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Top five stablecoins near all-time high with $150 billion market cap
Quick Take The aggregate supply of the top five stablecoins has reached $150 billion in market capitalization, with USDT (Tether) and USDC (USD Coin) leading the pack at $110 billion and $34 billion,
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Crypto donations in the US hit $2 billion after top charities accept digital contributions
Leading US nonprofits are increasingly accepting crypto donations, marking a significant shift in charitable giving trends, according to a BanklessTimes report Two out of the three top US-based
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Tether commits to freezing addresses linked to sanctions as scrutiny over USDT misuse grows
Stablecoin issuer Tether told CryptoSlate that the firm would freeze any addresses linked to sanctioned entities This decision comes in response to reports indicating that some state actors were
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Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF attracted major institutional investors in Q1
Quick Take The SEC’s 13F filings, which require institutional investors managing over $100 million in assets to disclose their equity holdings quarterly, reveal a growing interest in the newly
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Bitcoin’s hash rate shows resilience, set to propel difficulty to new heights
Quick Take Data from Coinwarz shows the Bitcoin network is gearing up for another difficulty adjustment, scheduled for April 24 at approximately 1:57 PM UTC The adjustment is expected to be over 22%,
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Crypto groups sue SEC, claiming overreach in new dealer rule definition
Two prominent bodies in the crypto sphere, the Blockchain Association and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas, have taken legal action against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) In an
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Mining pool ViaBTC auctions rare Bitcoin ‘epic sat’ from recent halving event on CoinEx
ViaBTC, the world’s third-largest mining pool, is initiating an auction for the “epic sat” it uncovered during Bitcoin’s fourth halving event on April 20 In an April 23
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AI-based human gene editing breakthrough opens path to open-source cures to disease, slow aging
Founder and CEO of Biotechnology company Profluent Ali Madani revealed today that his team has successfully edited DNA in human cells using gene editors entirely designed by artificial intelligence
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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF enters elite top 10 continuing a 70-day positive run of inflows
Quick Take According to Farside data, Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a net inflow of $622 million on April 22 This marks back-to-back net inflows for the first time since April 11
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Binance faces app removal in the Philippines over regulatory issues
The Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is working with Google and Apple to remove the Binance app from their app marketplaces for Filipino users, according to an April 23
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Could Esienberg commodities conviction be smoking gun for Coinbase against SEC?
Could a recent US criminal court case involving digital assets trading be helpful to Coinbase in its defense against the SEC Last week, Avraham Eisenberg was convicted in a groundbreaking case on
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Ripple challenges SEC’s $2 billion fine, proposes $10 million settlement instead
Crypto company Ripple has responded to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) pursuit of nearly $2 billion in fines by advocating for a different approach In a court filing dated April
