuse of power” after the agency made “materially false and misleading...
Venezuelan State Oil Company to Accelerate USDT Adoption for Settlements; Tether Vows to Uphold OFAC Sanctions
23.4.2024
PDVSA, the state-owned Venezuelan oil company, would be preparing to migrate more of its payments portfolio to USDT, a dollar stablecoin, to avoid being affected by the restitution of U.S. sanctions. Reuters reported that the company started receiving payments in USDT last year and will accelerate...
Token airdrops targeted by farm accounts and ‘Sybil attacks’
23.4.2024
Airdrop squatters are creating fake accounts on platforms for the sole purpose of farming airdrop tokens, thus taking away share from loyal users
Controversy Swirls Around Bitcoin’s BIP-420: Push Behind Opcode ‘Isn’t in Good Faith,’ Says Developer
23.4.2024
On Monday evening, Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer unveiled a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) that reintroduces the OP_CAT opcode to Bitcoin. This opcode could facilitate more streamlined and efficient decentralized file hosting systems, payment channels, and sophisticated Bitcoin...
Fidelity Digital Assets ‘Signals’ Report Revises Bitcoin Outlook to ‘Neutral’
23.4.2024
The latest quarterly report from Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) Research reveals key insights into the bitcoin and ethereum markets as of Q1 2024. With a detailed analysis of market conditions and future outlooks, FDA’s research report provides several predictions for short and long-term...
Crypto market will continue to surge, says Glassnode Co-founders
23.4.2024
If the ongoing trends in the crypto market are anything to go by, it is right to assume that Bitcoin is narrating the tale of survivors—those who held onto BTC in their portfolios at a time when the market was struggling to get past $20,000. As a result, the token has now risen above $65,000. ...
‘Dork Lord’ Meme Coin Surges 83,810% While Another Lesser-Known Crypto Nears $10,000,000 Million
23.4.2024
In a low cap Solana meme coin skyrocket, the Dork Lord token (DORK) has exploded +83,810%. This article will provide an analysis of DORK’s current price trends and look to see whether an innovative multi-chain meme coin, Dogeverse, represents a more promising investment opportunity at this time....
Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Sees 70 Straight Days of Inflows — Holdings Near 274K BTC
23.4.2024
The world’s largest asset manager with $10.5 trillion in assets under management, Blackrock, has seen 70 consecutive days of inflows into its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This achievement places Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which has amassed approximately 274K bitcoins since...
Crypto Whales Rally Behind Emerging Web3 Gambling Project with 1,000x Growth Potential
23.4.2024
The presale for Solana’s promising new GambleFi token, Mega Dice (DICE), kicked off last week, quickly garnering nearly $500,000 dollars, as reported on the token’s website. The ICO began last Wednesday and raised a beefy $300,000 within 24 hours. Indeed, early supporters were not hard...
Ian Rogers, CXO at Ledger, on Self-Custody, The Future of Hardware Wallets, and The Launch of Ledger Stax | Ep. 328
23.4.2024
Ian Rogers, Chief Experience Officer at Ledger, discusses his move from the world of Apple and Yahoo to that of crypto and Ledger, as well as the incoming Ledger Stax, adding that more secrets will be revealed soon.
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Crypto news: BlockDAG’s X30 miner thrives in crypto mining markets while Ethereum price & XRP dip
23.4.2024
Ethereum prices teeter on critical levels, and the XRP signal struggles under the weight of recent losses, failing to break past $0.50. Amid these fluctuations, BlockDAG stands out with its groundbreaking X30 miner. With a hash rate that dominates the competition and advanced ASIC technology...
Paypal Promotes Low-Carbon Bitcoin Mining With New Research Paper
23.4.2024
Paypal, in collaboration with Energy Web and DMG Blockchain Solutions Inc., has introduced an approach to promote environmentally sustainable practices in bitcoin mining. This research-backed initiative encourages miners to utilize low-carbon energy sources by offering financial incentives. Paypal...
SEC Sued by Crypto Industry Groups Over Definition of ‘Dealer’ in Securities
23.4.2024
The Blockchain Association and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) have taken legal action against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), filing a lawsuit in the Northern District of Texas.
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Crypto Whales Bet 300K USDT On A Crazy Hand Of Poker At CoinPoker
23.4.2024
Celebrity poker player Antanas ‘Tony G’ Guoga won a pot worth just over $300,000 this weekend on the CoinPoker website, beating an anonymous whale in a high-stakes 1000/2000 game.
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Crypto Contributions Exceed $2B in 2024 as Top U.S. Charities Embrace Digital Donations
23.4.2024
Leading charitable organizations in the United States are embracing cryptocurrencies amid the growing adoption of digital assets.
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Exclusive ‘Epic Satoshi’ Auction Launches, Bids Already Double to 2 BTC
23.4.2024
Coinex has launched the auction for the ‘epic satoshi’ from the fourth halving, originally mined by the mining pool Viabtc. This event, marking Sat # 1,968,750,000,000,000, commenced with a starting bid of 1 bitcoin. Following ten subsequent bids, the highest offer has reached...
Crypto Lobbyists Sue SEC Over 'Dealer' Definition
23.4.2024
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule expanding the definition of a "dealer" to capture digital assets activity went too far, a lawsuit by the Blockchain Association and Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas alleged
Crypto.com Postpones South Korea Launch After Reports of Money Laundering Probe
23.4.2024
The firm maintains the "highest" anti-money laundering standards in the industry, it said in a statement to CoinDesk