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Bitcoin dips amid surge in Ordinals minting, $166M in crypto liquidations reported
[ad_1] Bitcoinâs price starts the new week in the red after a surge in Ordinals minting resulted in a clogged blockchain network over the weekend. Data from CryptoSlate shows that BTCâs price fell by around 2% during Asia trading hours to $41,189, reminiscent of how the flagship digital asset began the previous week. Similarly, other…
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FTX creditors stand to collectively lose millions under new reogranization plan
[ad_1] FTX Debtors filed an amended Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Dec. 16 that will potentially lead to millions of dollars worth of losses for the defunct crypto exchangeâs creditors. The plan proposes valuing the creditorsâ claims at crypto prices on Nov. 11, 2022, the day FTX filed its bankruptcy petition. In the days leading…
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Tether has frozen $435M USDT for U.S. DOJ, FBI, and Secret Service
[ad_1] The worldâs largest stablecoin issuer has frozen 326 wallets containing $435 million worth of Tether (USDT) for the U.S. authorities, the company highlighted in a letter on Dec. 15. The assets were frozen to assist law enforcement authorities, including the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Secret…
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The rise of CBDCs: What lies ahead for crypto and Bitcoin?
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Tap Protocol secures $4.2M for Bitcoin OrdFi innovation and expansion through Ordinals
[ad_1] Tap Protocol has completed a $4.2 million funding round led by Sora Ventures to enhance its role in the Bitcoin ecosystem. This investment, featuring contributions from numerous venture capital firms and angel investors, equips Trac Systems, the German company behind Tap Protocol, for significant growth. The funding round attracted notable venture capital firms, including…
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SEC denies Coinbaseâs petition for new crypto asset rules
[ad_1] On Dec. 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denied a petition from the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, which had requested the development of new rules for digital asset securities In a response letter to Coinbase, the SEC said it “concludes that the requested rulemaking is currently unwarranted and denies the Petition.” The decision…
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Ethereum Name Service now fully decentralized as DAO takes control
[ad_1] Ethereum Name Service (ENS) has achieved decentralized governance, according to a message from the projectâs creator on Dec. 14. ENS is a naming system for the Ethereum blockchain that adds human-readable names to various resources, including crypto wallets and websites. Until now, the projectâs root node was managed by members of the Ethereum community.…
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Polygon halts development on Edge, pivots to Polygon CDK
[ad_1] Polygon Labs announced on Dec. 15 that it had ended its contributions to Polygon Edge, a platform leveraged by several blockchain projects. The company said that it would shift its focus to Polygon CDK, a successor solution that aims to produce a unified layer-2 ecosystem with interoperability and a single pool of liquidity. It…
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BlackRock previews AI co-pilot; attends high-level SEC meeting on spot Bitcoin ETF
[ad_1] This week, BlackRock, the worldâs largest asset manager, made significant strides in its artificial intelligence and Bitcoin ETF efforts as it heads into the yearâs end. Pensions & Investments reported on Dec. 14 that BlackRock has launched an AI tool or âcopilotâ in a private preview aimed at BlackRockâs eFront users. The eFront copilot,…
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Coinbase plans new lawsuit, two SEC commissioners dissent in wake of SECâs petition denial
[ad_1] Coinbase intends to initiate legal action against the SEC, accusing the regulatory body of shirking its responsibilities, according to the exchange’s chief legal officer, Paul Grewal. The move follows the SEC’s rejection of Coinbase’s petition for establishing specific regulatory rules for cryptocurrency transactions, a request that Coinbase had been pushing for since July 2022.…