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Memecoins in the Solana ecosystem defy the recent bearish downtrend in the crypto market by managing to generate double-digit gains.

Stripe customers will be able to pay with USDC beginning this summer, president Jack Collison said, after the company canned BTC payments in 2018.

The top memecoins are far from previous highs, yet retail investors may view them as fairer opportunities than VC-backed coins with high fully diluted valuations.

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Bitcoin bulls tend to celebrate when BTC’s funding rate is negative, but is it really a “generational buying opportunity?”

Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko believes the full impact of Bitcoin ETF adoption has yet to be realized, as boomers will continue to gain more exposure to digital assets.

The company warned that the SEC reversing a position it had held since 2018 on Ether as a security could “spell disaster” for the network and halt innovation in the United States.

The team defended itself against claims of excessive false positives, suggesting it was so effective that it caused a crypto drainer to give up in frustration.

“Unsustainable budget deficits” and “persistent inflation” have HashKey Capital analysts predicting a $100,000–$200,000 Bitcoin price by the end of 2024.

The financial services giant wants to make data about stablecoin usage clear and accessible, which requires some processing.

Each company has its own special plans for the Quest mixed-reality device.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is evaluating whether exchanges’ current surveillance and enforcement mechanisms can handle Bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs).

House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters said a stablecoin bill “in the short run” was coming amid negotiations with Republican lawmakers and the Senate.

“The SEC argues that nearly every token should be registered under U.S. securities laws,” commented a16z Crypto’s general counsel, Miles Jennings.

Through Facebook’s Move-based Ethereum virtual machines, Movement Labs aims to enhance smart contract security and transaction throughput within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Bitcoin traders remain unfazed while BTC price action follows stocks downward on the back of surprise U.S. macro data.

The volume of crypto VC funding in Q1 2024 surged for the first time since the start of the crypto winter in 2022.

Google’s Gemini AI has faced recent outrage after generating historically inaccurate imagery and biased results. Decentralized AI development could be the key to creating more transparent and unbiased results.

Avail joins forces with leading layer-2 networks for increased Web3 scalability through data availability and rollup unification for a more interconnected blockchain landscape

Industry figures assess the state of decentralized finance in 2024 and whether it is developing as expected.

Stablecoin purchases in Turkey amount to 4.3% of GDP, the highest among global economies, according to Chainalysis.

The chief technology officer of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz said that memecoins are like risky casinos that deter real builders from the crypto ecosystem.

Brian Rose also aims to implement a new London cryptocurrency to promote financial education in the Greater London area.

Other evidence suggests that the SEC will likely delay the approval of spot Ether ETFs, with Ether ETFs trading in Hong Kong from April 30.

The BNB Chain core development team said the move aims to streamline the network and improve efficiency.

Nigeria’s president appointed the new SEC Chair to regulate the capital market, bolster investor confidence, and advance economic development.

Chainlink Labs’ director of capital markets said that enhancing tokens with real-world data could unlock better applications than traditional finance.

Liquidation levels form an increasingly large cloud above BTC spot price as Bitcoin rests near $64,000.

The new legislation would impact crypto-asset service providers, like centralized crypto exchanges under MiCA.

One crypto analyst says Bitcoin has just undergone one of the “healthiest market resets” he has seen in a long time.