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Bitcoin is on a tear as 'crypto president' Trump's betting-market odds climb

Bitcoin is on a tear as 'crypto president' Trump's betting-market odds climb

"Crypto is the rare instance, where the difference in election outcome could determine the destiny of the industry," a Wall Street analyst said.

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FTX's Ryan Salame posts jokes on LinkedIn as he heads to prison

FTX's Ryan Salame posts jokes on LinkedIn as he heads to prison

After the criminal implosion of the crypto exchange FTX, many of the company's executives have been found guilty on various counts of fraud or cons...

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Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager steps down in move described as temporary

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager steps down in move described as temporary

Michael Gronager, co-founder and CEO of Chainalysis, has taken a personal leave of absence from the company. The blockchain analysis outfit isn’t s...

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Tomasz Tunguz's Theory Ventures bets $12M on Initia, the 'iOS for web3'

Tomasz Tunguz's Theory Ventures bets $12M on Initia, the 'iOS for web3'

The promise of blockchain to change the world hasn't materialized. For the most part, the technology has instead enabled people to speculate on a new

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Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in prison for FTX fraud

Caroline Ellison sentenced to two years in prison for FTX fraud

Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of FTX affiliate Alameda Research, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday. Ellison had pled guilty to con...

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Bitcoin is surging on hopes rate cuts will drive a speculative rush

Bitcoin is surging on hopes rate cuts will drive a speculative rush

Bitcoin jumped as much as 6.4% on Tuesday as hopes for a large Fed rate cut enticed crypto investors.

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Telegram CEO Durov's arrest hasn't dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain

Telegram CEO Durov's arrest hasn't dampened enthusiasm for its TON blockchain

Telegram has had a tough few weeks lately. The messaging app's founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested in late August and later released on a €5 million...

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SEC takes aim at NFT marketplace OpenSea

SEC takes aim at NFT marketplace OpenSea

OpenSea, which calls itself the "world's largest" nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, received a Wells notice from the SEC, the company said in a ...

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CoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover trapped funds

CoinSwitch sues WazirX to recover trapped funds

CoinSwitch, a prominent Indian cryptocurrency exchange, is suing rival platform WazirX to recover trapped funds.

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Story raises $83M at a $2.25B valuation to build a blockchain for the business of content IP in the age of AI

Story raises $83M at a $2.25B valuation to build a blockchain for the business of content IP in the age of AI

Companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Stability AI have faced a lot of heat over how they have scraped and mis-used intellectual property owned by o...

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Skyfire lets AI agents spend your money

Skyfire lets AI agents spend your money

There's a lot of hype about the promise of AI agents today, but payments are a huge limiting factor. Today, an AI agent might be able to plan a vac...

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How Fabric plans to make advanced cryptography ubiquitous

How Fabric plans to make advanced cryptography ubiquitous

Fabric has developed a custom RISC-V-based chip that is optimized to run the algorithms necessary to establish zero-knowledge proofs and enable ful...

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Former a16z VC Balaji Srinivasan obtained a private island for his new longevity 'technocapitalist' school

Former a16z VC Balaji Srinivasan obtained a private island for his new longevity 'technocapitalist' school

Former a16z-investor Balaji Srinivasan has booked out an island in Singapore to create his own “Network School.”

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Read JD Vance's financial disclosure, which includes at least $4 million in total assets and $250,000 in bitcoin

Read JD Vance's financial disclosure, which includes at least $4 million in total assets and $250,000 in bitcoin

JD Vance's net worth easily totals into the millions, following a bestselling book and a stint in venture capital.

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The crypto founder who didn't save Puerto Rico after all

The crypto founder who didn't save Puerto Rico after all

In Puerto Rico, tax breaks enacted in 2012 aimed to juice the economy by encouraging mainland U.S. citizens to do business and live on the island, ...

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SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud

SEC charges crypto firm NovaTech with fraud

The SEC is charging a crypto firm and its founders, as well as its promoters, for allegedly running a multi-level marketing scheme.

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Bitcoin tumbles as risk assets plunge in global market rout

Bitcoin tumbles as risk assets plunge in global market rout

Bitcoin and ethereum dropped amid a global market rout on Monday, fueled by US economic worries following a series of weak data reports.

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Terraform Labs co-founder and crypto fugitive, Do Kwon, set for extradition to South Korea

Terraform Labs co-founder and crypto fugitive, Do Kwon, set for extradition to South Korea

The Appellate Court of Montenegro ruled on Thursday that Terraform Labs co-founder, Do Kwon, should be returned to his home country, South Korea. The

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Best Bitcoin IRAs: Investing in Your Crypto-Powered Retirement

Best Bitcoin IRAs: Investing in Your Crypto-Powered Retirement

Explore the top Bitcoin IRA providers. Compare fees, security, features, and investment options to find the best platform to grow your savings.