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What to expect at Caroline Ellison’s sentencing hearing

The former Alameda Research CEO’s lawyers have requested time served, and prosecutors seemed flattering in their sentencing memo, but what will Judge Lewis Kaplan say on Sept. 24?

Bitcoin outperformed nearly every asset class in past year — VanEck

VanEck expects Bitcoin’s long-term bull market to continue, but miners are struggling.

Price analysis 9/20: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB 

Bitcoin faced selling near $64,000, but buyers have managed to keep the price above the short-term holder realized price near $62,000, which is a positive sign.

Iggy Azalea unveils new online casino ‘Motherland’

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea has unveiled the Motherland casino at Solana Breakpoint in Singapore. The new casino is set to go live in November. 

Bitcoin to hit $200K by end of 2025 regardless of election — Bank exec

The 2024 election is projected to be a tight race on the granular local level, but this shouldn’t matter for the long-term price of BTC. 

Elon Musk starts to comply with Brazilian court orders, suspends accounts on X

At least 11 accounts linked to the spread of misinformation in Brazil have been banned from X over the past few days as the platform begins complying with supreme court orders.

Bitcoin traders now agree $65K is ‘key’ BTC price resistance to beat

BTC price predictions see some consolidation before Bitcoin bulls tackle major resistance hurdles.

Crypto adoption still stunted by lack of technical literacy

Confusion around crypto storage, regulations, and other factors tech-savvy people take for granted could be keeping average users on the sidelines and away from the technology. 

Bhutan’s $750M revenue from Bitcoin mining sets model for developing nations

Bhutan’s experience with mining Bitcoin could serve as a powerful example for other developing nations that seek to improve their economies. 

Hashgraph Association to explore digital asset use cases with Qatar stakeholders

The Hashgraph Association will explore digital asset use cases like equity and real estate tokenization with stakeholders in Qatar. 

MicroStrategy raises $1.01B for Bitcoin acquisitions

MicroStrategy has completed a $1.01 billion convertible note offering, allocating proceeds for Bitcoin purchases and debt repayment.

Aethir partners with Filecoin to solve GPU shortage, boost AI

Aethir and Filecoin’s partnership integrates GPU leasing services with decentralized storage, advancing AI and Web3 infrastructure.

Bull cycles spark ‘some seemingly rational reason’ to compromise security: Ledger exec

Ian Rogers of Ledger stresses the importance of self-custody and warns against complacency during crypto market booms.

ASI Alliance ‘quite far’ from OpenAI in hardware — SingularityNET CEO

The ASI Alliance can enable mass adoption of decentralized networks in the same way the world jumped into ChatGPT, SingularityNET CEO believes.

PancakeSwap plans v4 update following $836B trading volume milestone

PancakeSwap announces its v4 update to improve liquidity provision, interoperability and scalability, aiming to resolve AMM shortcomings.

Bitcoin miner wallets awaken after over 15 years — Is this Satoshi?

Five miner wallets that received block rewards weeks after Bitcoin launched have started moving their coins. 

BingX ‘minor’ loss in suspected hack climbs to $52M

BingX claimed withdrawals and deposits will be restored within 24 hours.

Supreme Court of India YouTube channel hijacked to shill XRP

The Supreme Court of India’s YouTube channel fell victim to a Ripple and XRP scam, promoting fraudulent investments via a fake livestream.

Tether’s transparency and business structure raises $118B FTX-like concerns

Tether’s market share has surpassed 75% of the entire stablecoin market, fueling concerns over the stablecoin giant’s influence over the crypto industry.

Watch these BTC price levels as Bitcoin taps $64K

Bitcoin traders are starting to entertain the idea of a retest of all-time highs, but BTC price support needs to be firmly cemented.

Deus X Capital unveils Solstice Labs to boost institutional DeFi growth

The new business is the latest of several digital asset companies Deus X Capital has a hand in.

Judges quiz CFTC, Kalshi over US election markets offering

US appeals court judges peppered the CFTC and betting platform Kalshi’s lawyers with questions as the regulator bids to overturn a lower court’s decision allowing election markets.

Eclipse targets October to launch ‘Solana on Ethereum’ L2

Eclipse aims to bring “Web2 scale to Web3” by combining the best of Ethereum security, Solana’s speed and Celestia’s data storage capabilities.

US ‘far behind’ on crypto, election no quick fix — Ripple APAC boss

The United States is lagging behind crypto-friendly regions like Singapore and the UAE, but there’s still a chance it can catch up, says Ripple Asia Pacific managing director Fiona Murray.

AI agents could be policing all crypto txs within 5 years — Chainalysis CEO

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager believes “it’s not much further away” before governments use AI agents to catch onchain crypto wrongdoers.

Feds end Bitcoin bandits’ luxury life fueled by $230M crypto scam

The scammers spent their gains on a lavish lifestyle of luxury cars, apartments, jewelry, and nightlife. 

BingX confirms ‘minor’ losses amid panic over hot wallet movements

Crypto exchange BingX’s product chief Vivien Lin has confirmed there was a hack and a “minor asset loss,” which is still being calculated.

DeFi lending protocol Sky to drop wrapped Bitcoin after governance vote

The vote was passed with 88% in favor of offloading WBTC collateral from the Sky lending platform. 

Germany seizes 47 crypto exchanges tied to ‘underground economy’

German authorities sent a loud and clear message to criminal users of the exchanges: We found their servers and have your data — see you soon.

Chinese Tether laundromat, Bhutan enjoys recent Bitcoin boost: Asia Express

Tether launderers sentenced as Bhutan’s Bitcoin hodling places it as the fourth largest among governments: Asia Express.

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