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25 Oct 2024

Microsoft will evaluate Bitcoin as corporate reserve in December

On December 10, Microsoft will vote on whether to add Bitcoin to its reserves. Shareholders will decide the future of this proposal

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25 Oct 2024

Ripple vs. SEC: new company appeal. What happens to XRP?

Ripple Labs has asked an appeals court to review the old ruling on the illegality of the “institutional” sale of XRP

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24 Oct 2024

A new memecoin in town: GOAT in top100 thanks to Binance

The memecoin Goatse Maximus (GOAT) has entered the top 100 cryptos by capitalization after Binance Futures announced its listing

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24 Oct 2024

Kraken launches Ink: the new Layer 2 blockchain on Ethereum

Ink, Kraken's new Layer 2 blockchain, will be based on Ethereum and built with the OP Stack. Testnet in 2024 and mainnet in 2025

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24 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: is gold's rally a BRAKE for BTC?

Gold ETFs record inflow in October: as happened in 2020, price trends may suggest a bullish response from BTC

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24 Oct 2024

Denmark: crypto taxes at 42% on unrealized capital gains

The cryptocurrency tax issue is hotter than ever. Denmark proposes 42% crypto taxes on unrealized gains

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23 Oct 2024

Ubisoft relaunches Web3 gaming: Champions Tactics lands on Oasys

Champions Tactics is Ubisoft's first official Web3 title, leveraging NFT technology on the Oasys blockchain

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23 Oct 2024

Tether: Paolo Ardoino calls for clear rules for stablecoins

Paolo Ardoino: Clear rules for stablecoins from the US. Protection for users and support for development

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23 Oct 2024

Vitalik Buterin vs. Michael Saylor: “Completely INSANE”

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin lashed out at Michael Saylor, deeming his recent comments with respect to Bitcoin's self-custody “insane”

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21 Oct 2024

Crypto investments: inflow rides the “Trump trade”

In the wake of increasingly favorable US polls for presidential candidate Donald Trump, investments in cryptocurrencies grow

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21 Oct 2024

The altcoin world gets HOT despite Bitcoin dominance

Bitcoin, solidly above $68k and with dominance at highs, doesn't hold back a rising altcoin world. What's missing from the alt-season?

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21 Oct 2024

Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1 billion

Stripe platform acquires Bridge, which specializes in stablecoin payments, for $1.1 billion

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21 Oct 2024

Bitcoin 69k: price flies, +10% week

Bitcoin at 69k, price marks +10% on the weekly. Debate grows over its role as a store of value against the debt crisis

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19 Oct 2024

Solana: activity at record levels thanks (again) to Pump.Fun

Pump.Fun launchpad metrics are hitting new records these days, so much so that some are already preparing for a new meme-season on Solana

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19 Oct 2024

BITCOIN options: SEC approves trading on NYSE and CBOE

The SEC has given the green light for options trading on Bitcoin spot ETFs on NYSE and Cboe, new financial investment instruments

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18 Oct 2024

Blackrock: BUIDL as collateral for derivatives on exchanges

BlackRock's BUIDL token could redefine collateral in crypto derivatives, taking aim at Binance and Deribit and challenging Tether's dominance.

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18 Oct 2024

NFTs take off again from Telegram? Activity at +400% in Q3 2024

NFTs on TON, and more specifically on Telegram, record a spike in volumes: activity at +400% in Q3 2024

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18 Oct 2024

Singapore: DBS launches new tokenization services

Singaporean banking giant DBS has introduced “Token Services” for institutional customers to simplify tokenization operations via smart contracts

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18 Oct 2024

Gold is now the only store of value against debt. What about bitcoin?

Bank of America warns, “Gold is the only store of value against the huge increase in U.S. Debt.” What about Bitcoin?

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17 Oct 2024

Bitcoin mining: the DANGERS behind the convergence with AI

The integration of AI components into the mining industry, according to MARA's Fred Thiel, could pose serious risks to the industry

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16 Oct 2024

Crypto adoption at historic highs: 617 mln holders

A new report from a16z crypto has revealed that cryptocurrency adoption has hit its all-time high for holders and active users

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16 Oct 2024

Binance invests in Bitcoin liquid staking and THIS crypto!

Binance Labs announced a $1 million investment in liquid staking on Bitcoin, supporting new DeFi integrations for BTC

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16 Oct 2024

Italy: Taxes on Bitcoin increase from 26 percent to 42 percent

Taxes on capital gains generated by Bitcoin in Italy will rise from 26 percent to 42 percent. A significant increase that is already creating debate.

