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US prediction market Kalshi to take bets on Bitcoin and Ether

CFTC-regulated prediction market Kalshi will allow users to place bets on when Bitcoin will hit $100,000 and whether it will reach $150,000 in 2024.

Binance offers $5M reward for insider trading tip-offs

A crypto whale bought 314 million BOME tokens ahead of its Binance listing, sparking insider trading discussions among community members.

FOMC meets halving ‘danger zone’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin attempts to recover from significant weekend downside action, with old all-time highs back in place as the BTC price meets resistance.

Top FTX claim holder Attestor sues seller amid Bitcoin rally

London-based Attestor has filed a lawsuit against FTX claims seller Lemma after making a 200% profit on the purchased FTX claims stash.

Slerf dev accidentally burns $10M as Solana meme frenzy takes hold

Traders want to make their millions on Solana memecoins, but crypto proponents believe this is risky and would benefit the industry if it ends sooner rather than later.

Arbitrum whales move $58M to exchanges after token unlock

Arbitrum unlocked 1.1 billion tokens worth over $2 billion for its team, advisers and investors on March 16.

IMF wants Pakistan to tax crypto gains to pay for $3B bailout

The International Monetary Fund also recommended Pakistan introduce stricter laws on collecting capital gains from real estate title transfers.

Cardano refutes rumors it abandoned its scaling project Hydra

Hydra being abandoned is “just pure FUD,” wrote Cardano co-founder Charles Hoskinson in a post on X.

Memecoin presales hit ‘peak degeneracy’ with over $100M raised in 3 days

Solana memecoin projects have raised more than $100 million by way of a controversial fundraising model known as “presales” in the last three days.

New York jury convicts two promoters of IcomTech crypto ‘Ponzi’

David Brend and Gustavo Rodriguez were convicted of wire fraud conspiracy for helping promote and run the now-collpased fake crypto mining and trading scheme.

Cardano finally gets fiat-backed stablecoin USDM after huge delays

Mehen Finance planned to launch USDM in early 2023 but saw delays after crypto-friendly banks shuttered in 2023 and its banking partner went to work with Circle.

Base surges to 2M daily transactions following Dencun upgrade

The 350% jump in Base daily transactions came amid a vast reduction in fees following the Dencun upgrade.

Bitcoin to enter pre-halving ’danger zone,’ but crypto CEOs remain bullish

Bitcoin has historically dipped in the weeks before the halving and might repeat such a move within the next week.

Solana activity flips Ethereum amid memecoin craze, even as txs fail

Degens were piling into Solana-based memecoins such as “Book of Meme” and “SNAP” as the network struggled to keep up with the surge of activity.

Bitcoin price consolidation preps NEAR, APT, RNDR and MKR for more upside

Bitcoin recovered the $68,000 level, triggering buying in NEAR, APT, RNDR and MKR.

VC Roundup: AI-blockchain solutions winning investors’ hearts

Utila, Synnax, Sahara, TON Foundation, UXLINK, and TEN are among the startups securing funding in the first half of March.

Remilia founder claims hack after Ether, NFTs transferred

Blockchain records indicate that the said address has sold numerous NFTs linked to Milady, including NFTx staked ones, and has transferred $1 million worth of Ether to another address.

The ERC-6551 token standard, explained

ERC-6551 enables NFTs to function as smart contract wallets that can own and transfer other tokens and also have trackable histories.

Reddit faces FTC probe over AI data practices ahead of IPO

Reddit mentioned in the filing that it is not surprised by the FTC’s interest in this area due to the unique nature of the technologies and business agreements.

Bitcoin traders eye $60K BTC price support as ‘huge’ futures gap opens

Bitcoin bulls remain confident despite BTC price hitting its lowest levels since March 6 in a brutal weekend sell-off.

Pro-XRP lawyer confident he can win senate bid, sets $1M campaign goal

The pro-XRP lawyer shared with his online following that he's covered half of the campaign funds and asked if they could pitch in the rest via cash or crypto.

Starbucks says its NFT rewards program must come to an end

Starbucks' decision to end its NFT rewards program is in line with similar moves by other major companies in the last year.

Ether ETFs face Senate opposition, Wright is not Satoshi, and Dencun goes live: Hodler’s Digest, March 10-16

U.S. Senators opposed to more crypto ETFs, Ethereum Dencun hard fork goes live, and Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto, judge rules.

OpenAI’s Mira Murati is “not sure” where Sora’s training data comes from

During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mira Murati offered vague responses when asked about the underlying data source for OpenAI’s Sora model.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankruptcy narrative revealed in new court documents

A Google document attached to the U.S. government sentencing memorandum reveals “random probably bad ideas” Sam Bankman-Fried had to repair his public image.

Blockchain in trademark and brand protection, explained

Blockchain offers security, transparency and efficiency; NFTs and metaverse integration enhance asset authentication, virtual asset management and brand identity.

Biden pressured to intervene in U.S. citizens' detention by Nigeria

The Chamber of Digital Commerce believes that Gambaryan’s detention is arbitrary, without due process, and presents a significant challenge to international law norms and diplomatic relations.

Nigerian SEC seeks to raise crypto exchange registration fee

Under the updated guidelines, digital asset exchanges and custodians must pay an application fee of 300,000 naira ($186), up from the previous 100,000 naira ($62).

Vanguard’s outgoing CEO sticks to anti-Bitcoin ETF stance, despite inquiries

Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley is resisting customer pressure for spot Bitcoin ETFs, despite several of the firm's competitors already offering them.

US manufacturing firms are flocking to the metaverse — WEF

According to the World Economic Forum, the automotive, energy, software, aerospace and defense industries are leading the way for industrial metaverse investment.

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