Two months after becoming a crypto-only platform, Binance.US has announced a new partnership with crypto payments firm MoonPay to allow users to buy the U.S. Dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether (USDT) to useon its platform. In an Aug. 22 statement, the crypto exchange announced that USDT was being adopted as the new “base asset” for all transactions…
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A mysterious Bitcoin wallet has surged up the ranks to become the third largest holder Bitcoin (BTC) in the world in just over three months, with the timing sparking some wild theories about its owner. According to data from crypto statistics platform BitInfoCharts, the wallet address first received Bitcoin on March 8. Over the course…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX reportedly selling its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, the bankruptcy of a Chinese property giant and fears of interest rate hikes have been among the theories raised as to Bitcoin’s freak price dip. On Aug. 18 around 9:35 pm UTC, the price of Bitcoin suddenly plummeted over 8% in a span of 10 minutes,…
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The price of Ether (ETH) surged around 11% to $1,700 following news that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission is set to allow the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on Ether Futures. According to an Aug. 17 report from Bloomberg — which cited anonymous sources familiar with the matter — the regulator does not look…
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Democrats from the United States House of Representatives have formed a working group on artificial intelligence aimed at introducing new legislation around the nascent tech sector. The 97-member New Democrat Coalition announced its AI working group on Aug. 15, stating it would work with President Joe Biden’s administration, stakeholders and lawmakers from both sides of…
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Prosecutors intend to use personal notes and diary entries from former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison as evidence against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried at his criminal trial. In an Aug. 14 filing, prosecutors said they would bring forward a collection of Ellison’s personal to-do lists and notes including one titled “Things Sam is Freaking Out…
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The United States’ securities regulator could completely u-turn its approach to crypto enforcement, depending on a key election in the United States in 2024, according to former SEC official John Reed Stark. In an Aug. 13 tweet, the former SEC Office of Internet Enforcement chief predicted that a Republican President could drastically shift the crypto-regulatory…
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CoinGecko launched a new index tracking the biggest crypto tokens viewed as likely securities by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The “Top Alleged Securities Coins” page sorts the selection of crypto assets by market capitalization, placing BNB (BNB) at the top of the list, followed by Cardano (ADA), Solana (SOL) and TRON (TRX).…
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Blockstream CEO Adam Back, one of the crypto’s early pioneers, is pretty confident Bitcoin will hit an all-time high of over $100,000 before Bitcoin’s halving in 2024 — and is willing to drop a million wagering on it. In an Aug. 7 conversation on X (formerly known as Twitter), Back agreed to a bet with…
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United States President Joe Biden may have inadvertently become Bitcoin’s latest brand ambassador in a new “cringe” video advertising merchandise for his reelection campaign. On Aug. 3, President Biden tweeted: “A cup of Joe never tasted better” along with a video of himself drinking coffee from a mug. A cup of Joe never tasted better.…
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