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He Took Prediction Markets Mainstream

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For decades, prediction markets were a backwater, a science experiment.In 2024, Shayne Coplan, founder of Polymarket, turned them into a multibillion-dollar business and a popular barometer of the political winds,…

Bitcoin Price (BTC) Falls Back to $95K After Cryptocurrency Bounce Fails

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Cryptocurrencies continued to this week's decline on Tuesday, with altcoins in near-freefall as bitcoin (BTC) slid further from the $100,000 level.Among the worst-hit cryptos were XRP, Polkadot (DOT), Litecoin (LTC),…

Bitcoin (BTC) Treasury Proposal at Microsoft (MSFT) Voted Down

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Microsoft (MSFT) doesn't appear to be adding its name anytime soon to the list of corporate entities holding bitcoin (BTC) after its shareholders voted against a proposal that would have…

Russian Duma Deputy Proposes Creation of Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

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A deputy in the Russian parliament proposed the creation of a strategic bitcoin (BTC) reserve to tackle sanctions imposed on the country, state-owned news agency Ria reported on Monday.Anton Tkachev…

Driving Web3 Adoption Via Telegram

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What do hamsters, crypto and Iran’s military have in common? At one point in the summer of 2024, the Telegram “mini-game” Hamster Kombat was so popular — reportedly attracting 300…

Swiss-Based Bitcoin Trading App Relai Raises $12M for Europe Expansion

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Relai, a bitcoin (BTC) buy, sell and self-custody application, has raised $12 million Series A funding.The Switzerland-based company's Series A was led by Ego Death Capital, a bitcoin only VC,…

Floki Releases Crypto Debit Card

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Memecoin project Floki (FLOKI) released a zero-fee debit card in 31 European countries on Monday, with plans to expand the offering to other countries in the future.The debit card allows…

Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Cipher (CFR), CleanSpark (CLSK), MARA (MARA) Upgraded: JPMorgan

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Wall Street giant JPMorgan (JPM) turned more bullish on some bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks in its coverage following third quarter results and recent gains in bitcoin price and the network…

Banks Favor King Dollar as BTC Price Tug-of-War Rages

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Bitcoin's bull-bear tug-of-war continues to rage, with prices recovering to over $97,000 from Monday's dip to $94,200. That slide was prompted by…

First Abu Dhabi Bank Joins Tokenization Firm Libre for Collateralized Lending

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First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Libre Capital, the tokenization specialist backed by WebN Group and Nomura’s Laser Digital, to do blockchain-based collateralized…