Brazil leads LATAM crypto trading with $6B volume in 2024

May 13, 2024
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Brazil recorded a 30% increase in crypto trading volume in the first months of 2024, outpacing USD weekly trading volume since mid-January.

New research this week has added to suspicions that futures settlement dates end up manipulating the Bitcoin (BTC) price.Bitcoin drops 75% of the time before futures expireAccording to findings from Arcane Research reported by Norwegian crypto news outlet Kryptografen on Sept. 24, CME Group’s Bitcoin futures settlement dates, in particular, appear to negatively influence BTC…

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$600M XRP token release to bring August crypto unlocks to $1.5B

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Fireblocks crypto startup raises $133M in funding round with BNY Mellon

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South Carolina State Regulators Withdraw Enforcement Actions on Two Blockchain Startups

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Ankr says ex-employee caused $5M exploit, vows to improve security

The team has alerted relevant authorities and is seeking to prosecute the attacker while also shoring up its security practices. Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTA $5 million hack of Ankr protocol on Dec. 1 was caused by a former team member, according to a Dec. 20 announcement from the…

Aurora pays $6M bug bounty to ethical security hacker through Immunefi

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FTX hacker still draining exchange wallets? Analyst calls it on-chain spoofing

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Bitcoin pizza all over again — delivery driver reportedly cashes in on $400 BTC tip

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