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Crypto firms have to do checks on transactions of 1000 euro or more, and the framework adds measures to mitigate risks in transfers with self-hosted wallets.

The trillion-dollar asset manager heaped praise for the Solana network in an X post, leading enthusiasts to hope a spot Solana ETF may eventually be on the cards.

Crypto and securities lawyers weighed in on a judge’s remarks after a five-hour court hearing on Coinbase’s motion to dismiss an SEC lawsuit.

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Ronin’s latest big game has launched a play-to-airdrop campaign, letting users earn while playing and engaging online.

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Nifty Island, the create-an-island game with NFTs, is offering future token perks to active players who mint NFTs and create experiences.

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla will decide whether to dismiss the SEC’s lawsuit against the crypto exchange for alleged securities violations. 

Bitcoin miners in Texas are curtailing power to ensure the stability of the state’s power grid.

EVM-compatible chains remain the network of choice for crypto developers, with 87% of all active developers working on at least one EVM network, according to new data.

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District Judge Katherine Polk Failla heard arguments from attorneys for the SEC and Coinbase for five hours on Jan. 17. Cointelegraph has a rundown of the hottest topics.

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Ethereum price ignores bearish headwinds in the crypto market by showing strength at the $2,500 support level.

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In this issue of CoinDesk's weekly newsletter on blockchain technology, we bring you Sam Kessler's scoop on MetaMask's in-development "intents" feature that could revolutionize how users interact with blockchains. Also: a post-mortem on Ethereum's unexpectedly ugly Dencun testnet upgrade – and a glimpse of one of the new data blobs.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) case against Coinbase delves into a ton of complexity, but before anything else, a judge has to decide whether transactions in about a dozen tokens traded on the U.S. exchange were securities.

Many areas of the Lone Star State experienced subzero temperatures in January — a weather event that has previously led to Bitcoin miners temporarily curtailing operations.

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BONK isn’t the hottest Solana meme coin at the moment: WIF has more than doubled in price this week alone.

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The Unstoppable Domains app now allows messaging within groups instead of just between individuals, and badges can be used to automate membership.

Speaking at Davos, the Cantor Fitzgerald CEO says the stablecoin issuer has the money to back USDT. Maybe it’s time we all started to believe in Tether, despite the “truthers”?

Grayscale's GBTC has seen sizable outflows as investors cash following its conversion to a spot ETF.

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Satya Nadella sees a future where AI agents acting on our behalf are at the core of our interactions with computers.

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The decentralized exchange, which last year moved over to the Cosmos blockchain, just saw $757 million of volume over a 24-hour period.

Traders are turning bullish on Chainlink again, but what’s driving the price move?

The X account of the fifth-largest Ethereum DApp has been taken over by bad actors urging users to transfer their funds because of bad actors.

Nearly 50,000 BTC just moved after sitting still for years. One lucky whale? Unlikely, analysts say.

Before blasting off to the ISS, Axiom Space is launching an NFT auction with work from Erick Calderon, Amber Vittoria, and more.

Community members brought up the issue of fake accounts and scams on X as the platform ends support for NFT profile pictures.

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Immutable X is an Ethereum scaling network designed for games, and Immutable's platform is expanding with its zkEVM network and Passport wallet.

Reza is joined by Frisson from Tallyx.xyz

They reflect on:
- building in the bear market
- the points system meta
- will zoomers care about decentralization

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The longtime Bitcoin critic says he defends investors’ right “to do Bitcoin.”

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Grayscale GBTC outflows find a counterpart in net inflows to the remaining spot Bitcoin ETF funds. Here’s why it’s important.

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Any company with a public-facing generative AI service could theoretically find themselves in the same crosshairs.

The rise of bitcoin and ethereum, and more favorable macro conditions, could be good news for altcoins this year, says Todd Groth, head of research at CoinDesk Indices.