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The self-proclaimed "Kyber Director," who drained $48 million from KyberSwap, outlined their vision—including a purge of current leadership.

CoinDesk's Danny Nelson reported that Polygon paid DraftKings to be on the network, a furtive deal that only misrepresents consumer choice.

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The Kingship Island world in Roblox lets you reunite the band of Bored Ape characters to earn free items, with extra perks for NFT holders.

Almost half of the 13,079 law enforcement requests Coinbase received in 2023 came from the U.S., according to a new report.

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A Microsoft executive says Xbox aims to bring its subscription service and first-party games to rival platforms. Will it happen?

The bill is awaiting presidential approval.

The government could use a number of different ways to track down crypto tax evaders, CoinDesk was told.

Alex Tapscott, author of the recently published book Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier, takes us through Web3 investment opportunities in today’s Advisors.

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A memecoin that was minted 15 minutes after Charlie Munger's death soared by more than 31,000% before losing 98% of its value over the subsequent 24-hours.

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Expectation of U.S. approval of a spot bitcoin ETF has led to an increase in DeFi and NFT activity in recent months, the report said.

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At current prices, MicroStrategy now owns approximately $6.6 billion worth of Bitcoin.

Brian Armstrong told Decrypt that “it feels to me like we’re getting closer to an approval” on a spot Bitcoin ETF.

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MicroStrategy is also looking to raise up to $750 million in a sale of class A common stock.

Horizon Blockchain Games' Sequence development platform has launched Builder, which is designed to make adding crypto and NFTs to games easier and faster.

#finance #news #decentralization #infrastructure #funding rounds

Decentralized infrastructure is the use of blockchain technology and token incentives to build physical networks so other projects don't need to incur the costs of buying and running their own equipment.

The Bitcoin user who paid a $3 million transaction fee has been invited to verify their identity and collect a refund from AntPool.

It's the first time Talos will be routing trades through a decentralized exchange.

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AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership.

Earlier this month, artist Deafbeef revealed a collection of tokenized sculptures at a remote glacial boulder on a farm in rural southern Argentina. Here's how it all came together.

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The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 30, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

Blockchain networks are information networks, which can be leveraged to build new types of tools and experiences, Variant's Alana Levin writes.

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The introduction of central bank digital currencies could have major implications on the stability, the report said.

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In April, Esteban Cabrera Da Corte pleaded guilty to participating in a crypto scheme that defrauded U.S. banks of $4 million.

Polygon quietly gave DraftKings' validator preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community.

ProShares' BITO now has $1.47 billion in holdings, as a flurry of bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. seemingly spurs institutional interest in the asset.

BitMEX is internally transferring its bitcoin holdings to a newer wallet type, according to on-chain firm CryptoQuant.

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Hong Kong was once a hub for ICOs until regulators cracked down. Times have changed.

Ether is up 70% year-to-date, but NFT indexes are still down 16% in dollar terms and 50% when denominated in ether.

The sale of 38,668 COIN shares from the Ark Fintech Innovation ETF follows a similar offload on Monday.

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Free-to-play shooter Splitgate is like Halo meets Portal, and soon you’ll be able to win Bitcoin by playing on PC.