Crypto Biz: US elections crown Polymarket
This week’s Crypto Biz features Polymarket, BlackRock’s IBIT hitting $1B volume, Meta’s Llama joining the US military, Bitcoin miners posting production records in October and VanEck listing PYTH ETN.
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Animoca Brands’ Lympo NFT platform hacked for $18.7 million
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Greek Supreme Court Rules in Support of Extraditing Alleged Bitcoin Launderer Vinnik to France
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Winklevoss Twins Bitcoin ETF Application Rejected by SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has rejected the application for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund by brothers Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, according to a release published by the SEC Thursday, July 26. Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (BZX) filed a proposed rule change with the SEC to allow it to list and trade shares of…
CFTC reportedly mulling accepting digital assets as trading collateral
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Digital Yuan: Weapon in US Trade War or Attempt to Manipulate Bitcoin?
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Bitcoin Tested as a Safe Haven After Biggest Stock Crash Since 2009
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