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Bitcoin Tentative, Asian Stocks Slide on BOJ Rate Hike Talks

The BOJ has long been seen as a major source of uncertainty for financial markets, including cryptocurrencies.

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Dogwifhat Community Plan to Put the Meme on the Vegas Sphere

Social media users wonder if the display marks “cycle top” behavior.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/11/dogwifhat-community-plan-to-put-the-meme-on-the-vegas-sphere/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Nears 200K BTC, Passing Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy

In less than two months of existence, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has accumulated more bitcoin {{BTC}} than the largest corporate holder, MicroStrategy (MSTR).

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/10/blackrocks-spot-etf-nears-200k-bitcoin-passing-michael-saylors-microstrategy/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Billionaire Hedge Funder Bill Ackman Mulls Bitcoin

The activist investor has previously mostly steered clear of any involvement in crypto.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/09/billionaire-hedge-funder-bill-ackman-mulls-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Solana Client Developer Jito Announces End of 'Mempool' Function

The mempool was a key part of its technology stack that nonetheless allowed for "sandwich" attacks.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/08/solana-client-developer-jito-announces-end-of-mempool-function/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Wyoming Grants DAOs New Legal Structure

Wyoming has established a new legal framework for in-state decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) nonprofits that has crypto investment giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) calling the state an "oasi...

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Meme Coin Frenzy Drives Ethereum Network Fees to Nearly 2-Year High: IntoTheBlock

Ethereum network fees surged to nearly two-year highs, largely driven by the speculative frenzy with meme tokens such as PEPE, SHIB and FLOKI.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/08/meme-coin-frenzy-drives-ethereum-network-fees-to-nearly-2-year-high-intotheblock/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Appeals Court Revives Aspiring Class Action Lawsuit Against Binance

A Friday ruling doesn't make any declaration on whether the tokens at the heart of a lawsuit against Binance are securities, but it may give investors a chance to argue that they are.

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Crypto Investment Scam Losses in U.S. Grew 53% to $3.94B in 2023: FBI

Investment fraud at large grew by 38% from $3.31 billion to $4.57 billion, according to the bureau's Internet Crime Report 2023, highlighting the prominent role that cryptocurrency plays in this area ...

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/08/crypto-investment-scam-losses-in-us-grew-53-to-394b-in-2023-fbi/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

SHIB's 106% Move Higher Led CoinDesk 20 Gainers Last Week: CoinDesk Indices Market Update

Bitcoin cash and ethereum classic also posted significant gains as all 20 cryptos in the gauge appreciated.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/08/shibs-106-move-higher-led-coindesk-20-gainers-last-week-coindesk-indices-market-update/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

'Groundhog Day' in Crypto as Bitcoin Again Plunges Following New Record

Bitcoin briefly rose above $70,000 Friday, but immediately tumbled to $67,000, repeating Tuesday's action.

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Ether Hits $4K for First Time in More Than Two Years

The second-largest cryptocurrency last surpassed that level in December 2021.

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First Mover Americas: Ether Approaches $4K

The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 8, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

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U.S. Added 275K Jobs in February; Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises to 3.9%

So far in 2024, bitcoin's concerns about the path of the economy or interest rates have taken a back seat to the overwhelming demand from the spot ETFs.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/08/us-added-275k-jobs-in-february-unemployment-rate-unexpectedly-rises-to-39/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bankrupt Cryptopia Exchange to Return Crypto to Some Creditors

The New Zealand exchange went offline in 2019 following a cyber attack that saw millions of dollars worth of tokens stolen.

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