Ether Market Cap Adds Close to an Entire Solana Blockchain in a Single Day
SOL is often cited as a contender to replace ETH eventually. This week’s market action shows how Herculean the task would be.
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Donald Trump-Themed Meme Coins Breed Crypto Millionaires as MAGA Token Surged
Analysis by Nansen shows that early TRUMP holders made an ROI of over 1,600% from the PoliFi token.
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Policymakers Are Back at Consensus 2024
CoinDesk’s annual confab is back. I’ll be hosting the policy summit, and here’s what to expect.
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Cboe Publishes Amended Spot Ether ETF Filings as Industry Renews Approval Hopes
Cboe is the first exchange to publish its revised 19b-4 forms.
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Ether Rally Prompts Over $300 Million ETH Inflow to Crypto Exchanges: Nansen
The fast move likely signals short-term profit taking after ether’s rapid 30% rally, one observer noted.
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Trump Becomes First Major Party Candidate to Accept Crypto Donations
The likely GOP flag bearer in the upcoming U.S. presidential election signaled his friendliness to crypto at a Mar-a-Lago event earlier this month.
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Several U.S. House Democrats Petition Colleagues to Join Yes Side on Crypto Bill
Crypto market-structure bill FIT21 is set for a vote on Wednesday, though its chances in the Senate remain uncertain.
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Uniswap Labs Urges SEC to Drop Pending Enforcement Action in Wells Response
Uniswap’s lawyers say the protocol doesn’t meet the SEC’s own definition of an exchange.
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Second Ethereum Foundation Researcher Acknowledges Advisory Deal Paid in EIGEN
The news set off a debate on the social-media platform X about whether advising the EigenFoundation might constitute a conflict of interest – given the flagged risks to Ethereum from restaking protocol EigenLayer.
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Farcaster, Blockchain-Based Social Media Startup, Raises $150M, Led by Paradigm
Dan Romero’s Farcaster made waves earlier this year with the introduction of “Frames,” a feature allowing apps to run within posts, so users don’t have to click off to another site. Other investors in the latest fundraising round include a16z and Haun.