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BTC price bounces at 1-week lows as Bitcoin whales sell into $35K

Bitcoin drops $1,000 in just one hour as a cascade of liquidations greets late Bitcoin long positions.

OKX joins Komainu and CoinShares for institutional segregated asset trading

Sebastian Widmann, head of strategy at Komainu, believes this is a necessary step to attract institutions to adopt digital assets.

Ethereum’s rollups are 'gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit: Buterin

Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant security upgrade” for chains that would otherwise be validiums.

Ethereum’s rollups are 'gold standard’ but Plasma needs a revisit: Buterin

Vitalik Buterin called the early Ethereum scaling solution Plasma “underrated” and a “significant security upgrade” for chains that would otherwise be validiums.

XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas doubts the SEC will deny ETFs after XRP’s price spiked on a faked BlackRock XRP trust filing, but it is a “bad look.”

XRP spike on hoax filing a ‘bad look’ but won’t sway SEC’s ETF approvals

Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas doubts the SEC will deny ETFs after XRP’s price spiked on a faked BlackRock XRP trust filing, but it is a “bad look.”

Creator of Mutant Ape ripoff NFTs pleads guilty to $3M fraud scheme

The French developer of the Mutant Ape Planet NFT collection faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud charges.

Delaware authorities refer fake BlackRock XRP trust filing to state’s Justice Department

State authorities may investigate the fake BlackRock “iShares XRP Trust” registration following a referral from Delaware’s Division of Corporations.

Tornado Cash users file appeal over judgment in favor of US Treasury

The six individuals, supported by crypto exchange Coinbase, have taken a case involving the U.S. Treasury sanctioning Tornado Cash to federal appellate court.

Opyn DeFi protocol founders are leaving crypto after CFTC crackdown

Two of the founders of crypto options platform Opyn are stepping down from leadership roles to pursue other aims, but Opyn will continue under new leadership.

OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK

The “X1” network will be part of the Polygon ecosystem and use zero-knowledge proofs to bridge assets from Ethereum.

OKX launches Ethereum layer-2 testnet using ZK-based Polygon CDK

The “X1” network will be part of the Polygon ecosystem and use zero-knowledge proofs to bridge assets from Ethereum.

Bim Afolami takes the reins on UK crypto policy as new Economic Secretary

Under U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, former Economic Secretary Andrew Griffith will become the next minister of state in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Bitcoin bounces at $36.2K lows as CPI inflation slows beyond forecasts

CPI positively surprises stocks, and Bitcoin catches a bid as inflationary pressures are shown to be declining faster than thought.

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

Cointelegraph Magazine journalist Felix Ng spent a week working in virtual reality. It was mostly terrible… but does have some potential.

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

I just spent an entire week working in virtual reality using the new Meta Quest 3. While the experience still mostly sucked, I came away with some renewed optimism for VR in the workplace.

As I took Ron’s outstretched, virtual hand for a handshake, my actual hand — in the real world — clumsily whacked into the side of my desk.

Ron from Microsoft showing how to use hand gestures to interact with the menu and other useful shortcuts in the Immersed app.

Ron started laughing, his avatar’s animated facial expressions mimicking his real face thanks to his device’s eye and facial tracking technology.

A project manager at Microsoft, Ron tells me it’s something I’ll get used to. He’s been working in the metaverse for over a year.

Days later, I meet Heather, a mother who’s been working in virtual reality for a couple of months. She likes to jump into the metaverse to work when her kids are at school and the house is quiet.

Rory

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

I just spent an entire week working in virtual reality using the new Meta Quest 3. While the experience still mostly sucked, I came away with some renewed optimism for VR in the workplace.

As I took Ron’s outstretched, virtual hand for a handshake, my actual hand — in the real world — clumsily whacked into the side of my desk.

Ron from Microsoft showing how to use hand gestures to interact with the menu and other useful shortcuts in the Immersed app.

Ron started laughing, his avatar’s animated facial expressions mimicking his real face thanks to his device’s eye and facial tracking technology.

A project manager at Microsoft, Ron tells me it’s something I’ll get used to. He’s been working in the metaverse for over a year.

Days later, I meet Heather, a mother who’s been working in virtual reality for a couple of months. She likes to jump into the metaverse to work when her kids are at school and the house is quiet.

Rory

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

Cointelegraph Magazine journalist Felix Ng spent a week working in virtual reality. It was mostly terrible… but does have some potential.

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

Cointelegraph Magazine journalist Felix Ng spent a week working in virtual reality. It was mostly terrible… but does have some potential.

I spent a week working in VR. It was mostly terrible, however…

Cointelegraph Magazine journalist Felix Ng spent a week working in virtual reality. It was mostly terrible… but does have some potential.

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