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Wisconsin Pioneers State-Level Bitcoin Investment in the U.S.
In a landmark move, Wisconsin has become the first US state to invest in bitcoin, underscoring the growing institutional interest in cryptocurrencies The State of Wisconsin Investment Board, which
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Vanguard Appoints Crypto-Friendly Salim Ramji as CEO, Sparks Speculation on Bitcoin ETFs
Salim Ramji, a former executive at Blackrock renowned for his leadership in Ishares and Index Investments, and for overseeing the filing for Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust, has been
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Defi Protocol Sonne Finance Reports Major Security Breach, $20 Million Lost to Hackers
Sonne Finance, a decentralized liquidity market protocol, was hit by a cyberattack, with initial losses of $3 million in USD Coin and Wrapped Ethereum from its Optimism chain quickly escalating to
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Leading Trader Criticizes Worldcoin’s ‘Predatory’ Tokenomics, Labels WLD a Fake $60B AI Coin
The Worldcoin project’s predatory tokenomics will not result in the “greatest transfer of wealth” to the masses but a transfer to the “pockets of the Worldcoin team and
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Moonpay Donates $1 Million to Stand With Crypto
Moonpay, one of the largest cryptocurrency onramp and offramp providers, has donated $1 million to Stand With Crypto, a nonprofit that seeks to rally American voters around the cryptocurrency cause
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Openai Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Steps Down, Jakub Pachocki Named New Chief Scientist
Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder and the chief scientist at Openai, announced his departure from the company after nearly a decade to work on a “personally meaningful” project, without
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Industry Experts Foresee Massive Growth for Crypto Market, Predictions up to $100 Trillion
Raoul Pal, a well-known financial sector figure, predicts a significant expansion of the cryptocurrency market, forecasting its market capitalization could reach $100 trillion due to global liquidity
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Metaplanet Unveils ‘Bitcoin-First’ Strategy to Face Japan’s Economic Weakness
Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed public company, has unveiled a “bitcoin first” strategy to combat the Japanese economy’s weakness and the yen’s devaluation In a document shared on
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Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Venture Capital Firm Leads Polymarket’s $45 Million Series B Funding Round
Billionaire Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund recently led the Series B funding round for the crypto-based prediction markets platform, Polymarket, which raised $45 million The latest round valued
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From Historic Banking Family to BTC — Rothschild-Linked Firm Invests in Bitcoin ETFs GBTC and IBIT
According to a recent earnings filing, Edmond de Rothschild Holding SA, a private banking and asset management entity linked with the distinguished Rothschild banking family from France, holds shares
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Crypto Broker Fined Nearly $1.7M for Illegally Providing Access to Digital Asset Exchanges
On May 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced it had fined crypto brokerage firm Falcon Labs Ltd approximately $17 million The fines are penalties for the firm’s illegal
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Andrew Tate Pours $6M Into Gamestop as Meme Stock Craze Continues to Shock Wall Street
The frenzy surrounding GME and AMC remains ongoing, with both stocks experiencing increases of 200% and 150%, respectively, over the past five days In the midst of this excitement, CNBC’s Mad Money
