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The firm aims to let U.S. investors get exposure to crypto through a private fund tracking the Nasdaq Crypto Index. 2526 Total views 7 Total shares Investment firm Victory Capital Management announced it would be taking steps for its U.S.-based investors to get exposure to the crypto market.In a Wednesday announcement, Victory Capital said it…

Samourai Wallet co-founder pleads not guilty, released on $1M bond
The terms of Keonne Rodriguez’s bail prevent him from engaging in “any cryptocurrency transactions, directly or indirectly,” without prior approval from the court.

Ethereum LSDFi sector grew nearly 60x since January in post-Shapella surge: CoinGecko
The LSDFi sector’s total value locked has grown 5,870% since January as ETH holders seek better yields. 549 Total views 39 Total shares The Ethereum liquid staking derivatives finance (LSDFi) ecosystem has seen a surge in growth this year as Ether (ETH) holders chose to stake rather than liquidate.Despite ETH withdrawals being enabled with the

All that mined is not green: Bitcoin’s carbon footprint hard to estimate
The debate around the environmental impact of the Bitcoin mining ecosystem is heating up once again as academics have provided a fresh dose of perspective on the subject. In an opinion piece written by Noah Smith, a former assistant finance professor turned columnist, took aim at the Bitcoin (BTC) mining industry in March, suggesting that…

Tracer DAO raises $4.5M to launch derivatives for anything ‘with an oracle feed’
Tracer DAO has raised $4.5 million from the likes Framework Ventures, Maven 11, and Apollo Capital. 288 Total views 3 Total shares Decentralized derivatives platform, Tracer DAO, has announced a successful $4.5 million fundraising round to expand its team and product suite.They hope to launch innovative derivatives for “any market with an oracle price feed,”…

The Ethereum Merge is completed: Here’s what’s next
The Ethereum blockchain has successfully completed its shift away from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus following the merge of the Mainnet and the Beacon Chain.The Merge took place on Sep.15 as the network shifted to PoS seamlessly, seeing hardware-based miners replaced by validators that stake Ether (ETH) to process transactions, add new blocks and maintain…

Where does this 28% Bitcoin price drop rank in history? Not even in the top 5
At 28%, this weekend's BTC price action was decidedly average compared to the cryptocurrency's run-up to 2017 all-time highs. 1071 Total views 6 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) may have dipped 28% in recent days but analysts have already put the scale of the losses firmly in context. As noted on Jan.12 by Nathaniel Whittemore, host of…

High DeFi yields could threaten ETH 2.0 staking participation: ConsenSys
The latest Q3 DeFi report from ConsenSys expresses concern about DeFi’s threat to ETH 2.0 staking 536 Total views 13 Total shares The rise of DeFi and high yielding liquidity provision opportunities could act as a barrier to participation in staking when ETH 2.0 Phase 0 finally launches according to a new report.The ConsenSys Q3…