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Defi Platforms Lose More Than $336 Million in Digital Funds in Q1 of 2024, Study Finds
In the first quarter of 2024, more than $336 million in digital assets were stolen from decentralized finance platforms across 61 incidents of hacking and fraud During this period, criminals made off
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44-Day Bitcoin Drain: Coinbase and Binance Shed 76,179 BTC in Less Than 2 Months
Recent figures show that over a span of 44 consecutive days, 76,179 bitcoins, worth $541 billion, have been moved out of Coinbase and Binance, the two leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodial
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Latam Insights: Brazil to Offer Bitcoin Futures, Paraguay Battles Mining, Worldcoin Wins in Chile
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week In this issue: the Brazilian stock exchange will offer bitcoin futures
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Solana Foundation Asserts Core Network Should Be Permissionless Regarding Offensive Meme Coin Issues
The Solana Foundation has given its take on the offensive meme coin issue that originates on the Solana blockchain Austin Federa, head of strategy at the Solana Foundation, sustained that the core
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Buterin, Yakovenko and Gün Sirer: Crypto Creators Take on the Meme Coin Phenomenon
The meme coin phenomenon, where communities produce tokens with no other support than a meme behind it, has given rise to opposing opinions These range from the most positive ones, which regard them
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Court Dismisses Custodia Bank’s Challenge Against Federal Reserve
In a significant ruling, a federal judge has dismissed Custodia Bank Inc’s claim for entitlement to a Federal Reserve master account, marking a setback for the Wyoming-based depository
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Bitcoin ETFs Experience Turnaround With $859M Inflows After Previous Outflows
US spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have enjoyed a streak of positive inflows for four consecutive days, according to the latest figures This rise in interest comes after a previous week
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Grayscale Study Pinpoints Bitcoin in Mid-Phase Bull Run, Eyes Future Growth
Amidst a vibrant resurgence in bitcoin’s value, a comprehensive analysis by Grayscale and researcher Michael Zhao sheds light on the anatomy of the current bitcoin market cycle The study
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Bitcoin Halving Inches Closer With Fewer Than 2,900 Blocks Remaining
The next Bitcoin halving is on the horizon, drawing closer with each passing block and anticipated to take place anywhere between April 18 to April 22, 2024, at the milestone of block 840,000
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Stablecoin Market Swells With Growth in March, Led by Ethena’s USDE
This month we have witnessed a continuous expansion in the stablecoin domain, eclipsing the $150 billion mark on March 20, 2024, with an infusion of an additional $14 billion into the arena since
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Convicted UK Woman Found With $4B in BTC, the SEC Seeks $2B Fine From Ripple, and More — Week in Review
A London woman has been convicted for money laundering, having been found with over $43 billion in bitcoin, which she converted into physical assets The SEC is seeking a nearly $2 billion fine from
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Consensys to SEC: Recognize the Advanced Safeguards Inherent in Ethereum’s Design
Consensys has told the US Securities and Exchange Commission that Ethereum’s proof of stake implementation “meets and even exceeds the security of Bitcoin’s Proof of Work (PoW)”