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BTC $78,296.00 0.27% $78,296.00 ETH $2,188.30 0.50% $2,188.30 BNB $654.92 -0.07% $654.92 SOL $86.79 0.74% $86.79 XRP $1.42 1.00% $1.42 DOGE $0.11 2.12% $0.11 TRX $0.36 1.15% $0.36 ADA $0.26 0.89% $0.26 TON $2.22 -5.27% $2.22 SHIB $0.00 0.99% $0.00 AVAX $28.30 -0.69% $28.30 BCH $414.05 0.44% $414.05 LINK $9.79 1.31% $9.79 LEO $10.05 2.74% $10.05 SUI $2.65 -21.81% $2.65 DOT $7.76 1.42% $7.76 LTC $102.89 -11.81% $102.89 NEAR $3.75 1.55% $3.75 APT $8.30 -0.02% $8.30 UNI $7.05 1.65% $7.05 PEPE $0.00 2.04% $0.00 ICP $7.16 -1.35% $7.16 DAI $1.00 -0.16% $1.00 TAO $431.30 -0.26% $431.30 FET $1.18 2.73% $1.18 BTC $78,296.00 0.27% $78,296.00 ETH $2,188.30 0.50% $2,188.30 BNB $654.92 -0.07% $654.92 SOL $86.79 0.74% $86.79 XRP $1.42 1.00% $1.42 DOGE $0.11 2.12% $0.11 TRX $0.36 1.15% $0.36 ADA $0.26 0.89% $0.26 TON $2.22 -5.27% $2.22 SHIB $0.00 0.99% $0.00 AVAX $28.30 -0.69% $28.30 BCH $414.05 0.44% $414.05 LINK $9.79 1.31% $9.79 LEO $10.05 2.74% $10.05 SUI $2.65 -21.81% $2.65 DOT $7.76 1.42% $7.76 LTC $102.89 -11.81% $102.89 NEAR $3.75 1.55% $3.75 APT $8.30 -0.02% $8.30 UNI $7.05 1.65% $7.05 PEPE $0.00 2.04% $0.00 ICP $7.16 -1.35% $7.16 DAI $1.00 -0.16% $1.00 TAO $431.30 -0.26% $431.30 FET $1.18 2.73% $1.18
Kazu Umemoto
Kazu Umemoto is an analyst and has been with Bankless since October 2024. Previously worked at an accounting firm doing tech auditing. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in finance and a minor in computer science.
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Recession Fears Rip Crypto
Weekly Recap: Trump's tariffs put ETH into a downward spiral...
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1 year ago • 4 min read
The State of Celestia
Let's dig into Celestia's metrics, adoption and development....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
America HODLs
Weekly Recap: Trump creates bitcoin reserve and the SEC continues to drop cases...
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Top 5 Berachain Airdrops
Il existe encore de grandes opportunités Berachain qui valent la peine d'être saisies....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
How to Buy Gold Onchain
Gold prices are spiking; should you buy it irl or onchain?...
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Should Crypto Ditch Memecoins?
Weekly Recap: Crypto grapples with memecoin fallout, Bybit searches for hack answers....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Nominates a16z Crypto's Policy Chief for CFTC Chair
Andreessen Horowitz scores a major win with CFTC nomination....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Fed Chair Calls for 'Fresh Look' at Crypto Debanking
Powell seemed to signal interest in addressing crypto debanking after being pressed on the issue....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Lido Unveils Modular V3 Upgrade with Customizable stVaults
The liquid staking giant has some big upgrades in mind for its next iteration....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Uniswap's Unichain Hits Mainnet
The Popular DEX is officially stepping into the Ethereum L2 game....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Crypto's Tariff Spiral
Weekly Recap: Trade War fears continue, Gov buying TikTok?...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Ethereum's Pectra Upgrade Set for Testnet Trials
We're inching closer to mainnet launch of Ethereum's next big upgrade....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Faces Ethics Complaint Over Memecoin
Trump's eyebrow-raising entry into the memecoin game continues to trigger watchdog fears....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump's Media Group Moves to Launch Bitcoin ETF
It's been a busy first month for Trump as both crypto regulator and crypto businessman....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
What is DeFAI?
