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There’s one less Solana Saga in the world after a viral experiment... but 3,333 more NFTs commemorating it.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission — forced by courts to permit Bitcoin ETFs — is abusing recent regulatory rules to discourage Bitcoin ETF investments.

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Hong Kong’s HashKey is now worth $1.2B, Tether rejects UN criticisms, no to Singapore Bitcoin ETFs, Thailand eases crypto rules: Asia Express

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The ARK Invest CEO says financial investors should go with crypto over the precious metal, and tech investors should stick with software.

Nathaniel Chastain was convicted last year for profiting off of information he was privy to as an executive at NFT marketplace OpenSea.

Silver has existed since dying stars started spewing the metal out billions of years ago. Bitcoin is 15 – but it’s already a bigger deal in the U.S. ETF market. Bitcoin ETFs had more assets than silver ETFs the instant the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved them last week, and trailed only gold among commodity-focused U.S. ETFs.

Despite sizable net inflows into the new spot ETFs, bitcoin is lower by more than 12% since the products began trading one week ago.

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF has broken records—but BTC's price is down bad since the historic launch of the long-awaited investment vehicles.

XRP price corrects as investors book profits and hope for a spot XRP ETF crumbles.

Following last week’s XAI token airdrop, Arbitrum gaming network Xai will add Crypto Unicorns and related NFT games from Polygon.

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84% of developers raise ethical concerns, with AAA studios more likely to have AI policies, according to Game Developer.

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Binance.US’ legal team will be allowed to address “whether a digital asset remains a security in perpetuity” and staking as a security in court.

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Got $3,499 burning a hole in your pocket? The Apple Vision Pro is nearly here, and the first wave of orders are set to begin.

Regulation should be technology-agnostic, and focus on the activity and the outcome. But with blockchain-based security issuance, that approach could hold back the industry’s progress, says Noelle Acheson.

The toys figured strongly in arguments over securities law, but will the case answer fundamental questions about crypto’s future.

The Canadian Securities Administrators want to provide greater clarity on custodianship and what funds can do with crypto assets.

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The fundraise was joined by Mitsui & Co. and Amgen at a valuation of approximately $5 billion.

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The stablecoin issuer continues to load up on Bitcoin.

Decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX is hotter than ever, beating Uniswap v3 Ethereum in volume—and the charts back the hype.

Massachusetts Secretary William Galvin brought the enforcement action in December 2020, claiming that Robinhood marketed itself as “some sort of game that you might be able to win.”

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Physical trading is most popular in China's inland, as places further from the coast are generally poorer so local governments are preoccupied with other matters.

As the crypto industry matures, regulators have indicated they will continue to focus on crypto after the spot bitcoin ETF approvals.

Popular Ronin farming and social game Pixels is nearing its token launch as the current airdrop campaign winds down.

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Bitcoin is caught in a liquidity stalemate and BTC price volatility catalysts are so far lacking, says new research.

In May 2023, a jury convicted Nathaniel Chastain of wire fraud and money laundering related to his knowledge of which NFTs would be featured on the OpenSea website.

Dagon, a technical implementation introduced by core developer Ross Campbell, looks to improve DAO governance and delegation using smart contracts.

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The stablecoin issuer announced in May 2023 that it would start buying bitcoin in an effort to diversify the backing of its USDT stablecoin.

The report by Singapore-based blockchain investment Spartan Group and Kyle Ellicott details how these auxiliary networks have drawn a page from the Ethereum blockchain's playbook, and could spring up as demand grows for blockspace on Bitcoin.

Over 135 million RPC requests flooded Manta blockchain's nodes on Thursday.