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Bitcoin price retests $63K despite GBTC outflows dropping below $100M

Bitcoin bulls fail to catch a break as BTC price weakness defies a slowdown in GBTC offloading.

Is Bitcoin price going to crash again?

Bitcoin's previous bull market correction has witnessed declines ranging from 20 to 40%. Could the history repeat in 2024?

Worldcoin makes Orb software open-source, implements ‘personal custody’

Worldcoin said it has now made components of the software behind its iris-scanning Orbs open-sourced, along with a new “personal custody” privacy feature for user data.

Ethereum Dencun upgrade lowers transaction fees for L2s

The Dencun upgrade marks a change in tactics for Ethereum, encouraging growth through improved layer-2 support.

Solana to outpace Ethereum in consumer applications — Former head of growth

Solana could outpace Ethereum in terms of consumer DApps, according to the Solana Foundation’s former head of growth.

ENS data from Etherscan now visible in Google search results

The displayed result showed the address particulars, such as Ether balance and the time of the latest transaction, all collected by Etherscan.

Avalanche continues memecoin push with $1M reward for liquidity providers

Avalanche, which started to dive into memecoins in December, has announced it will use a $100 million fund to buy Avalanche-based community tokens.

ETF staking addition is ‘positive development,' says ETC Group exec

The staking aspect of Ethereum ETFs is important because it’s similar to dividends in equities, ETC Group’s Chanchal Samadder believes.

WisdomTree wins NYDFS trust company charter

The charter will enable WisdomTree’s newly founded entity to offer crypto custody, stablecoin issuance, and stablecoin reserve management services.

Kenya defies US pressure, maintains Worldcoin suspension

A Kenyan government minister said the country has encountered pressure from the U.S. government to lift its suspension on Worldcoin’s activities.

Will decentralized protocols become the future infrastructure of machine learning?

AI and machine learning compute networks built on decentralized infrastructure could allow the onboarding of significant hardware resources worldwide.

Trezor says phishing, not SIM swap, compromised X account

SatoshiLabs revealed that it suspects the compromise to be a sophisticated and premeditated phishing attack planned by hackers over several weeks.

HECO Chain exploiter anonymizes $145M of Ether on Tornado Cash in 8 days

In its largest transaction, the HECO Chain exploiter sent 11,300 ETH worth roughly $39.5 million in one transfer.

CryptoPunks record another $16M NFT sale in March

CryptoPunk #7804 sold for 4,850 ETH, worth about $16.4 million, taking the record for the second-largest CryptoPunk NFT sale.

ARK sells $52M of Coinbase shares as stock price breaks above $270

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest continues taking profits from its Coinbase stash as the stock is hitting multiyear highs.

LayerZero CEO claims Kyle Davies sought full treasury allocation days before 3AC’s fall

Pellegrino asserted that 3AC was financially unstable when proposing the arrangement to LayerZero and criticized Davies for misleading and taking advantage of associates and partners.

‘Unpatchable’ flaw in Apple M-series chip may allow access to encrypted data

A new “unpatchable” vulnerability in Apple’s M-series of chips was discovered, potentially allowing hackers access to extract secret keys and encrypted data from Macs.

UN adopts first global artificial intelligence resolution

The resolution encourages countries to safeguard human rights, protect personal data, and monitor AI for risks.

Judge greenlights class suit alleging Silvergate Bank aided FTX fraud

A federal judge struck down Silvergate’s dismissal bid of a lawsuit claiming it aided fraud at FTX saying the allegations were adequate to proceed.

GBTC outflows top $358M, but one theory suggests it’s almost over

It’s been another big day of outflows from Grayscale’s Bitcoin ETF, but ETF analyst Eric Balchunas believes they will taper off soon.

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