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14 Oct 2024

Kamala Harris pro-crypto: here's the Dems' NEW plan

Kamala Harris' campaign suddenly takes a “crypto turn” after announcing “Kamala Harris Will Deliver for Black Men”

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14 Oct 2024

Deutsche Bank supports Keyrock's crypto expansion

Partnership with Deutsche Bank to use multi-currency accounts and foreign exchange services, enhancing crypto market maker's services

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14 Oct 2024

Monochrome launches the world's first Ethereum ETF in Australia

Announced by Monochrome the launch of the first Ethereum spot ETF in Australia, with the ability to redeem in both cash and Ethereum

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14 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: rush above $64k response to favorable macro data

China pushes Bitcoin upward again, with traders now assessing new economic stimulus against the backdrop of US data

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13 Oct 2024

BITCOIN on fire: is the big RALLY near?

China injects liquidity, U.S. elections in sight, and new rate cut expected at the next FOMC. The recipe for Bitcoin's rally?

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12 Oct 2024

Ripple: $1 million in XRP donation to Kamala Harris

Ripple founder Chris Larsen donated more than $1 million in XRP to Kamala Harris' election support committee

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12 Oct 2024

Trump defi: October 15 expected to launch WLFI token

Donald Trump-backed WLFi project opens WLFi token sale on Oct. 15, after users register via KYC

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11 Oct 2024

Arkham: new exchange for derivative products coming soon

Arkham Intelligence is reportedly planning to launch a new exchange for crypto derivatives products, challenging giants such as Binance

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11 Oct 2024

“Bitcoin BANK”: MicroStrategy FINAL challenge

Michael Saylor unveiled in an interview his company MicroStrategy's ultimate goal: to become the first “Bitcoin-friendly” bank

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10 Oct 2024

Bitcoin spot ETFs bring millennials into tradFi

Bitcoin spot ETFs have narrowed the generation gap between Millennials and Gen X with respect to interest in tradFi financial products

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10 Oct 2024

Uniswap launches Unichain, its Ethereum layer 2: Uni +10%

The dex Uniswap launches its Ethereum layer 2: Unichain live in November. The Uni token responds to the news with +10%, breaking the $8

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10 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: BTC spot ETFs soon in South Korea?

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) is reportedly reevaluating the current ban on Bitcoin spot ETFs

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09 Oct 2024

Ethereum: Vitalik Buterin among the candidates for the Nobel Prize?

As we await the various 2024 Nobel Prize awards, there are those who would bet on Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin as a possible winner

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09 Oct 2024

Chainlink and Ida Finance: stablecoin for the Hong Kong market.

Hong Kong tech company Ida Finance partners with Chainlink for HKDA stablecoin: integrated CCIP and Proof of Reserve

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09 Oct 2024

Bitcoin and the “Trump addiction”: target $80-90k in November

Bitcoin's fate seems to depend more and more on the outcome of the U.S. election, with Trump ahead of Harris on Polymarket

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09 Oct 2024

US: ready to sell Bitcoins seized from Silk Road

Road opened for largest Bitcoin sale auction: over 69,370 BTC seized by Silk Road in future sale pressure

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09 Oct 2024

OpenAI expands: BULLISH or BEARISH scenario for crypto?

The latest funding round closed by OpenAI does not seem to have pushed up crypto-AI: what is happening?

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09 Oct 2024

Could Satoshi Nakamoto be Peter Pan? Oops... Peter Todd?

Cullen Hoback's documentary claims to have revealed the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto: Peter Todd would be the candidate. It's already funny as it is

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08 Oct 2024

Crypto.com doesn't go for it: the cex SUES the SEC

After receiving a “Wells notice” from the SEC, Crypto.com has decided to fight back by suing the US regulator

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08 Oct 2024

Binance Launchpool: SCROLL live, airdrop also expected

ETHEREUM's layer 2 SCR token, SCROLL, is ready to land on the 60th Binance Launchpool. AIRDROP expected for qualified users

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08 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: China's brake undermines bullish trend

China's stock market is affecting the performance of global markets and indirectly also Bitcoin, still struggling for $63k

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08 Oct 2024

FTX: Customer reimbursement plan approved

FTX bankruptcy plan approved, full refund in FIAT currency for customers at November 2022 prices

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07 Oct 2024

Crypto investments: THIS macro data curbs inflow

Cryptocurrency investment products have seen a sharp slowdown to inflow in the wake of macro data from the U.S.

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07 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: rise above $63k and it's FOMO memecoin again

Awaiting new “macro” data later in the week to define Bitcoin's precourse, BTC's rise to $63k rewarded memecoins. Is it FOMO again?

