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Bitcoin Halving Could Bolster ETF Tailwinds for the Cryptocurrency: Canaccord

If history repeats itself, an even more bullish period for bitcoin and crypto markets could be on the horizon in the months following the halving, the report said.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/28/bitcoin-halving-could-bolster-etf-tailwinds-for-the-cryptocurrency-canaccord/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Indonesia Will Require Crypto Products to Pass Through Regulatory Sandbox or Be Deemed Illegal

The initiative is aimed at combating fraud and will kick in at the start of next year.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/28/indonesia-will-require-crypto-products-to-pass-through-regulatory-sandbox-or-be-deemed-illegal/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Canadian Province Asks QuadrigaCX Co-Founder to Explain His Wealth in New Order

This is the third test for the Province's new tool to combat money laundering.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/28/canadian-province-asks-quadrigacx-co-founder-to-explain-his-wealth-in-new-order/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin Cash Rallies 13% Ahead of BCH Halving, Bitcoin Steady Around $70K

The Bitcoin Cash halving is expected on Apr.4, blockchain trackers show, and has historically preceded price bumps.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/28/bitcoin-cash-rallies-13-ahead-of-bch-halving-bitcoin-steady-around-70k/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Bitcoin, Ether Could Witness Upside Volatility as $15B Options Expiry Looms

Dealer hedging could breed volatility at around $70,000, one observer said.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/28/bitcoin-ether-could-witness-upside-volatility-as-15b-options-expiry-looms/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ethena, a $1.3B Yield-Earning Protocol, to Debut Governance Token Next Week

The DeFi protocol, which generates yield from ether derivative funding rates, is set to airdrop 750 million ENA tokens, 5% of the total supply, on April 2.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/27/ethena-a-13b-yield-earning-protocol-to-debut-governance-token-next-week/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

U.S., U.K. Issue Joint Sanctions of ‘Hamas-Aligned’ Gaza Now

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic found that the online organization raised a mere $21,000 in crypto for Hamas since the October 7th attacks.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/27/us-uk-issue-joint-sanctions-of-hamas-aligned-gaza-now/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BlackRock's Tokenized Fund Quickly Rakes in $245M, Right Behind Franklin Templeton's Older Offering

The tokenized U.S. Treasury market is poised to reach $1 billion "very soon" given the growth of BlackRock's BUIDL, an analyst noted.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/27/blackrocks-tokenized-fund-quickly-rakes-in-245m-right-behind-franklin-templetons-older-offering/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Protocol Village: Layer N, Modulus Unveil 'AI Functions' Tool for Use in Applications

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of March 28-April 3.

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/03/27/protocol-village/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

BlackRock's Fink Says an Ether ETF Is Possible Even if ETH Is a Security

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink isn't worried about the U.S. Securities and Exchange classifying Ethereum's ether as a security.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/27/blackrocks-fink-not-concerned-about-possibility-of-sec-designating-eth-a-security/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

What Binance's Exit From Nigeria Means for P2P Bitcoin

The exchange was forced to leave Nigeria, and I’m sure it will happen to other crypto companies in other countries, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, writes.

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/27/what-binances-exit-from-nigeria-means-for-p2p-bitcoin/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto Stocks Like MicroStrategy, Coinbase Could Shoot Up if Short Sellers Exit

MicroStrategy and Coinbase's stock prices could shoot up if short sellers bail out, according to a report by data analytics firm S3 Partners.

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/03/27/crypto-stocks-like-microstrategy-coinbase-could-shoot-up-if-short-sellers-exit/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Protocol: Meme Coins (and Pepe's Best Friend) Swarm Coinbase Layer 2 Chain

The meme coin frenzy that drove up activity – and failed transactions – on Solana appears to have quickly migrated to Base, Coinbase's six-month-old layer-2 blockchain. Who is the blue-faced creature ...

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/03/27/the-protocol-meme-coins-and-pepes-best-friend-swarm-coinbase-layer-2-chain/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Dutch Prosecutors Seek 64-Month Jail Sentence for Tornado Cash Dev Alexey Pertsev

The judge will deliver the verdict on May 14, the court said.

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/03/27/dutch-prosecutors-seek-64-month-jail-sentence-for-tornado-cash-dev-alexey-pertsev/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The Munchables Hack Is Way Worse Than It Seems

Apparently orchestrated from North Korea, the $63 million hack adds grist to the argument that crypto exploits pose a plausible national security risk.

https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2024/03/27/the-munchables-hack-is-way-worse-than-it-seems/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ondo Finance to Move $95M to BlackRock's Tokenized Fund for Instant Settlements for Its T-Bill Token

The allocation marks to first example of a crypto protocol leveraging BlackRock's tokenized fund for its own offering.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/27/ondo-finance-to-move-95m-to-blackrocks-tokenized-fund-for-instant-settlements-for-its-t-bill-token/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Layer-2 Blockchain Mantle’s Token Hits All-Time High as Reward System Goes Live

The rally in the MNT token pushed the market cap of the blockchain to over $4 billion.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/27/layer-2-blockchain-mantles-token-hits-all-time-high-as-reward-system-goes-live/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

MyShell, Blockchain Platform For Building 'AI Girlfriends' and Productivity Apps, Raises $11M

MyShell uses blockchains to let creators earn a profit for building AI apps and Her-like companions.

https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/03/27/myshell-blockchain-platform-for-building-ai-girlfriends-and-productivity-apps-raises-11m/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Ether.Fi's ETHFI Jumps 50% to Record, May Boost Valuations for Liquid Restaking Token Airdrops: Analyst

The performance of EtherFi's token could lift valuations of other restaking platforms ahead of their airdrops, one analyst noted.

https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/03/27/etherfis-ethfi-jumps-50-to-record-may-boost-valuations-for-liquid-restaking-token-airdrops-analyst/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines