Circle, BitoGroup, and Taiwan FamilyMart launch ‘Points-to-Crypto’ service.

Circle, BitoGroup, and Taiwan FamilyMart join forces to launch a ‘Points-to-Crypto’ service in Taiwan. ‘Points-to-Crypto’ service allows for the conversion of FamilyMart’s FamiPoints into digital currencies like USDC. origin »

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Preston Pysh: Bitcoin Is Anti-Totalitarianism.

The battle for financial freedom at the precipice of total government control hinges on our active engagement and collective commitment to protecting our liberties and Bitcoin's transformative potential. origin »

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Assessing Cardano’s potential bullish breakout as ADA prints falling wedge pattern.

Digital token Cardano (ADA) recorded bullish actions as the crypto market launched a broad-based rally within the past week. The altcoin climbed from the $0. 247 lows of 19 October to its current price of $0. origin »

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Memeinator price prediction amid a robust roadmap for meme domination.

Since launching a presale, Memeinator (MMTR) has been attracting fans. Nearly $850,000 has been raised through stage 4, with expectations for a huge price move. This has not been a surprise, as meme investors have been eyeing newly launched projects. origin »

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U.S. Senate's Banking Chairman Says Panel to 'Crack Down' on Crypto's Terrorism Ties.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) has said the Senate Banking Committee will "crack down on the use of crypto to fund terrorism and evade sanctions" at a time when the U.S. must stand with both Ukraine and Israel as they fight back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian-backed terrorists like Hamas. origin »

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Prosecutors rest their case as Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to testify.

Defense lawyers representing SBF called two witnesses, a Bahamas-based attorney and an expert from a litigation consulting firm, before the former FTX CEO’s testimony. origin »

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Protocol Village: IoTeX Blockchain to Integrate With Solana for 'IoT-Connected Projects'.

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the week of Oct. 16-22, with live updates throughout. origin »

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Crypto Analyst Says Bitcoin Is At A High Premium, How To Trade It.

Bitcoin is facing resistance at its yearly high of the $35,000 mark amidst a few days of eventful price action. Right now, all things seem poised for a retracement, considering past price action of the cryptocurrency after sudden price surges. origin »

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Linqto’s Ray Fuentes Reveals The Factors That Could Drive A Ripple IPO In 2024.

Rumors of a Ripple IPO have been swirling the crypto community for quite some time now and industry leaders are beginning to join in on the conversation. The latest comments come from Lint’s Community Director Ray Fuentes, who believes an Initial Public Offering (IPO) could be on the way. Ripple IPO Might Happen In 2024 […] origin »

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Crypto for Advisors: ETH Futures ETFs and What’s Next.

Today in Crypto for Advisors Roxanna Islam from VettaFi discusses the current crypto ETF market with a focus on Eth futures performance. origin »

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Bitcoin traders earmark key BTC price levels as $34K struggles to hold.

BTC price is seeking retests of lower levels after Bitcoin bulls fail to push beyond recent 17-month highs.

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JPMorgan’s JPM Coin Hits $1 Billion in Daily Transactions.

JPMorgan's digital currency JPM Coin hits major milestone, reaching $1 billion in daily transactions on its private Quorum network. origin »

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Pepecoin Doubles to $500M Market Cap as Memecoin Fever Steals Bitcoin's ETF Thunder.

The price of pepe [PEPE], one of the many memecoins that spawned out of crypto winter, has doubled in a week as traders anticipate the etchings of a bitcoin [BTC] spot ETF-induced bull market. origin »

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This Brand New Meme Coin Just Raised $11 Million In A Firesale With No Roadmap.

The cryptocurrency space is indeed full of surprises. Recently, an emerging meme coin called $MEME, which has no roadmap or utility has already raised over $11 million in its ongoing firesale. Memecoin (MEME) Achieves A Major Milestone With Firesale MEME is an Ethereum-based memecoin that operates under the ERC-20 network, with a total supply of 69 billion MEME tokens. origin »

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Sam Bankman-Fried Will ‘Get Skinned Alive’ When He Testifies In Court: Scaramucci.

In a candid panel discussion back in January this year, Anthony Scaramucci criticized Sam Bankman-Fried, whom he had considered a close friend, stating that Bankman-Fried’s actions had damaged his reputation. origin »

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UK passes bill to enable authorities to seize Bitcoin used for crime.

Filed in September 2022, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is expected to receive royal assent on Oct. 26, 2023. origin »

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Media Reported Hamas Got Millions Via Crypto, but the Data Provider They Cited Says It Was Misconstrued.

After Hamas' deadly attacks in Israel, media reports linked the terrorist group with tens of millions in crypto donations, but that data was misinterpreted and hugely exaggerated, according to the blockchain analytical firm that was cited. origin »

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Africa: The New Land Of The Free.

Despite many jurisdictions with uncertain or disapproving legal stances, African Bitcoin users seem to have much more freedom to experiment and build than Americans. origin »

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LIVE: Sam Bankman-Fried's Judge Sends Jury Home So He Can Hear FTX Founder First at Crypto Fraud Trial.

Prosecutors rested their case on Thursday, so SBF's defense lawyers are calling witnesses now. origin »

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Bitmain to start shipping new Bitcoin Antminer T21 in January 2024.

Bitcoin miner supplier Bitmain has released its brand-new Antminer T21, featuring a computing power of 190 TH/s and an energy efficiency ratio of 19 J/TH. origin »

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How Google’s AI legal protections can change art and copyright protections.

Amid myriad legal accusations surrounding its AI services, Google stands its ground, vowing to protect its users.

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XRP New All-Time High Price Beckons As Super-Important Date In Ripple-SEC Litigation Knocks.

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Gary Gensler teases details of SEC’s $5B take from enforcement actions, shades crypto.