We break down DeFi x AI and chart where the burgeoning sector is headed next....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Banks Over Crypto Debanking
The Democratic Senator finally calls out debanking as bad....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Rebrands to ‘Strategy’
Michael Saylor makes his aims clear with Bitcoin-flavored company rebrand....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
SEC Scales Back Crypto Enforcement
The SEC's crypto cops are getting reassigned elsewhere....
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1 year ago • 5 min read
How to Launch Better Memecoins on Flaunch
The new memecoin launcher taps Uniswap v4 to enable fairer types of fair launches....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Pauses Bitcoin Buying
Michael Saylor hits pause on his BTC accumulation....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
America's AI Panic
Weekly Recap: DeepSeek causes panic, Trump keeps shipping....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Uniswap v4's Five Big Upgrades
Hot new features in v4 and hot new experiences that leverage them....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Bitcoin Surges as Fed Maintains Interest Rates
The Fed delivers on analyst expectations despite Trump calling for further cuts....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Kraken Relaunches Staking in the U.S.
The exchange's new offering goes the non-custodial route....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Danny Ryan Garners Community Support in Bid to Lead Ethereum Foundation
The long-time researcher earned support in an informal onchain vote from wallets holding over 50K ET...
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1 year ago • 4 min read
Charting the HyperEVM Hype
The forthcoming HyperEVM launch is attracting a wave of new DeFi players looking to tap into Hyperli...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Robinhood Teases Bitcoin Futures Trading Alongside Oil and Gold
Robinhood readies more sophisticated crypto trading tools for retail traders....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump’s Media Company Expands Deeper into Crypto with Truth.Fi
The Trump Media & Technology Group christens a new crypto-related fintech venture....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Cardano Hard Fork Paves Way for Full Decentralized Governance
The Plomin hard fork will introduce some long overdue governance upgrades....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Binance Facing Money Laundering Investigation in France
French regulators renew interest in Binance money laundering allegations....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Scott Bessent Confirmed as U.S. Treasury Secretary
Trump's string of successful Senate confirmations of his cabinet picks continues....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
9 Crypto Actions from Trump’s Big First Week
The regulatory tides just shifted in a major way....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Announces Creation of Crypto Working Group
Trump's latest executive order tasks czar David Sacks with creating a working group to tackle regula...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Ledger Co-Founder Safe Following Kidnapping
David Balland had been taken from his home in France on Tuesday....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Getting Ready for Infinite Leverage on InfinityPools
The Base DeFi protocol looks to level up margin trading....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Federal Court Overturns Sanctions on Tornado Cash
A federal court in Texas knocks down the contentious smart contract sanction....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Pardons Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht
Trump fulfills another campaign promise to crypto voters....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Circle Acquires the Largest Tokenized Money Market Fund
Circle pushes forward as it acquires USYC issuer Hashnote....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
How to Get Ready for Berachain
The heavily hyped L1 is almost here. Here's how to get involved with pre-launch opportunities....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
Protecting Your Coins from Physical Disaster
Natural disasters can impact your self-custodied crypto holdings; take action....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
U.S. Finance Regulator Goes After Crypto Wallet Providers
Biden admin regulators go after MetaMask and other wallet providers....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
DeFAI : Les meilleurs projets concernant les agents d'IA + DeFi
Le point sur le dernier secteur à la mode dans l'espace en pleine évolution des agents d'IA crypto...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
World Surpasses 10 Million Human Verifications
World, formerly Worldcoin, has surpassed a major progress milestone....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
CFTC Subpoenas Coinbase Over Polymarket Customer Data
The CFTC isn't done with its war on predictions market platforms....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Circle Donates $1M in USDC to Trump’s Inaugural Committee
The stablecoin giant joins Ripple and Coinbase in donating to the organization....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Gary Gensler Discusses Crypto’s Future in Bloomberg Interview
Gensler criticized the crypto space as one 'rife with bad actors.'...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Coinbase Brings on Team at 'Onchain Browser' Roam
The deal tasks the startup's team with accelerating Coinbase's consumer onchain efforts....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Backpack Exchange Acquires FTX EU
Former FTX and Alameda employees buy back the EU arm of the defunct exchange....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
5 Free Tools for Finding Fresh AI Agent Tokens
There are other places to track down AI agents than Twitter....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Reddit Collectibles Community Fears the Worst
With the departure of its sole community lead, Reddit's NFT community worries about a shutdown....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Winklevoss Twins Settle With CFTC
The crypto exchange agrees to $5 million fine, injunction over CFTC charges....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Adds to Bitcoin Reserves in New Weekly Buy
MicroStrategy adds 1,070 bitcoin to its reserves for $101 million....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
IRS Postpones Crypto Cost-Basis Reporting Rules
Centralized exchanges have more time to adapt to new tax reporting requirements....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Do Kwon Pleads Not Guilty to Fraud Charges in Manhattan
The Terraform Labs founder was extradited from Montenegro earlier this week....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
Ethereum Upgrades to Watch in 2025
EIPs and ERCs that are set to push Ethereum forward....
