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[ad_1] Polygon Labs announced on Sept. 29 that it has added Google Cloud to the decentralized group of validators powering its proof-of-stake Network. Polygon said in its statement that Google Cloud is now among more than 100 validators who secure the Polygon PoS Network, a network that originally operated under the name Matic Network and…

[ad_1] Gemini has confirmed it withdrew $282 million of its Earn users funds from the bankrupt crypto lender Genesis in August last year into its liquidity reserve, according to a Sept. 28 statement. The exchange made this statement in response to a New York Post report alleging that the crypto platform’s co-founders, Tyler and Cameron…

[ad_1] Quick Take Bucking a precedent that dates back to 2016, Bitcoin ended September on a positive note, marking an approximately 4% increase. Historically, September has been a challenging month for Bitcoin, renowned for its adverse market conditions. However, this shift in trend rekindles interest and presents a fresh perspective on the cryptocurrency’s performance. This…

[ad_1] Crypto projects lost nearly $889 million to hacks, phishing scams, and rug pulls during the third quarter, blockchain security firm Beosin revealed in its Global Web3 Security Report. According to the report, crypto investors lost $282.96 million to rug pulls across 81 incidents, while phishing schemes generated $66.15 million in ill-gotten gains during the…

[ad_1] In an unexpected turnaround, Valkyrie  has announced that it will cease the purchase of Ethereum (ETH) futures contracts for its Bitcoin Strategy ETF until an amendment to the fund’s registration statement takes effect. This announcement arrived on the heels of Valkyrie’s initial endeavor into the Ethereum futures market, which has now been put on…

[ad_1] Binance’s Bitcoin trading volume took a significant hit this month, falling 48% after the exchange reintroduced fees for its most liquid BTC trading pairs. In a Sept. 29 post on X (formerly Twitter), Kaiko research analyst Dessislava Ianeva pointed out that the recorded fall is the second-largest monthly decline since April, adding that “both…

[ad_1] Zhu Su, co-founder of the now-bankrupt Three Arrows Capital (3AC), has been apprehended in Singapore, according to a tweet by online news aggregator db, known as @tier10k on X, who attributed the news to a statement from Bloomberg. db later reported that Zhu had been sentenced to four months jail time by a Singaporean…

[ad_1] Bitcoin’s long-term holders are addresses that have held onto their Bitcoin for over 155 days. And while 155 days might not sound like a lot of time in the context of Bitcoin, addresses that have held onto their assets for longer than that have a statistically lower chance of selling their BTC. Therefore, the…

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[ad_1] As founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) prepares for trial on fraud charges in the U.S., a recent Wired magazine article highlights how the failure of cryptocurrency exchange FTX affected users worldwide. Taking a moment to reconsider that which was lost by so many around the world feels fitting ahead of SBF’s trial commencing next week.…