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BlackRock ETFs significantly increase MicroStrategy exposure
Quick Take According to data from Fintel, 82 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have acquired shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) This data is current until May 30, 2024, and does not include the recent
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Crypto firms on alert after Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino warns of email list breach
Paolo Ardoino, the CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, warned on June 5 about a potential security breach involving an unnamed crypto mailing list provider In a post on the social media platform X
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Aave tops $20 billion in deposits amid record revenue and fee switch discussions
Aave community members are pushing for a fee switch proposal after the DeFi protocol’s annualized revenue reached new highs this week On June 2, Matthew Graham, a member of the Aave liquidity
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Huge short Bitcoin positions above $71k suggest potential for rapid market movements
Quick Take Bitcoin has, for now, cemented itself above $70,000, boasting a market cap of roughly $14 trillion The close on June 4 above $70,000 marks only day 13 that Bitcoin has achieved this level,
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OpenAI, DeepMind insiders demand AI whistleblower protections
Individuals with past and present roles at OpenAI and Google DeepMind called for the protection of critics and whistleblowers on June 4 Authors of an open letter urged AI companies not to enter
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Bitcoin ETFs record best day with no outflows netting $887 million
Quick Take Farside data shows that on June 4, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw significant inflows, with a total of $8866 million This makes it the second-largest day of inflows since launch,
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Lawmakers plea for President Biden’s swift action as US Binance exec fights for life in Nigerian prison
US lawmakers have urged President Joe Biden to intervene in the case of Tigran Gambaryan, a Binance executive detained in Nigeria In a June 4 letter to President Biden, Secretary of State Anthony
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Google publishes new policy paper emphasizing privacy in AI development
Google released a new policy working paper on June 4 titled “Generative AI and Privacy,” emphasizing the critical need for privacy protections in the development and deployment of
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Bitwise CIO says market undervaluing Washington’s shifting attitude toward crypto
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes the market is underestimating the significance of Washington’s evolving attitude toward cryptocurrencies Hougan said in a June 4 memo that the US political
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Bitcoin short-term holders increased holdings by over 1 million BTC in six months
Onchain Highlights DEFINITION: The total supply held by short-term holders [BTC] is the total amount of circulating supply held by short-term holders Long-term and Short-Term Holder supply is defined
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Spain extends Worldcoin ban until 2024-end
Spain has extended its ban on Worldcoin’s operations, a project led by Tools for Humanity Corporation, until the end of the year or until the Bavarian Data Protection Authority (BayLDA) reaches
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Bitcoin halving slashes miners’ production in May by over 40%
Several Bitcoin miners experienced a decline in BTC production in May due to the effects of the April Bitcoin halving event The Bitcoin halving occurs approximately every four years and automatically
