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Bitcoin ‘dumb money sells’ as whales, sharks add 328K BTC in a month

Bitcoin big players seem ready to buy BTC at any price, while smaller market participants decrease exposure.

Ether ETF is less likely than Bitcoin ETF was — Recharge Capital founder

The SEC could bring more regulatory scrutiny toward Ether ETF applications, despite the prior approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, according to Recharge Capital’s John Lo.

Milady NFT memecoin reaches $18.6M presale goal in less than 2 hours

“Presale is live for the ever-fashionable SOL-loving Milady wif hat. Sending some love to the SOL community now,” the project wrote.

Coti launches $10M rewards program to support v2 token rollout

In addition to the existing Coti tokenholders, the eligibility for airdrop rewards has been automatically extended to all treasury participants.

Worldcoin says it’s legal in all countries it operates in despite Spanish ban

Worldcoin operates “lawfully in all of the locations in which it is available” and is designed to fully comply with related laws, the firm said.

How much does it cost to build a crypto mining rig at home?

The cost of building a home mining rig is significant, but there are ways that would-be crypto miners can economize their build.

Unnamed presale address amasses $33M SOL in an hour

The ambiguous, 24-hour presale promised a bigger allocation for early investors without disclosing any specifics on the project.

US prediction market Kalshi to take bets on Bitcoin and Ether

CFTC-regulated prediction market Kalshi will allow users to place bets on when Bitcoin will hit $100,000 and whether it will reach $150,000 in 2024.

Binance offers $5M reward for insider trading tip-offs

A crypto whale bought 314 million BOME tokens ahead of its Binance listing, sparking insider trading discussions among community members.

FOMC meets halving ‘danger zone’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin attempts to recover from significant weekend downside action, with old all-time highs back in place as the BTC price meets resistance.

Top FTX claim holder Attestor sues seller amid Bitcoin rally

London-based Attestor has filed a lawsuit against FTX claims seller Lemma after making a 200% profit on the purchased FTX claims stash.

Slerf dev accidentally burns $10M as Solana meme frenzy takes hold

Traders want to make their millions on Solana memecoins, but crypto proponents believe this is risky and would benefit the industry if it ends sooner rather than later.

Arbitrum whales move $58M to exchanges after token unlock

Arbitrum unlocked 1.1 billion tokens worth over $2 billion for its team, advisers and investors on March 16.

IMF wants Pakistan to tax crypto gains to pay for $3B bailout

The International Monetary Fund also recommended Pakistan introduce stricter laws on collecting capital gains from real estate title transfers.

Cardano refutes rumors it abandoned its scaling project Hydra

Hydra being abandoned is “just pure FUD,” wrote Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson in a post on X.

Memecoin presales hit ‘peak degeneracy’ with over $100M raised in 3 days

Solana memecoin projects have raised more than $100 million by way of a controversial fundraising model known as “presales” in the last three days.

New York jury convicts two promoters of IcomTech crypto ‘Ponzi’

David Brend and Gustavo Rodriguez were convicted of wire fraud conspiracy for helping promote and run the now-collpased fake crypto mining and trading scheme.

Cardano finally gets fiat-backed stablecoin USDM after huge delays

Mehen Finance planned to launch USDM in early 2023 but saw delays after crypto-friendly banks shuttered in 2023 and its banking partner went to work with Circle.

Base surges to 2M daily transactions following Dencun upgrade

The 350% jump in Base daily transactions came amid a vast reduction in fees following the Dencun upgrade.

Bitcoin to enter pre-halving ’danger zone,’ but crypto CEOs remain bullish

Bitcoin has historically dipped in the weeks before the halving and might repeat such a move within the next week.

Solana activity flips Ethereum amid memecoin craze, even as txs fail

Degens were piling into Solana-based memecoins such as “Book of Meme” and “SNAP” as the network struggled to keep up with the surge of activity.

Bitcoin price consolidation preps NEAR, APT, RNDR and MKR for more upside

Bitcoin recovered the $68,000 level, triggering buying in NEAR, APT, RNDR and MKR.

VC Roundup: AI-blockchain solutions winning investors’ hearts

Utila, Synnax, Sahara, TON Foundation, UXLINK, and TEN are among the startups securing funding in the first half of March.

Remilia founder claims hack after Ether, NFTs transferred

Blockchain records indicate that the said address has sold numerous NFTs linked to Milady, including NFTx staked ones, and has transferred $1 million worth of Ether to another address.

The ERC-6551 token standard, explained

ERC-6551 enables NFTs to function as smart contract wallets that can own and transfer other tokens and also have trackable histories.

Reddit faces FTC probe over AI data practices ahead of IPO

Reddit mentioned in the filing that it is not surprised by the FTC’s interest in this area due to the unique nature of the technologies and business agreements.

Bitcoin traders eye $60K BTC price support as ‘huge’ futures gap opens

Bitcoin bulls remain confident despite BTC price hitting its lowest levels since March 6 in a brutal weekend sell-off.

Pro-XRP lawyer confident he can win senate bid, sets $1M campaign goal

The pro-XRP lawyer shared with his online following that he's covered half of the campaign funds and asked if they could pitch in the rest via cash or crypto.

Starbucks says its NFT rewards program must come to an end

Starbucks' decision to end its NFT rewards program is in line with similar moves by other major companies in the last year.

Ether ETFs face Senate opposition, Wright is not Satoshi, and Dencun goes live: Hodler’s Digest, March 10-16

U.S. Senators opposed to more crypto ETFs, Ethereum Dencun hard fork goes live, and Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, judge rules.

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