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07 Oct 2024

Trump tops Kamala on Polymarket with Musk's support

With Elon Musk's support, Trump overtakes Kamala Harris on Polymarket, but faces crucial challenges in Nevada

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07 Oct 2024

USDT: Tether's new 10-year anniversary documentary

For USDT's 10th anniversary, Tether is releasing a documentary that tells the story and ideology behind its products

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04 Oct 2024

Coinbase: STOP non-MiCA-compliant stablecoins in EU

Exchange Coinbase has announced the “delisting” of several stablecoins that are not MiCA-compliant in the EU

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04 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: Satoshi Nakamoto is Len Sassaman?

Polymarket bettors bet on Len Sassaman as Satoshi in Cullen Hoback's new documentary

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04 Oct 2024

Bitcoin responds to U.S. unemployment rate: what's next?

With 254 thousand new jobs, the US unemployment rate touches 4.1%, and with new Fed cuts likely Bitcoin moves higher

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04 Oct 2024

Bitcoin: IMF corners El Salvador

International Monetary Fund urges El Salvador to reduce Bitcoin use and increase oversight to mitigate financial risks

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04 Oct 2024

Visa stablecoin su Ethereum: il lancio con BBVA nel 2025

BBVA, in partnership with Visa, will use the VTAP platform to introduce a stablecoin on Ethereum in 2025

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03 Oct 2024

JPMorgan: Iran-Israel escalation benefits gold and Bitcoin

Geopolitical tensions, according to JPMorgan, could prompt investors to target Bitcoin and gold as “safe haven” assets

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03 Oct 2024

UK: government pushes for government bonds on blockchain

“Gilts,” or government bonds issued by the UK Treasury, may soon land on the blockchain, and pushing them is the UK government itself

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03 Oct 2024

Rain of liquidity on the way: BTC TO THE MOON?

RECORD debts, rate cuts, fiscal stimulus, rising M2, carry trade. Is the market ready for an abundance of liquidity, BTC to the moon?

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03 Oct 2024

Ripple: Sec files appeal, XRP at $0.52, -10%

The SEC has filed an appeal of its ruling on XRP, with the cryptocurrency's price down 10%, now at $0.52

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02 Oct 2024

Iran vs. Israel makes Bitcoin DUMP: What's happening NOW?

Renewed tensions between Iran and Israel have caused a sharp correction in markets and Bitcoin: what can happen now?

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02 Oct 2024

Ripple: a new XRP spot ETF and a challenge to SWIFT

On the cross-border payments front, the challenge to SWIFT by Ripple is getting more intense, while it awaits the launch of a new XRP spot ETF

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02 Oct 2024

Blackrock: Bitcoin spot ETF over $1 billion in volume

Blackrock's Bitcoin spot ETF, IBIT, surpasses $1 billion in volume in October's first trading session

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01 Oct 2024

Solana: TVL boom in the DeFi ecosystem

Solana ecosystem records portentous TVL growth in multiple DeFi protocols: as many as six have surpassed $1 billion

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01 Oct 2024

GOLD perpetual all time high perpetual

2024 is undoubtedly the year of GOLD: ATH perpetual since the beginning of the year. Here are the tokenized assets to own gold in the crypto sector

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01 Oct 2024

Bybit: WSOT 2024 kicks off, with $10 MILLION prize pool!

Registration opens for the World Series of Trading (WSOT) 2024, the world's largest crypto-trading competition organized by Bybit

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01 Oct 2024

ARBITRUM: 1 miliardo di transazioni sul layer 2 di ETH

Ethereum's main layer 2, Arbitrum, has surpassed 1 billion transactions for the first time since its launch in 2021

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01 Oct 2024

Robinhood: growth in EU goes through new crypto transfers

Robinhood platform expands in Europe by expanding its crypto services, with EU users now able to transfer assets in and out of the app

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26 Sep 2024

Ethena: new stablecoin is backed by BlackRock's BUIDL

Ethena plans to launch new stablecoin UStb, backed by BlackRock's BUIDL “tokenized” fund

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26 Sep 2024

AIRDROP Hamster Kombat: here's the listing, how much will HMSTR be worth?

The listing of the most talked about airdrop of the year is here: trading of HMSTR begins on all major exchanges

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26 Sep 2024

PayPal introduces crypto transfer for US business accounts

The giant PayPal expands its crypto capabilities for U.S. merchants to include purchases, sales, and cryptocurrency transfers

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26 Sep 2024

Bitcoin: ETFs and China pushing demand?

