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FalconX partners Standard Chartered to boost crypto offerings for institutional clients
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FalconX partners with Standard Chartered to boost crypto offerings for institutional clients
FalconX plans to integrate Standard Chartered's banking infrastructure to improve cross-border settlements for global institutional clients.
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Bernstein outlines three factors that drove Ethereum’s recent price surge
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Bernstein outlines three factors that drove Ethereum’s recent price surge
Ethereum has generally underperformed this cycle, but has suddenly jumped 65% over the past 30 days and nearly 100% since its April lows.
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Analysts say investors are rotating into major altcoins amid monthly rebound
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Analysts say investors are rotating into major altcoins amid monthly rebound
The gap between Bitcoin and Ether could close in coming weeks and months as investors allocate capital to more risk assets aside the so-called digital gold.
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Bitwise CIO says ‘Bitcoin is king’ but history favors a diversified crypto basket, drawing parallel to 2004 internet investing
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Bitwise CIO says 'Bitcoin is king' but history favors a diversified crypto basket, drawing parallel to 2004 internet investing
Matt Hougan compared blockchains to internet investing in 2004, likening Bitcoin to Google and arguing for diversified crypto exposure.
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DOJ indicts alleged Sinaloa cartel leaders as blockchain firms trace crypto links to fentanyl trade
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DOJ indicts alleged Sinaloa cartel leaders as blockchain firms trace crypto links to fentanyl trade
U.S. prosecutors levied charges against suspected Sinaloa Cartel bosses as onchain analytics startups traced stablecoin transfers in the fentanyl ecomomy.
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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger exits to lead Blockchain Association as CEO
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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger exits to lead Blockchain Association as CEO
One of the CFTC's chiefs, Summer Mersinger, is set to leave that agency and take on a new role — CEO of the Blockchain Association.
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Ethereum Foundation launches ‘Trillion Dollar Security’ initiative to upgrade blockchain resilience
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Ethereum Foundation launches 'Trillion Dollar Security' initiative to upgrade blockchain resilience
The Ethereum Foundation's “Trillion Dollar Security” program aims to bolster the network to securely support global-scale activity.
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JPMorgan, Chainlink and Ondo Finance test cross-chain settlement of tokenized treasury fund
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JPMorgan, Chainlink and Ondo Finance test cross-chain settlement of tokenized treasury fund
JPMorgan's blockchain unit Kinexys, Chainlink and Ondo Finance teamed up to test cross-chain settlement of a tokenized U.S. Treasuries fund.
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The Daily: What’s fueling ETH’s price rally, Ethereum Foundation launches ‘Trillion Dollar Security’ initiative, and more
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The Daily: What's fueling ETH's price rally, Ethereum Foundation launches 'Trillion Dollar Security' initiative, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
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Robinhood’s $179 million WonderFi deal could boost revenue by 10%, analyst says
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Robinhood's $179 million WonderFi deal could boost revenue by 10%, analyst says
Robinhood generated $141 billion in crypto trading volumes in 2024, while WonderFi generated trading volume of around $2.5 billion.
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Bitcoin dominance slips in three-day feedback loop, raising odds of short-term altcoin rotation
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Bitcoin dominance slips in three-day feedback loop, raising odds of short-term altcoin rotation
BTC.D measures the market cap of Bitcoin, using the current Bitcoin price relative to the total market capitalization of all crypto assets.
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Democrats ask Treasury for ‘suspicious activity reports’ on Trump crypto ventures, mention Justin Sun
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Democrats ask Treasury for 'suspicious activity reports' on Trump crypto ventures, mention Justin Sun
Financial institutions file SARs when detecting activity potentially connected to money laundering or fraud.
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Morgan Stanley head of digital asset markets Andrew Peel steps down to launch tokenization startup in Switzerland
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Morgan Stanley head of digital asset markets Andrew Peel steps down to launch tokenization startup in Switzerland
The former banker Andrew Peel is currently on gardening leave with plans to launch a real-world asset statup in Zug, Switzerland.
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Polymarket’s new market creation hits all-time high in April as volume stabilizes
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eToro debuts on Nasdaq with 29% surge after upsized IPO pricing
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eToro debuts on Nasdaq with 29% surge after upsized IPO pricing
The day before eToro's IPO the company said it saw "upsized" pricing of its stock at $52 per share.
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MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay says token is still a ‘maybe’
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MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay says token is still a 'maybe'
“If we ever do it, it'll be advertised directly in the wallet. You'll be able to find a link directly in the wallet,” Finlay said on Wednesday.
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Blockchain firm BTCS pursues $57.8 million raise to buy ETH at its ‘critical inflection point’
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Blockchain firm BTCS pursues $57.8 million raise to buy ETH at its 'critical inflection point'
The blockchain infrastructure firm described ETH as a 'foundational' crypto asset and a core part of its revenue generation strategy.
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World’s largest illicit online marketplace Haowang shuts down after Telegram intervention
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World's largest illicit online marketplace Haowang shuts down after Telegram intervention
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic said Haowang processed over $27 billion in USDT transactions that facilitated illegal cyber activities.
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Smart wallet adoption surges with over 11,000 EIP-7702 authorizations on Ethereum within a week of Pectra upgrade
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Smart wallet adoption surges with over 11,000 EIP-7702 authorizations on Ethereum within a week of Pectra upgrade
Over 11,000 EIP-7702 authorizations occurred within a week of Pectra's launch, indicating healthy uptake by wallets and dapps.
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US Senate could vote on revised stablecoin bill by Memorial Day, senators predict
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US Senate could vote on revised stablecoin bill by Memorial Day, senators predict
Sen. Cynthia Lummis said it's a 'fair target' to have the senate vote on the stablecoin bill, dubbed GENIUS Act, by Memorial Day.