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Key industry figures in DeFi predict what trends will dominate the industry in 2024.

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Fatma Ozkul has been a lecturer at Marmara University in Istanbul since 2012, with an academic focus on accounting, finance, auditing, blockchain and digital assets.

Memecoin traders and airdrop farmers are bringing more attention to Solana.

Crypto exchange MEXC has been enforcing its terms of service to freeze funds and restrict accounts in response to "abnormal trading activities."

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Continuing its recent ascent, Solana pushed past the $100 mark Saturday to set a 20-month high, surpassing recent Bitcoin and Ethereum gains.

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despite the game's usually prickly stance on blockchain, Worldcoin's new Minecraft integration gets a pass.

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The ETH price has turned bullish, and the move is backed by an increase in DApp activity and protocol revenue.

Meme coins are still popular—but new ones are constantly springing up.

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Here’s our step-by-step guide on how to use the Polygon Bridge, which facilitates seamless asset transfers between Ethereum and Polygon.

Despite tight macroeconomic conditions and headwinds in the crypto industry, Bitcoin is up more than 160% in 2023, fueled by the excitement over ETF proposals.

The crypto industry experienced a significant number of security incidents in 2023 but is exploring new approaches to fight back against attackers and protect firms’ public images.

Gaming jobs dwindled in 2023 while more and more studios embraced generative AI tools—and gamers hate it. Here's what's on the horizon.

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Arbitrum's "layer-3" gaming network Xai, built on the Ethereum scaler, will airdrop its token before the end of the year.

According to Ripple’s legal chief, Stuart Alderoty’s post, in 2020, the SEC requested Ripple to acknowledge publicly that XRP was a security asset and allowed a brief window for crypto compliance.

The cNGN serves as a complement, not a substitute, for the eNaira. Unlike the eNaira, created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with broader capabilities, the cNGN is overseen by a consortium involving Nigerian banks.

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The guidelines aim to set minimum standards and requirements for banking relationships and account openings for virtual asset service providers in Nigeria.

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The news follows OpenAI's Sam Altman declaring to his 2.5 million followers that 2023 is the "crazy year" when AI started being taken seriously.

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Would-be bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) issuer Hashdex changed its paperwork Friday, naming BitGo as its bitcoin custodian and changing the name of its Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Hashdex Bitcoin ETF as it – and other companies – continue to hope for an approval for the U.S.'s first spot bitcoin ETF early in the new year.

This Christmas, unwrap the mystery surrounding Bitcoin, offering a proper orange pill that promises a festive fusion of zest and joy!

As the days tick down to the SEC's next Bitcoin ETF deadline, there's one last hurdle to clear: Getting clear on authorized participants.

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Reports suggested that some FTX creditors were able to get up to 73 cents on the dollar for selling their claims ahead of any bankruptcy court proceedings.

Wildcard developers Paul and Katy Bettner tell Decrypt's Kate Irwin about why they see their game as a "Web3 game," not a crypto game, and share why they've stuck with their initial vision despite the challenging broader market.

South Korea's strict anti-blockchain gaming rules have led game studios like Wemade to develop for markets abroad.

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Exotic options, structured products, and collateralized debt obligations will become increasingly lucrative options for crypto trading in 2024.

Stablecoins, tokenized treasuries, decentralized private credit, physical-backed NFTs, DeFi in climate and regenerative finance – these are just some of the trends set to remake capital markets in the coming year.

The trial between Craig Wright and Bitcoin Core developers was rescheduled for February following the discovery of new evidence.

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Convergence is more than just a blending of technologies: It is a harmonization that enhances, expands, and redefines our experience of the digital world, says the co-founder of Decentraland Foundation.

The Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office reported to have said that it found “no evidence of criminal activity,” adding that “no evidence of tax offenses or computer fraud was found against the defendants, either.”

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Authorities said they found no evidence Kosta Kanchev, Antoni Trenchev, Trayan Nikolov and Kalin Metodiev committed money laundering, tax crimes, or computer fraud.

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With spot Bitcoin ETFs set to be approved, and a halving on the way in April, everyone expects bitcoin to rise in 2024. But history suggests that might not be the case, says Frank Corva.