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1 year ago • 4 min read
How ETH and SOL Pushed Crypto Forward in 2024
Ethereum and Solana's communities blazed new trails for the crypto industry this year....
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1 year ago • 5 min read
Top X Accounts for Crypto AI Agent Alpha
The Twitter accounts where we're tracking opportunities and alpha in the AI Agent space....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Justin Sun's wBTC Involvement is 'Unacceptable Risk,' Coinbase Says
Coinbase responded to BiT Global's lawsuit over its wBTC delisting with some harsh words....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Pudgy Penguins NFT Collection Launches PENGU Token
PENGU is trading at a fully diluted value of nearly $3 billion....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Lido is Leaving the Polygon Ecosystem
Polygon's DeFi ecosystem is facing major headwinds....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
FTX Shares Repayment Timeline
Many FTX creditors are just weeks away from finally getting their hands on repayments....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
VanEck Releases Crypto Price Predictions for 2025
The firm touches on where the industry is going and where prices are headed....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Pro-Crypto Rep. French Hill Will Chair House Financial Services Committee
The crypto-friendly representative chairs one of Congress's most powerful committees....
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1 year ago • 5 min read
Top Crypto Developer Trends of 2024
We highlight top takeaways from Electric Capital's 2024 Crypto Developer Report....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
BlackRock Talks 'Reasonable' Bitcoin Allocation
How much BTC does BlackRock think normies should have in their portfolios?...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Frax Builds AI Tech Stack on Blockchain
Frax enters the AI Agent fray with its own development environment....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Avalanche Raises $250M for Avalanche9000 Upgrade
Institutional investors bet on Avalanche's next chapter....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Coincheck Parent Company Breaks Ground With Nasdaq Listing
The Japanese crypto exchange is first to be listed on Nasdaq.
