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Crypto Market in Zen Mode as Bitcoin Remains Stable at $70K Ahead of Halving
All eyes are on the upcoming Bitcoin halving event.
SBF Is Going to Prison for 25 Years
A judge sentenced Bankman-Fried to a quarter century after a brief hearing.
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Bitcoin Becomes More Volatile Than Ether as Halving Approaches
Bitcoin's annualized 30-day historical or realized volatility rose to nearly 60% late last week, surpassing ether's 30-day realized volatility by nearly 10 percentage points.
Dogwifhat Becomes Third-Largest Meme Coin as Bitcoin Clings to $70K
WIF touched the $4 mark early Friday before retreating as the meme coin sector showed the most volatility in a little-changed market.
Ethena’s Prelaunch Futures Surge 22% as ENA Token Is Set to Go Live Next Week
The price surge implied that the token could debut with a market cap of over $500 million.
Solana Foundation Says It Can Filter Through the Offensive Meme Coin Problem
Panelists at a BUIDL Asia summit argue racist meme coins can be handled with a filter.
Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs
Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.
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Eigenlayer's Blueprint for a Decentralized Trust Network
Sreeram Kannan, the founder of Eigenlayer, discusses the initial 'training wheels' phase for Eigen DA, a data availability service, and the implementation of slashing and mark...
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How 'a Criminal Choice' Got Sam Bankman-Fried a 25-Year Prison Sentence
Get the scoops on all the details of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence, plus the other conditions of punishment.
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Making Energy Markets Efficient With Alan Schroeder
Energy markets run on credit, but Bitcoin can fix this also. Alan Schroeder joins the podcast to discuss Synota’s instantaneous payout methods for energy suppliers and Bitcoin...
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CoinDesk Markets Week in Review
CoinDesk Indices presents notable data insights from the week, followed by additional analysis from an industry expert.
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Envisioning AI With Sight and What Happened to the Metaverse?
Cathy Hackl, explores the metaverse's rapid development, the merging of our digital and physical realities and how AI is reshaping our interactions.
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Bitcoin L2s Are Poised to Break Out, Stacks Creator Muneeb Ali Says
“Bitcoin is not going to change much,” says Ali. “Layer 2s are innovative and open to making rapid changes. After a while, it becomes part of their culture.”
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Bitcoin Becomes More Volatile Than Ether as Halving Approaches
Bitcoin's annualized 30-day historical or realized volatility rose to nearly 60% late last week, surpassing ether's 30-day realized volatility by nearly 10 percentage points.
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OKX’s Global Compliance Chief Left After Six Months
Patrick Donegan, whose LinkedIn profile says he managed a team of 300 people around the world, was at OKX from August 2023 to January 2024.
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Protocol Village: Horizen Team Deploys Proof Verification Chain to Testnet
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.
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Tornado Cash Dev Roman Storm Moves to Dismiss Indictment Over Crypto-Laundering Allegations
Storm was arrested last year over his work with the mixer.
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Custodia Bank Loses Lawsuit Challenging Fed Rejection of Master Account Application
The Federal Reserve has discretion in deciding whether to grant a master account, a judge ruled.
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Binance Executives File Suit Against Nigeria: Local Media
The two Binance executives held in Nigeria after being invited for consultations filed suit against two government agencies for allegedly violating their human rights.
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Craig Wright Assets Frozen by UK Judge to Prevent Him Evading Court Costs
Judge James Mellor found earlier this month that Wright was not, as he'd claimed, Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.
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SBF Is Going to Prison for 25 Years
A judge sentenced Bankman-Fried to a quarter century after a brief hearing.
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Sam Bankman-Fried Sentencing: U.S. Attorney Damian Williams' Statement
"As a result of his unprecedented fraud, Bankman-Fried faces 25 years in prison, forfeiture of over a billion dollars and restitution to his victims."