Record inflows for Bitcoin spot ETFs and new capital injections into Chinese banks could boost BTC price action

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25 Sep 2024

Solana: it will be worth half of Ethereum to VanEck

According to VanEck, Solana's market capitalization could soon reach 50 percent of that of Ethereum

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25 Sep 2024

Tokenization: from Visa a platform to serve banks

Visa has launched a new platform to make it easier for financial institutions to issue tokenized assets and create new use cases

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25 Sep 2024

Bitcoin: the BULLISH correlation with global liquidity

Bitcoin is increasingly the “liquidity barometer” in the global economy, being correlated more than any other asset to the global money supply index

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24 Sep 2024

The Odd Couple: Puff Daddy in a cell with Sam Bankman-Fried

Puff Daddy, the famous rapper at the center of the year's scandal, reportedly ended up in a cell with Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX

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24 Sep 2024

Solana and Google launch GameShift: the future of Web3 gaming

The new partnership between Google Cloud and Solana Labs has finally led to the launch of GameShift, supporting devs in the Web3 gaming world

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24 Sep 2024

China expands monetary policy: opportunity or risk for BTC?

Will China's new moves affect the future of BTC and global markets? What scenarios might open up for investors?

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24 Sep 2024

Polymarket: native token coming soon?

Onchain betting platform Polymarket is reportedly considering launching its own native token: the $50 million plan

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24 Sep 2024

Eth re-staking: EIGEN trasferibile dal 30 settembre

ETH's re-staking platform, Eigenlayer, announces the start of EIGEN token transfer on Sept. 30

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23 Sep 2024

Hamster Kombat: get HMSTR for FREE with Bybit!

Bybit, on the occasion of Hamster Kombat airdrop, has unveiled new promotions to get the native HMSTR token!

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23 Sep 2024

Solana: Adidas launches an NFT collection with Stepn Go

Adidas and Stepn Go present a new collection of NFT sneakers on Solana, the union of fitness and digital fashion

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23 Sep 2024

BlackRock mette Coinbase alle strette: Bitcoin on-chain entro 12 ore

Blackrock recommends Coinbase to deposit Bitcoin on-chain within 12 hours. The end of “paper Bitcoins” for ETFs

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23 Sep 2024

Kamala Harris PUBLICLY courts the crypto world

At a fundraising event in New York, U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris spoke for the first time about a growth plan for the crypto world

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23 Sep 2024

CBDC: Central bank of Canada moves away from retail developments

Bank of Canada moves away from retail CBDC to focus on broader research on payment systems

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22 Sep 2024

Hamster Kombat Airdrop: here's how much it could be worth

The Airdrop distribution of the HMSTR token, from Hamster Kombat is just around the corner. Here's how much it could be worth

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21 Sep 2024

Solana: Firedancer validator is LIVE on the mainnet

Jump Crypto's new Firedancer validation client has landed on the Solana mainnet, to take on new scalability challenges

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21 Sep 2024

SEC approves options on Blackrock's Bitcoin spot ETF

Blackrock: the SEC has approved the listing and trading of options on the iShares Bitcoin spot ETF Bitcoin Trust (IBIT)

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20 Sep 2024

Catizen: after airdrop, new awards for holders

The airdrop of Catizen's native token, CATI, is entering into full swing. It will be gradual, with holders eligible for new rewards

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20 Sep 2024

Franklin Templeton launches new fund on Solana

Franklin Templeton is also banking on tokenization, and doing so on Solana with a new mutual fund

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19 Sep 2024

Hong Kong: 86% increase in crypto transactions in one year

The Asian mainland's run in the crypto world is led by Hong Kong, with growth in institutional interest boosted by new regulations

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19 Sep 2024

1inch launches Fusion+: the new standard for cross-chain exchanges?

Fusion+ is live in Beta: 1inch launches new standard to boost security of cross-chain exchanges

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19 Sep 2024

Bernstein: “Stablecoin at highs, and never so important”

With circulating supply back at highs, stablecoins, according to Bernstein, are now a determining factor in the future of the financial system

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19 Sep 2024

Bitget: the exchnage's “monstrous” deal with LaLiga

The Bitget exchange becomes LaLiga's official trading partner following a more than $10 million deal

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19 Sep 2024

SEEKER: Solana's new mobile device

Solana launches its second mobile device. Over 140,000 pre-sales for SEEKER phone, out in 2025

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12 Sep 2024

SEC vs. eToro: crypto trading limited to BTC, ETH and BCH

The cex eToro has settled legal diatribes with the SEC by paying a penalty to a limit on crypto asset trading

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12 Sep 2024

Standard Chartered is certain: ATH Bitcoin by the end of the year!

Regardless of the winner of the U.S. election, for Standard Chartered there are no obstacles between Bitcoin and its ATH by year-end

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12 Sep 2024

UK: new law to regulate crypto and NFT ownership

The UK has decided to bring clarity to the ownership of digital assets (crypto, NFT and related assets) with a new bill

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11 Sep 2024

Trump vs. Harris: for Polymarket it is a TIE

The presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris held last night reshuffled Polymarket's odds

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