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MicroStrategy continues stacking Bitcoin with $1.65 billion purchase during Q1
MicroStrategy’s first quarter earnings report showed the firm bought roughly 25,250 BTC for $165 billion at an average price of $65,232 per BTC during the first three months of the year With
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Hong Kong Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs expected to outperform US counterparts’ volume on day 1
As Hong Kong braces for the debut of its first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, expectations are soaring that the initial trading volumes will eclipse those witnessed during similar launches in the
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From Asia expansion to AI innovation, IQ.wiki charts its future in crypto
IQwiki, the decentralized alternative to Wikipedia for crypto topics, has made major strides in AI In a recent episode of the SlateCast hosted by Liam “Akiba” Wright and Nate Whitehill,
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Lawmakers urge Biden administration to address ‘rogue nations’ evading sanctions via crypto
A coalition of US lawmakers penned a letter to top government officials on April 28 expressing urgent concern over the use of digital currencies like Tether (USDT) by countries such as Russia, Iran,
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Analysts clash over future of Bitcoin ETFs as institutional interest lags
Quick Take Jim Bianco, head of Bianco Research, has been a vocal critic of the Bitcoin ETFs due to their centralization concerns Bianco recently said: “A spot ETF is NOT, repeat not,
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Small Bitcoin holders are accumulating even as prices fall
Tracking the changes in the supply held by entities with various Bitcoin balances provides insight into investor behavior and potential price movements Each category of holder—from individual
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Osmosis founder envisions Cosmos as Bitcoin’s application layer in DeFi future
In a recent episode of the SlateCast, Akiba and Nate welcomed Sunny Aggarwal, the founder of Osmosis, for an insightful discussion about the Cosmos ecosystem, the rise of hyperbitcoinization, and the
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SEC suspected Ethereum was a security since 2018, new Consensys documents reveal
The Gary Gensler-led Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) began investigating Ethereum’s security status last year, according to an April 29 court filing by Consensys The filing disclosed
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Ethereum transaction fees overtake Bitcoin as Runes speculation subsides
Quick Take In the week preceding the much-anticipated Bitcoin halving on April 20, transaction fees for Bitcoin exceeded those of Ethereum; this trend persisted until April 27, according to Glassnode
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Tether invests $200 million to reach ‘ultimate’ goal of putting computers in people’s brain
Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry, has announced a strategic investment of $200 million into Blackrock Neurotech, a leading pioneer in Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI)
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Polkadot parachain Peaq receives major migrations from decentralized mapping projects
Polkadot-related Peaq, a layer-1 blockchain network tailored for Decentralized Physical Infrastructure (DePIN) and Real-World Assets (RWAs), saw adoption from two major DePIN projects, MapMetrics and
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Yen’s freefall prompts Japanese intervention as USD/JPY hits 34-year high
Quick Take The Japanese yen’s freefall against the US dollar has reached alarming levels, prompting intervention by Japanese authorities in the foreign exchange market According to the Wall