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Circle and Binance Partner to Boost USDC Adoption
USDC gets a big vote of confidence....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Ripple’s RLUSD Gains Regulatory Approval
Ripple's stablecoin got the sign-off from New York's top financial regulator....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MARA’s Bitcoin Holdings Near $4 Billion with Latest Acquisition
MicroStrategy isn't the only corporate bitcoin buyer out there....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Fuel Labs Unveils FUEL Token to Power its Modular Execution Ecosystem
FUEL is on the way....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Magic Eden Launches ME Token
Claims go live for the NFT marketplace's native token....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Crypto Rallies Against SEC Commissioner's Potential Re-Nomination
Armstrong looks to rally Senate Banking Committee against anti-crypto SEC commissioner....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Bets Big Again on Bitcoin
MicroStrategy now owns more than 2% of the total bitcoin supply....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Pudgy Penguins Expands to Solana with New Token Launch
PENGU is coming and it's not landing on Ethereum yet....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Appoints David Sacks as White House AI & Crypto Czar
Trump appoints a SOL bull as his chief advisor on AI and Crypto....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
ETH Surpasses $4,000
As Bitcoin breaks through the $100K barrier, ETH investors are hoping to hit ATHs soon....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
'Hawk Tuah' Memecoin Plummets Amid Controversy
Solana's latest much-hyped memecoin had a disastrous launch....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Congratulates Industry As Bitcoin Hits $100K
Trump said "YOU'RE WELCOME!!!" to the crypto industry, taking credit for BTC's new all-time high....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Celsius CEO Pleads Guilty, Faces As Much As 30 Years for Crypto Fraud
As part of his plea deal, Mashinsky agreed not to appeal any conviction less than 30 years in prison...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Nominates Paul Atkins to Replace Gary Gensler at SEC
The former SEC commissioner under Bush is Trump's pick to take over the controversial agency....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Cambodia Restricts Crypto Exchange Access
The country blocked access to 16 cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance and Coinbase....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Continues to Accumulate Bitcoin
MicroStrategy is nearing ownership of 2% of bitcoin's total supply....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Coinbase Adds Apple Pay Onramping Support
Coinbase ramps up its options for onramping....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
XRP Becomes Third-Largest Cryptocurrency
XRP surpasses Tether as its runaway pump continues....
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1 year ago • 3 min read
5 Things I'm Thankful For: Ethereum Edition
There is plenty to be thankful for around the Ethereum ecosystem this year....
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1 year ago • 2 min read
Appeals Court Strikes Down Tornado Cash Sanctions
A U.S. court overturned the Tornado Cash sanctions, sparking a major crypto privacy win....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
UK Targets 2026 for Comprehensive Crypto Regulation
The United Kingdom's top financial regulator gears up for a crypto legislation push. ...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Bitcoin ETFs See First Outflows in Days as BTC Pulls Back
On the heels of huge inflows, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $438M in outflows yesterday....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Ethereum's Blob Activity Booms Amid Rising L2s
Blobspace on Ethereum is seeing major activity as L2s continue to gain traction....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Pump.fun Livestreams Spark Controversy Over Dangerous Content
Discover the rising calls for improved moderation on Pump.fun's livestreams as users express concern...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Bitcoin ETFs Drive Record $3.13B Crypto Fund Inflows
Historic inflows to crypto funds reached $3.13 billion, led by U.S. Bitcoin ETFs. Discover the trend...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Cantor Fitzgerald, Tether Prep $2B Bitcoin Lending Collab
Wall Street firms are set to enhance liquidity by borrowing dollars against Bitcoin, signaling a shi...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Ethereum Futures Open Interest Hits Record $20B
Ethereum futures hit a record open interest of $20.8B, signaling rising bullish momentum and interes...
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1 year ago • 3 min read
The Airdrop Hunting Guide to WalletConnect
WalletConnect simplifies wallet connections with secure QR codes. Connect to Bankless for a chance t...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Sui Network Faces Its First Major Outage
The up-and-coming Sui L1 just faced its biggest technical challenge yet....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
SEC Taking a Closer Look at Solana ETF Applications
Just as Gary Gensler is preparing to depart, the SEC is engaging with Solana ETF applicants....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Increases Convertible Note Sale
MicroStrategy is buying even more BTC...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Bitcoin ETF Options Attract Bullish Bets
IBIT options debuted with nearly $2B in notional volume...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Receives No Prison Time
Wang pleaded guilty to fraud charges in December 2022...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
New Court Ruling Finds Lido DAO Members Liable as Partners
Decentralization isn't enough to shield DAO participants from partnership laws per a new court rulin...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Trump Makes Pro-Crypto Commerce Pick After Armstrong Meeting
After meeting with Coinbase's Brian Armstrong, Trump selects a pro-crypto Commerce Secretary....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Options Have Arrived
Bitcoin derivatives trading just entered a new era in the U.S....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Monad Launches Testnet as the Next-Gen L1 Race Heats Up
Monad, one of the most anticipated upcoming L1s, just unveiled its first testnet. ...
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1 year ago • 1 min read
Bitcoin ETF Options Are Almost Here
The CFTC and others are preparing for the arrival of Bitcoin ETF options....
