Goldfinch community approved deployment on Base L2, GFI up 14%

Governance members agreed that launching Goldfinch’s defi loan service on Coinbase’s decentralized network would be beneficial and help to onboard more users. The community behind Goldfinch, a defi lender, reached quorum to deploy the protocol on Base, a layer-2 blockchain launched and backed by major crypto exchange Coinbase. Next, the project’s governance council will hold […]

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KuCoin Ventures Partners with TON through $20,000 Grant

TON is set to receive a $20,000 grant from KuCoin’s investment arm to support the exchange’s efforts at building GameFi and payment-based mini apps. KuCoin Ventures, the investment arm of Seychelles-based crypto exchange KuCoin, has announced a partnership with The Open Network (TON) Foundation. The exchange platform’s investment arm plans to award a grant of $20,000 to […]

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Binance VIP traders got sneak peak of US settlement: Report

Executives of cryptocurrency exchange Binance reportedly gave a heads-up to its top market makers regarding a potential $4.3-billion settlement with authorities in the United States. According to a Dec. 1 Bloomberg report, Binance traders at an exclusive September dinner in Singapore were informed about a tentative deal the crypto exchange had with U.S. officials — […]

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2023 Crypto targets — Plan A, Plan B, Plan C and even Plan D — December week 1 | by Mihalache Catalin (aspiring polymath) | Coinmonks | Dec, 2023

I am getting there. I was starting in January 2023 with the following portfolio: 6K Hive — Objective achieved for this one 25.6K LEO — Objective achieved for this one 4K DHEDGE — Objective achieved for this one 17 ARCHONM 63 BROFI 300 INDEX — Objective achieved for this one 20 BXT — Objective achieved […]

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An unidentified address accumulates over 12k BTC in a month

The whale accumulated the assets in just 30 days, according to data from Arkham Intelligence. The address was created on Nov. 1, 2023 and since then it has received Bitcoin every day from different addresses in large quantities. The first sender was a wallet associated with the BitMEX exchange. Source: Arkham Intelligence The active accumulation […]

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Circle Denies Allegations that USDC Was Used to Fund Terrorism and Money Laundering

Circle Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy Dante Disparte wrote a formal letter to Senators Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren to refute claims that USDC has been used for funding the Hamas terror group. After the United States Department of Treasury caught up with Binance Holdings Ltd, and its former CEO Changpen Zhao […]

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Celsius faces hurdle as judge hints at new vote for Bitcoin mining shift

Celsius Network, a cryptocurrency lending platform, might need to secure a fresh vote from creditors for its planned shift to a Bitcoin mining venture, as a U.S. bankruptcy judge suggested in a recent court session. The crypto lender provided details on Thursday, Nov 30, of its plan to only mine Bitcoin when it emerges from […]

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November most ‘damaging’ month in 2023 as thieves pilfer $363M in crypto

The cryptocurrency industry has now seen its most “damaging” month for crypto thievery, scams and exploits, with crypto criminals walking away with $363 million in November, according to a blockchain security firm. Around $316.4 million came from exploits alone, flash loans inflicted $45.5 million in damage, and $1.1 million was lost to various exit scams, […]

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Circle denies allegations of illicit financial activities

Circle has publicly refuted allegations of improper banking relationships and financing of illicit activities in a detailed response to concerns raised by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown. The Nov. 30 letter, crafted by Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte, responds to claims from the Campaign for Accountability, which accused Circle of facilitating illicit financial […]

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AntPool to refund user with $3m in gas fee if identity can be verified

Prominent Bitcoin mining pool AntPool has committed to refunding a record $3 million transaction fee, contingent on verification of the original owner’s identity. AntPool, a major player in Bitcoin mining, plans to return a massive $3 million transaction fee, but only if the real owner can prove their identity. This situation involves a huge fee […]

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