Coinbase-Backed Zora to Airdrop ZORA Tokens on April 23. After a Week of Contentious Promotions
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Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK, TRX, […]

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‘Dire Picture’ for BTC Miners as Revenue Flatlines Near Record Low
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Hashprice, a key metric used to gauge miner revenue, is currently hovering near a five-year low, according to HashRate Index—a stark reminder of how difficult the mining business has become. In simple terms, the metric is the income miners can expect per unit of computing power, denoted by per petahash (PH/s). It can be denominated […]

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XRP, Bitcoin Resemble a Compressed Spring Poised for a Significant Move as Key Volatility Indicator Mirrors 2024 Patterns
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The price action for XRP and bitcoin (BTC) resembles a tightly compressed spring on the verge of uncoiling with a sudden release of energy. That’s the message from a key volatility indicator called Bollinger Bandwidth. Bollinger Bands are volatility bands set at plus two and minus two standard deviations above and below the 20-period moving […]

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Trump’s Official Memecoin Surges Despite Massive $320 Million Unlock in Thin Holiday Trading
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TRUMP, the memecoin tied to U.S. President Donald Trump, gained more than 9% in the past 24 hours following a $320 million token unlock. The price now sits around $8.40, still down more than 88% from its peak above $71 on Jan. 18. The recent unlock may spell further trouble for investors, who are estimated […]

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Unpacking the DOJ’s Crypto Enforcement Memo
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Earlier this month, the Department of Justice disbanded its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and said it would no longer pursue what Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche described as “regulation by prosecution.” You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. […]

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Canary Capital Files for Tron (TRX) ETF With Staking Capabilities
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Canary Capital is looking to launch an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the price of Tron’s native token, TRX, according to a filing. The hedge fund submitted a Form S-1 for the Canary Staked TRX ETF with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday. As the name suggests, the fund — if approved — would […]

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Leaders of $190M Crypto Ponzi Scheme, Braiscompany, Sentenced to Over 170 Years
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A Brazilian court has sentenced three executives behind the collapsed crypto scheme Braiscompany to a combined 171 years in prison, concluding one of the country’s largest crypto fraud cases to date. Federal Judge Vinicius Costa Vidor found Joel Ferreira de Souza, the scheme’s alleged mastermind, guilty of operating an unlicensed financial institution and laundering millions […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price in Standstill at $85K as Trump Increases Pressure on Fed’s Powell
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Bitcoin (BTC) was treading water just below $85,000 late Thursday as tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell added another layer of uncertainty for investors. Markets dipped on Wednesday after hawkish comments from Powell, who criticized Trump’s tariffs policy, saying that it would likely result in a slowing economy and […]

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EigenLayer Adds Key ‘Slashing’ Feature, Completing Original Vision
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Almost one year to the day after Ethereum protocol EigenLayer launched its “restaking” network to unprecedented industry fanfare, the network is finally adding a core feature that was, until now, glaringly absent: “slashing.” Eigen Labs hopes slashing — EigenLayer’s system for keeping “restakers” honest by revoking collateral if they act maliciously — will finally realize […]

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Republican States Pause Lawsuit Against SEC Over Crypto Authority
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A federal judge agreed to pause an ongoing lawsuit between 18 state attorneys general and a decentralized finance lobbyist group against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday, after the parties noted the SEC’s new leadership. The state AGs, all Republicans, filed the lawsuit alongside the DeFi Education Fund last November after Donald […]

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Mantra Plans “Comprehensive Burn Program” of OM Following 90% Crash
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Real-world asset project Mantra plans to create a comprehensive burn program for its OM token, CEO John Mullin said in an X post Wednesday. Mullin was responding to a post which said he was planning to burn his team’s tokens to win back the trust of the community after OM abruptly lost over 0% of […]

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Bitcoin Slips With XRP, ADA as Nvidia’s Massive $5.5B Charge Sours Investor Sentiment
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The mood in the equity and crypto market turned sour late Wednesday as Nvidia shares crashed in after-hours trading following a $5.5 billion charge tied to the Trump administration’s decision to ban the company’s H20 chip sales to China. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, fell to $83,600, extending the retreat from the two-week […]

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