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Onchain derivatives fuel DeFi’s resurgence, with daily volumes reaching $5 billion amid rising competition.

With 6,200 stakers and 39.9 trillion BTT locked, the BitTorrent Chain is already thriving and is set to supercharge Tron’s DeFi ecosystem with fast, low-cost cross-chain transfers.

Malaysia aims to tackle national challenges and unlock economic opportunities by adopting cutting-edge biometric verification technology.

Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stock price dropped to $6.33 after it announced a senior convertible notes offering. 

As Hong Kong looks into creating HKD and USD stablecoins, a local industry executive has addressed possible implications for stablecoins like UDST and USDC.

Increasing institutional ETF adoption could bolster Bitcoin price to new all-time highs.

Bitcoin funding rates on Binance turn negative, reflecting a surge in short positions as institutional interest wanes.

As stakeholder consultations proceed, the feedback gathered will be instrumental in shaping a robust and effective AI policy.

Despite significant outflows from the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, the overall spot Bitcoin ETF market saw positive inflows.

Coinbase’s step marks the latest significant institutional entrant to the field of BTCFi.

BTC price weakness sees negative funding rates and a distinctly risk-off mood among Bitcoin traders.

UAE lawyer Irina Heaver said the ruling shows the growing acceptance of crypto in employment contracts, recognizing the evolving nature of Web3 financial transactions.

The DAO bolstered its framework and community by enabling ARB staking and enhancing token utility and security.

The Bank of Ghana introduces draft guidelines to regulate digital assets, focusing on exchanges and consumer protection measures.

South Korea’s public pension fund has just increased its crypto exposure by buying tens of thousands of shares in MicroStrategy.

10x Research’s Markus Thielen says one stablecoin metric is key to indicating institutional interest in Bitcoin, but it’s not flashing green right now.

Australia’s competition watchdog has claimed 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams; Meta says the data is old and unreliable.

Former president Donald Trump disclosed that he owns up to $5 million in crypto and has earned over $7 million from his three NFT collections.

Total open interest on Bitcoin futures hit $29 billion on Aug. 16 despite a decline in Bitcoin’s price.

Dek: AI-powered websites allowing users to create nonconsensual nude photos of women and girls were visited 200 million times in the first half of the year.

“I love New Zealand. I’m not leaving,” said Bitcache and Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom on X after the New Zealand Justice Minister signed off on a United States extradition order.

The crossing of this indicator on two different timeframes has signaled to traders that short-term performance may be weakening, sparking fear in the market.

Robin Linus has unveiled a new whitepaper for BitVM2 and BitVM Bridge, two new developments that offer significant improvements to the original version of BitVM.

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT claims to have found a network of North Korean developers who have been working on dozens of crypto projects.

A tax on the energy used by crypto miners could cut emissions by 100 million tons a year, equal to Belgium’s emissions, say two IMF executives.

Low user numbers and sex predator scandals are killing South Korean metaverses, 3AC sues Terra, Malaysian crypto kidnappings. Asia Express.

Bitcoin price falls as demand for leveraged long BTC futures and stablecoins drops.

Depending on the November presidential election outcome, Fred Thiel said he would consider “looking outside the US” for Bitcoin mining firm MARA’s operations.

Multiple analysts believe that Ethereum price is likely to touch new lows near $1,600.

A total of nine out of 13 US-listed Bitcoin mining companies raised capital through stock offers in the second quarter of 2024.