Coinbase-Backed Vega Gets Into Prediction-Market Race, Chasing Polymarket
A major upgrade to Vega’s blockchain and decentralized perpetuals exchange will allow users to bet on the outcomes of future events.
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NEAR Pushes ‘Signatures’ on Mainnet, in Growing Trend of Chain Abstraction
The feature was introduced in testnet in March, and allows users with a NEAR account to sign transactions on blockchains it supports, without the need for cross-chain bridges.
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First Mover Americas: Crypto Prices Little Changed, XRP Surges
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Aug. 8, 2024.
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Wallet Linked to Nomad Bridge Hack Transfers $36M of Ether to Tornado Cash
The address was funded on Monday, three days before the transfers were made.
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Japan’s Top Regulator Says Crypto-ETF Approvals Need ‘Cautious Consideration:’ Report
The U.S., Hong Kong and Australia have all recently given green lights to crypto-related ETFs.
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Metaplanet Arranges Loan to Buy $6.8M of BTC
The Japanese company announced its plan to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against the volatility of the yen in May.
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XRP Jumps 17%, Beating Bitcoin Gains, as Ripple-SEC Case Ends
Trading volumes nearly tripled and open interest on XRP-tracked futures jumped $200 million in the past 24 hours.
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FTX, Alameda Ordered to Pay $12.7B to Creditors by U.S. Judge
The order doesn’t include civil penalties but bans FTX and its sister concern, Alameda, formerly a heavyweight crypto market maker, from trading digital assets and acting as intermediaries in the market.
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Bitcoin Faces Risk From ‘Maxed Out’ U.S. Consumers, Analyst Says
U.S. consumers are accumulating debt at a slower rate, veri released Wednesday showed.
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Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Tied on Polymarket on Who Will Be The Next U.S. President
Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 election have declined 13 percentage points in the last month.