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Dencun is a big step towards mass adoption: Metis CEO

The Dencun upgrade could be a significant step for mainstream crypto adoption, says Metis CEO Tom Ngo.

Massive Bitcoin consolidation sparks sell-side liquidity concerns

An unidentified individual or entity who received 2,000 Bitcoin in mining rewards in 2010 has consolidated them into a single wallet.

Why is Litecoin price up today?

Today's Litecoin price surge comes after a significant influx of LTC supply into circulation and a rising hash rate ahead of Bitcoin's halving event.

SingularityNet, Fetch.AI, Ocean Protocol reportedly discuss token merger

The new token would have a fully diluted valuation of $7.5 billion and a potential deal could be announced as soon as Wednesday.

How to store crypto assets in a self-custodial wallet

Discover the working pros, cons and step-by-step setup to gain control of your crypto assets via self-custodial wallets.

XRPL blockchain plugs into cross-chain DeFi

Ripple helped build an ecosystem automated market maker protocol in close partnership with the XRP Ledger blockchain community.

Bitcoin ‘sell-side liquidity crisis’ sees BTC move for the first time since 2010

Bitcoin analysis is counting down to a BTC supply squeeze unlike any other — one which should come within the next year.

Near introduces multichain transactions from a single account

The feature incorporates a “Multichain Gas Relayer,” eliminating the necessity for the native gas token of another chain for transactions.

Munchables hacker returns $62.8M Ether without ransom

On March 27, 4:40 am UTC, Munchables identified the hacker as one of its developers. An hour of negotiations led to the former developer agreeing to return the hacked funds.

KuCoin deemed ‘fine’ by analyst, despite criminal allegations

Despite legal action against KuCoin's founders and a drastic uptick in withdrawals from the exchange, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju claims there's no reason to be overly concerned.

Nilam Resources flagged ‘buyer beware’ as shares pump over Bitcoin plans

Nilam Resources’ shares gained a blistering 1,700% after announcing it would buy 24,800 Bitcoin. Some say it’s a “marketing stunt” from a dying penny stock.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs regain traction, posting $418M net inflows

Fidelity’s Bitcoin ETF posted its largest day of gains over the last two weeks, leading the pack with $279 million in daily inflows.

FTX wants to zero out claims on ‘Sam Coins’

Lawyers for FTX say that customer claims for four SBF-linked cryptocurrencies: MAPS, OXY, SERUM, and BOBA should be heavily discounted or reduced to zero.

US Bitcoin miner Giga Energy to launch facility in Argentina

Giga's new site harnesses otherwise wasted energy from natural gas flaring and has already mined between $200,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, says the firm's co-founder.

Bitcoin gears up for a ‘massive’ short squeeze, price could go ‘vertical’

Swyftx lead analyst Pav Hundal says this isn’t a “classic bulls versus bear battle,” while Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten predicts “somebody gotta break at some point.”

Coinbase to move customer and corporate USDC balances to Base

Coinbase’s move on-chain will carve a path toward a future on-chain financial system, claimed Bankless podcast co-host David Hoffman.

Hashdex to begin trading its spot Bitcoin ETF with ticker ‘DEFI’

Hashdex will be the 11th entrant to a competitive spot Bitcoin ETF race in the U.S. dominated by BlackRock and Fidelity.

Crypto game ‘Munchables’ on Blast exploited for $63M

A new NFT game built on the Ethereum Layer-2 Blast has been exploited for nearly 17,500 ETH.

As Sam Bankman-Fried’s sentencing approaches, letters invoking vegan lifestyle call for leniency

On March 28, Judge Lewis Kaplan will decide how long former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried will remain in prison following his conviction on seven felony counts.

Mastercard sees partnerships as key to blockchain remittances in Latam

Blockchain and crypto have a place in a partnered remittance ecosystem in Latin America, the financial services giant found.

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