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Sam Bankman-Fried Files Notice of Appeal, Challenges Conviction and Sentence
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried formally lodged an appeal against both his conviction and sentence with the District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) on Thursday Bankman-Fried’s
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7-Day NFT Sales Increase by 37%, Bitcoin-Based Collections Lead
Sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recorded a more than 37% increase to $277 million in the seven-day period ending April 11 Six of the top 10 collections with the largest sales volumes were
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Circle Unveils Smart Contract Service for Blackrock BUIDL Holders to Convert to USDC
On Thursday, the financial technology firm and stablecoin provider Circle introduced smart contract capabilities aimed at enabling holders of the Blackrock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund
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43 Bitcoin Projects Secure Key Funding in 2024 Attracting Over $127 Million
Since the onset of 2024, the Bitcoin ecosystem has seen an influx of capital flowing into startups Data gathered by Coin98 Analytics from the web portal crypto-fundraisinginfo, reveals that over the
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Fidelity’s FBTC Gains Ground, Absorbing Over 1,000 BTC Amid Wednesday’s $123M Inflow
US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) garnered $1237 million in positive inflows during Wednesday’s trading Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) experienced a decline in its bitcoin
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Bitcoin Difficulty and Hashrate Reach Record Highs as Halving Draws Closer
Bitcoin’s network difficulty climbed to an unprecedented peak on April 10, 2024, at block height 838,656, increasing by 392% to reach 8639 trillion This escalation in difficulty will make it
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Merlin Chain Sets New Standard for Blockchain Security and Innovation With State-of-the-Art Chain Architecture
PRESS RELEASE Singapore, April 11th, 2024 — Merlin Chain, a trailblazer in Bitcoin-native layer 2 (L2) protocols, has rolled out a comprehensive suite of security measures alongside
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First Digital Labs to Launch FDUSD on L1 Blockchain Network SuiÂ
The stablecoin issuer First Digital Labs has announced its intention to debut its dollar-pegged token FDUSD on the Sui network This collaboration is described as a “strategic alliance aimed at
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Leaked Personal Info of Over 5 Million Salvadorans Apparently Linked to Chivo Wallet
A database with the personal information of over 5 million Salvadorans was recently leaked in a data breach forum The database, which has been around since August and has recently been linked to
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Coinbase, A16z-Backed Web3 Ad Network Everyworld to Begin Community Airdrop
Everyworld, the Coinbase and A16z-backed Web3 advertising network, is set to start its community airdrop on April 15 Users who wish to participate in the airdrop must not be US citizens or residents
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Australian Securities Regulator Appeals Federal Court Ruling Favoring Finder Wallet
The Australian securities regulator has said it will appeal the federal court’s dismissal of its civil penalty proceedings against Finder Wallet Pty Ltd The regulator launched penalty
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Russian Central Bank Chief: Mass Adoption of Digital Ruble Expected in 5 to 7 Years
Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Russian central bank, has stated that the mass launch of the digital ruble will take five to seven years This appears to contradict recent suggestions by the chairman
