Category: Cryptocurrency News

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Pantera to close Blockchain Fund soon after raising $1.3B — double the target

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead expects the $1.3 billion blockchain fund to close over the next “three or four weeks” once the due diligence from large institutions has been wrapped up.

Blackrock, Fidelity to Invest in Crypto Firm Circle’s $400 Million Funding Round

Blackrock, Fidelity, Marshall Wace, and Fin Capital are investing in crypto firm Circle. In addition, Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, has entered into a broader strategic partnership with the crypto firm. Blackrock, Fidelity, Marshall Wace, Fin Capital to Invest in Circle Circle Internet Financial announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement for […]

Am I understanding Layer 2 correctly?

I’ve been listening to the bankless podcast for the few months and am really enjoying it. They always talk about utilizing layer 2s and moving off layer 1. I know that once moved to a layer 2, transactions will be fast and fees are significantly less than layer 1. The part I’m not understanding is…
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ERC721, it is a cure to curb superficial hyped-up NFT Projects?

submitted by /u/VennieCrane [link] [comments]

There is serious insider trading going on at Coinbase.

Earlier today Coinbase made a “transparency post” naming about 50 assets that they are planning to list on their exchange. Most of them are illiquid shitcoins that no one can figure out why they are even listing in the first place. ​ https://preview.redd.it/42pb31wkc7t81.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9dc7ecdf375b30f55f3d82565bf39284dbbfa2b6 A bunch of people on Twitter went digging on-chain and found out…
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Can we add an account age restriction for comment/posts on this subreddit?

I am spammed multiple times a week by bots due to my activity on this subreddit. Every time it is the same: Some BS coin/token offering where the script creates accounts and then goes through posts/comments in this sub and responding. A common trait is the accounts are all brand new. They create them and…
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“How is inflation only 8.5% per year?! My groceries went up 30% in 10 months!” – Let’s ELI5 down INFLATION and CPI (Consumer Price Index).

One of the posts talking about inflation has a top-voted comment asking I dunno where they get the 8.5%.. Well, did any of you ever ask yourself this question? You live in 2022. You have Google, Wikipedia and several other trustful sources of information and it shouldn't take you more than 20 seconds to find…
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Sweatcoin: SWEAT token to reward physical movement with crypto

Sweatcoin, an app that rewards users’ daily steps with SWEAT tokens which can be spent on products, donated to charity, or converted into another crypto, is ready for launch this week. Soon, the Sweatcoin community will have the opportunity to have their in-app pre-sweatcoins matched 1:1 with SWEAT tokens at a token generation event (TGE)…
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Ronin Bridge Exploiter / Dream Cash (CASH)

Does anybody have an idea why the exploiter has 600,000,000 Dream Cash (CASH) tokens? He's sent literally thousands of transactions to different addresses. ​ I can't see why as this token has no value? submitted by /u/Electrical_Yam5077 [link] [comments]

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip

Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith will serve 63 months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for helping North Koreans use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions. In September, Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions against North Korea. Griffith was arrested in November 2019 after giving a talk at a cryptocurrency…
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