Gensler revealed that the SEC took 780 enforcement actions, including 500 standalone cases, and distributed $930 million to harmed investors. origin »

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Hashing It Out: A case for Web3 social media, and is Friend.tech a security?.

CyberConnect co-founder Ryan Li believes that creators who want their content to live forever will ditch Web2 social media platforms for Web3 alternatives. origin »

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Dollar/Yen Trading Volume Surpasses Bitcoin on DeFi Platform Gains Network.

Gains Network, initially released on Polygon and later on Arbitrum, allows users to trade financial derivatives of cryptocurrencies, foreign exchange and commodities by matching buy-sell orders using smart contracts. origin »

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s testimony to challenge government claims, lawyer tells judge.

The testimony will challenge the government‘s claims, especially the counsel’s role in auto-deletion, north dimension creation, payment agent agreement, Alameda loans and FTX terms of service. origin »

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First Mover Americas: Deutsche Bank Trials a SWIFT Alternative for Stablecoins.

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 25, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. origin »

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UK Bill for Seizing Illicit Crypto Finally Becomes Law.

The bill lets law enforcement freeze crypto without a conviction, promising faster and more substantial seizures. origin »

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HayCoin Price Climbs to $5.5M Per Token as Long-Term Holder Destroys 51 HAY.

The first-ever token floated on Uniswap was revived by a bunch of developers and is quickly gaining a loyal community. origin »

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Circle launches ‘points-to-crypto’ program with Taiwan convenience store chain.

The partnership will allow FamilyMart customers to exchange their loyalty points for the Circle-issued USDC.

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JPMorgan Handles $1B Transactions Daily In Digital Token JPM Coin: Bloomberg.

JPMorgan has plans to widen the coin's usage the bank's head of payments Takis Georgakopoulos said in an interview. origin »

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Meta faces legal scrutiny as AI advancements raise concerns over child safety.

Concerns for child safety come amid rapid artificial intelligence advancements involving text and generative AI.

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JPM Coin handles over $1B in daily transactions — JPMorgan exec.

The volume represents a massive surge since the latest update in June, with the company saying that $300 million was transacted in the three years since JPM Coin’s launch. origin »

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Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies: What Will He Reveal Under Oath About FTX's Collapse?.

Sam Bankman-Fried has said a lot in the months after FTX collapsed about what happened. What's left for him to discuss? origin »

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Bitcoin’s Recent Outperformance Fueled by Institutional Demand, JPMorgan Says.

There has been a significant bitcoin inflow into larger wallets, which suggests institutional investor demand, the report said. origin »

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Bitcoin to Score 'Golden Cross' After 30% Price Surge in 2 Weeks.

The bullish pattern comes months ahead of bitcoin's fourth mining reward halving. origin »

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Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Ventures Test SWIFT Killer for Stablecoins and CBDCs.

The UDPN currently comprises about 25 organizations, including banks from the U.S, Australia, Latin America and Europe, running around ten proof-of-concept tests in parallel. origin »

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Bitcoin price model expects $45K ‘phase’ to hit in November.

Bitcoin remains on track to deliver “possible” further gains of up to 30% versus current BTC price levels, says CryptoCon.

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FTX Cold Wallets Move $19M in Solana, Ether to Crypto Exchanges.

The debtor group in control of FTX assets has conducted various on-chain transactions in the past few weeks. origin »

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Pro-Ripple lawyer predicts prolonged legal battle, hints at settlement factors.

John Deaton says there has not been “a single serious conversation” about a potential settlement between Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, Chris Larsen and the SEC. origin »

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Mastercard partners with crypto payment firm MoonPay for Web3 services.

MoonPay has announced a partnership with Mastercard, targeting Web3-based experiential marketing or new ways to connect with Mastercard’s consumers. origin »

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Bitcoin dominance hits 54% — Highest in 2.5 years as BTC halving approaches.

BTC market dominance hovered around 80% during the 2017 bull market but slumped to the 50%–60% range during the 2021 bull market, at times even dipping below 50%. origin »

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Memeland, a Web3 Project Built by 9GAG's Team, Secures $10M Minutes After Going Live.

The Web3 venture lab is built by team members who previously worked on 9GAG, an immensely popular meme site. origin »

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Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Jump 9% as Crypto Traders Take Riskier Bets.

The two popular meme coins have mostly underperformed crypto majors in the past week. origin »

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Sam Bankman-Fried has no way to ‘outfox’ prosecutors: Scaramucci.

SBF taking the stand in his criminal trial is “a very bad move,” as the FTX co-founder will be “skinned alive” by prosecutors, says Anthony Scaramucci. origin »

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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Outshines Nvidia With 220% Gain This Year.

"GBTC is the gift that keeps giving," one observer said. origin »

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FTX probes $6.5M in payments to AI safety group amid clawback crusade.

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX wants to look into the millions it has given to the Center for AI Safety, a nonprofit that has argued AI should be a global priority next to pandemics and nuclear war. origin »

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‘Magnificent seven’ tech stocks tumble a whopping $280B as crypto surges.

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, was the worst performer on the day, falling 9.5% in a massive $180-billion wipeout.

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Sam Bankman-Fried May Testify to Role of Lawyers, 'Good Faith' Efforts, Filing Says.

In a series of filings throughout Thursday, the Department of Justice and Sam Bankman-Fried's defense crossed swords on issues ranging from charts the defendant wants to use in his testimony to an ongoing question of whether the defense can rely on a presence of counsel argument. origin »

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Catching Up on a Lot of Stuff.

I poked my head out of the Sam Bankman-Fried trial just long enough for my entire panel of House lawmakers at CoinDesk's policy event in Washington, D. C. to cancel, leading to a very impromptu session instead. origin »

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