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How does USDC work?
USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin launched in 2018 by Centre, a consortium founded by Circle and Coinbase. USDC is open source, which means anyone can...
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Market Wrap_ Altcoins Underperform als Bearish Sentiment steigt
Bitcoin (BTC) fell back from a high of $30,658 during the New York trading session as buyers held off. The cryptocurrency is up 3% over the...
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Will crypto markets be regulated like traditional markets? An NFT lawyer speaks out
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) first crypto insider trading case raises questions about whether crypto markets are policed in the same way as traditional markets...
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Luna classic (LUNC)
Luna classic (LUNC) is the native token of the original Terra blockchain, which was launched in 2018. At that time, the token's name was LUNA. After...
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Bitcoin Miners_ Market slump triggers 65% cut in price targets
Wall Street investment bank BTIG has cut its average 12-month price targets for bitcoin miners by 65%, citing the key cryptocurrency's decline and funding issues. "While we...
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Will crypto markets be regulated like traditional markets? An NFT lawyer speaks out
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) first crypto insider trading case raises questions about whether crypto markets are policed in the same way as traditional markets...
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Bitcoin weighed down by $34K resistance; support at $20K-$25K
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to face strong resistance at its 50-day moving average, currently at $34,000. The cryptocurrency has been stuck at the $30,000 price level for...
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Are stock market layoffs the first sign of crypto winter, or is it already over?
On Thursday, June 2, came a truly shocking announcement from Coinbase (COIN). The publicly traded crypto exchange would not only extend a hiring freeze that was...
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Middle Eastern oil producers get into bitcoin mining with Crusoe Energy stakes
Crusoe Energy, the U.S. private company that pioneered Bitcoin (BTC) mining by using wasted natural gas as an energy source, is expanding into the Middle East...
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Addressing the quantum threat to Bitcoin
One of my favorite descriptions of Bitcoin comes from the great oracle of this field, Andreas Antonopoulos. He called it a "sewer rat." Antonopoulos' unflattering comparison is...
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FTC says consumers have lost over $1 billion to crypto scams since January 2021
According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) analysis, consumers reported losing more than $1 billion to crypto fraud from January 2021 to March of this year.The...
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Market flight prompts analysts to cut bitcoin miners' price targets by 65% on average
Wall Street investment bank BTIG lowered its average 12-month price targets for bitcoin miners by 65%, citing the decline in bitcoin prices and funding concerns. "While we...
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What is optimism?
Ethereum (ETH), the largest smart contracts blockchain, has a scalability problem. As more users join Ethereum, the network becomes more expensive and slower. In response to Ethereum's...
The IDEG Institutional Digital Assets Summit has just ended. What can we find out about the bright future of digital assets in the mainstream?
How do we see the future of digital assets in the mainstream?After several years of massive expansion of blockchain, cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), Digital Assets...
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Chainlink Price Feeds now live on Solana
Chainlink is expanding to Solana. The blockchain oracle network announced Friday that developers building decentralized financial applications (DeFi) on the Solana mainnet can now incorporate seven of...
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CoinDesk Confidential_ Loretta Joseph
CoinDesk Confidential is a version of the Proust questionnaire, an interview style that was popular in the French writer's time. A series of questions are asked...
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First Mover Americas_ Bitcoin slips as report shows faster-than-expected U.S. job growth
Good morning and welcome to First Mover. I'm Bradley Keoun, here to guide you through the latest crypto markets, news and insights. (Lyllah Ledesma is not...
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2TM, Brazil's crypto unicorn, lays off more than 80 employees
This article was acquired by CoinDesk Brasil, a partnership between CoinDesk and InfoMoney, one of Brazil's leading financial news services. Follow CoinDesk Brasil on Twitter. 2TM, the...
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U.S. labor market growth in May exceeds expectations with 390 million new jobs
According to the Nonfarm Payroll report released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 390,000 new jobs were created in May - a slight...
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Crypto firms, especially exchanges, cut jobs as market rout continues
The ongoing downturn in cryptocurrency prices, along with broader problems in the tech sector, has led to a growing number of layoffs at crypto companies as...