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Lido sunsets Solana staking due to lack of funds; halts deposits effective immediately
[ad_1] Decentralized finance staking service provider Lido (LDO) is winding down its Solana (SOL) staking product today, Oct. 16, because it lacks funds to sustain the project, according to a blog statement from its team. The team revealed that it came to this decision after an extensive DAO forum discussion and a community vote that…
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Court orders Genesis to produce subpoenaed documents in Terraform Labs case
[ad_1] Genesis and its associated companies were ordered by a judge to produce documents on Oct. 13, as part of a securities case initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Terraform Labs. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) initiated proceedings against Terraform Labs, the creator of the failed TerraUSD stablecoin, in…
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Nishad Singh testifies to ‘excessive’ spending at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial
[ad_1] Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, testified in the case of ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on Oct. 16. During his testimony, Singh confessed to committing several crimes, such as fraud and campaign finance violations, which were purportedly carried out in collaboration with Bankman-Fried and others. Singh reached a plea deal with…
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SEC publishes 2024 assessment metrics for crypto industry registrants
[ad_1] The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its key focus areas for examining market risks and participants in fiscal year 2024, unveiling heightened scrutiny on crypto assets, blockchain, and other emerging financial technology. Written and published by the SEC’s Division of Examinations, these standards will prioritize risk areas that pose emerging threats…
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$200 million in Bitcoin leaves exchanges amid ETF hearsay
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Binance stops accepting new UK customers effective today
[ad_1] Cryptocurrency giant Binance will cease accepting new UK users effective at 5:00 PM London time on Monday, October 16, 2023 (16:00 UTC). This move comes in the wake of the UK’s enforcement of the Financial Promotions Regime for qualifying crypto assets that came into effect on October 8, 2023, allowing unregulated overseas firms like…
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Amount of Bitcoin held for a decade or longer nears unprecedented milestone of 3 million coins
[ad_1] Quick Take The Bitcoin landscape is witnessing an unprecedented event, as the number of Bitcoins that haven’t been moved for over a decade is nearing the 3 million mark. This represents approximately 15% of the current circulating supply of about 19.5 million Bitcoin. The trajectory of these unmoved coins has seen steady growth, hitting…
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Tether freezes $873k in assets linked to financing terrorism
[ad_1] Stablecoin firm Tether (USDT) seized digital assets worth $873,118.34 from 32 addresses linked to warfare and terrorism in Ukraine and Israel. Critics of the crypto industry have frequently raised concerns about its potential use for funding terrorist and malicious operations. Figures like Senator Elizabeth Warren have underscored how illicit funds can flow through the…
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Bitcoin liquidates $70M of short positions as it skyrocketed to $29,800 on rumors of spot ETF approval
[ad_1] Quick Take The recent rumors of a spot ETF approval, as reported by Cointelegraph, have triggered a significant market reaction, with Bitcoin soaring as high as $29,800 over the past hour. This sudden surge has led to an influx of liquidations, amounting to approximately $81 million. Interestingly, the bulk of these liquidations, roughly $70…
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Signs of a thriving Bitcoin network: all-time high hash rate and difficulty ahead of 2024 halving
[ad_1] Quick Take Bitcoin’s underpinning infrastructure is demonstrating remarkable resilience as it approaches the next halving event, projected for April 21, 2024, with under 28,000 blocks to go at the prevailing run rate. The recent completion of another difficulty epoch in an expedited 9:22 minutes has triggered a difficulty adjustment exceeding 6.5%. Notably, this indicates…