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Crypto Traders Suffer Over $100M of Short Liquidations as Bitcoin Hits 3-Month High Over $31K
Cryptocurrency derivatives traders endured over $150 million liquidations over the past 24 hours Monday as rapidly surging digital asset prices caught many market participants off-guard.
Worldcoin Adjusts Token Strategy; Shifts Orb Rewards and Alters Market Maker Agreements
Worldcoin, which uses iris biometrics to create a unique human identity database, said Sunday it is changing the distribution of its circulating WLD token supply and its market maker loan agreements. The project, launched in July, will…
Bitcoin Tops $35K, Hitting 16-Month High; Options Positioning Suggests Price Has Further to Run
Bitcoin (BTC)surged past $31,000 Monday for the first time since mid-July as cryptocurrency markets continued their October bull run.
From Effective Altruism to Terms of Service — Pivotal Points in Bankman-Fried’s Court Battle
Lawyers for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried have given proposed jury instructions to the court in advance of jury deliberations and his verdict. These instructions clarify the defense’s legal positions and emphasize their…
Biggest Movers: DOGE, MATIC Rally to 2-Month Highs on Monday
Dogecoin rose by over 10% to start the week, as sentiment in cryptocurrency markets remained mostly bullish. The global market cap for crypto is up by 2.34% at the time of writing, which comes as a red wave swept through global stock…
Bitmain to Support Aleo’s PoW Blockchain With Latest Antminer Release
Crypto mining rig manufacturer Bitmain plans to release a new Antminer supporting the proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain network Aleo. The announcement comes after Bitmain’s recent launches of filecoin and kaspa machines and the…
Hong Kong Regulators Restrict Retail Investor Access to ‘Complex’ Crypto Products
The securities regulator and the central banking institution of Hong Kong have updated the region’s crypto policy in response to enquiries from the industry. In a circular on the virtual asset-related activities of intermediaries, the…
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new…
10 Decentralized Finance Protocols Rule Over 52% of the WBTC in Circulation
Over the span of ten months, since mid-December 2022, the cryptocurrency known as wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) experienced a reduction of nearly 23,000 coins from its circulation. Today, WBTC has 79,839 distinct wallet holders. Notably, a hefty…
Skybridge Boss Scaramucci Predicts Bitcoin’s Value Could Multiply 11-fold With Blackrock’s ETF…
Anthony Scaramucci, founder of Skybridge Capital, believes that if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approves Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund, the value of bitcoin could surge significantly. Scaramucci…