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1 year ago • 1 min read
MicroStrategy Keeps Stacking Bitcoin as Other Companies Follow Suit
As Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy continues to stack BTC, other major companies are starting to play...
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2 years ago • 1 min read
JPMorgan Expecting Numerous Big Crypto Regulatory Wins
With Trump back in office and the GOP in full control, JPMorgan analysts expect rapid action....
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2 years ago • 4 min read
How Ethena Fee Switch Could Shake Up DeFi
Crypto investors are clamoring to turn on fee switches for top tokens like ENA....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Coinbase Climbs Apple App Store Rankings
Coinbase is in the top 10 most-downloaded free apps on iOS....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
FBI Raids Polymarket CEO's NYC Apartment
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan is under criminal investigation over U.S. users accessing the platform....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Bitwise Makes a Big Bet on Ethereum Staking
Bitwise has acquired Attestant, bringing in its $3.7 billion in staked assets under management....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Hits Record Volume
IBIT smashes records as BTC pushes to higher highs....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Jack Dorsey's Block Doubles Down on Bitcoin Mining, Abandons 'Web5'
Jack Dorsey takes a bigger bet on bitcoin infrastructure....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Detroit Set to Accept Crypto Tax Payments
The Michigan city is the largest in the U.S. to support crypto payments for paying city fees and tax...
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Coinbase Stock Sees Revenge Rally After Trump Win
COIN stock is exploding after Trump's White House win....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
BlackRock's Spot Bitcoin ETF Sets Record-Breaking Volume
BlackRock’s IBIT saw $4 billion in trading volume on Election Day....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Polymarket's Big Night
The predictions market became an essential channel for users following the election results....
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2 years ago • 4 min read
How Polymarket Decisions Get Resolved
Trump's election is the biggest moment yet for the onchain predictions market. How does the platform...
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Kalshi & Polymarket Gain Traction in Apple’s App Store
Top prediction market betting apps are hitting new heights on the App Store....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
DOGE Pumps as Traders Bet on Elon Musk's Trump Proximity
Is there a place for Dogecoin in a Trump administration?...
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Michigan Joins the Growing List of States Investing in Crypto
Michigan's state pension fund reveals over $10M in Ethereum ETF Holdings....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
a16z Pours Another $23M into Crypto-Friendly Fairshake PAC
Andreessen Horowitz makes a massive contribution to Fairshake PAC....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Immutable Receives Wells Notice Over 2021 Token Sale
The SEC is probing what it believes are possible securities violations....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Florida Holds Over $800M in Crypto-Related Investments
Florida's CFO has also requested that BTC be considered for state pension fund investments....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Robinhood and Coinbase Fall After Earnings Misses
Coinbase is down 13%. Robinhood has fallen 16%....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Coinbase Taps Visa for Faster Debit Crypto Purchases
Coinbase is partnering with Visa to integrate Visa Direct into the exchange....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Swell Joins the Superchain Ecosystem
Swell chooses Optimism's Superchain as it moves away from Polygon CDK plans....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
dYdX Announces 35% Employee Layoffs
Despite an upswing in the market, some teams are struggling to stay afloat....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Infinex Banks $67.7M from Patron NFT Sale
Noteworthy investors include Peter Thiel, Vitalik Buterin, and Jesse Pollak....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Robinhood Enters Betting Arena with Presidential Election Wagers
Robinhood is giving its retail traders a new avenue for betting on Trump vs. Kamala....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
For Bitcoin to Heat Up, Gold Needs to Cool Down
Gold's record-breaking pump could be signaling a new bitcoin surge....
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Fault Proofs Go Live on Base Mainnet Next Week
Base takes a big step towards full decentralization....
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2 years ago • 4 min read
Unpacking Kraken's New Superchain L2 'Ink'
Kraken is stepping into the L2 fray. Can 'Ink' stand out among the competition?...
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2 years ago • 1 min read
Is Maker Already Regretting Its Sky Rebrand?
Maker's rebrand to Sky has divided its community; its founder appears interested in a do-over....
