Bitcoin Futures Smash Through $100K Barrier on Deribit
Deribit’s BTC futures expiring in March, June and September 2025 trade above $100,000. BTC call option at the $100,000 strike now boasts an open interest...
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Leveraged MicroStrategy Markets Showcase Risk-On Like Never Before as Bitcoin Aims for Six-Digit Price
Options tied to Defiance’s 2X long MicroStrategy ETF (MSTX) exhibit extreme bullish positioning. The leveraged ETF is designed to two times or 200% of the...
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Bitcoin Nears $96K, Continuing Wild ‘Trump Trade’ Rally
Bitcoin (BTC) momentum shows no signs of slowing as a rally catalyzed by a Republican win earlier this month keeps on going, pushing the asset...
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SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors
Some investors in defunct crypto startup BitClave will soon get their money back, plus interest, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Securities and...
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Is the Crypto Conference Circuit Good for Crypto?
If you’re part of Web3, odds are you’ve spent much of this year traveling abroad. It’s likely you just got back from a conference if...
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Crypto Agents and Verifiable Systems Are the Future of Safe, User-Centric Tech
As technology continues to progress, a critical question surfaces: how can we build systems that empower individuals while safeguarding against misuse? The answer may lie...
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Frank McCourt’s Decentralized Internet Project Enters Ethereum Ecosystem With Consensys Partnership
Project Liberty, which is building a decentralized social media ecosystem, is working with Consensys to expand into Ethereum (ETH). The project is “meeting the zeitgeist”...
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The Subtle Way AI Data Centers Boost Bitcoin Mining Economics
The rapid proliferation of AI data centers may have a positive impact on the bitcoin mining industry. AI data centers are just as hungry for...
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The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs
Welcome to The Protocol, CoinDesk’s weekly wrap-up of the most important stories in cryptocurrency tech development. I’m Marc Hochstein, CoinDesk’s deputy editor-in-chief for features, opinion...
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Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Blockchain Bittensor
DCG chief and Yuma CEO Barry Silbert said he believes Bittensor could be as transformative as bitcoin. Yuma will operate as an accelerator for startups...
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Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Won’t Have To Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules
Gary Wang, the former chief technology officer at FTX, was spared prison time by a judge on Wednesday. Wang immediately met with prosecutors after FTX’s...
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DeFi’s Renaissance
The repercussions of historically stringent cryptocurrency oversight are well-documented, but the ensuing sea change is perhaps not fully appreciated. With pro-crypto legislators likely to replace...