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Bitcoin Hits $51K, Regains $1T Market Capitalization

February 14, 2024

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Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest

February 14, 2024

Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20. Source

Layer-2 Chain Starknet's Much-Awaited STRK Token Airdrop Coming Next Week

February 14, 2024

The airdrop will happen on Feb.20, and eligible users have until June 20 to claim their tokens. Source

Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021

February 14, 2024

As of writing, open interest in perpetuals and standard futures stood at over $21 billion, with bitcoin trading at $49,570 in the spot market. The open interest tally has increased 22% this year, nearing the record $24 billion seen in mid-November 2021 when bitcoin traded above $65,000. Source

Sandbox’s SAND Slides, ApeCoin Steady Ahead of $125M in Unlocks

February 14, 2024

Token unlocks refer to the release of previously locked or restricted tokens into the market. These tokens become available for trading, buying, and selling after the end of their vesting period – and are typically vested for early investors, treasury, and public sale investors. Source

Crypto Fear & Greed Index Hits Highest Level Since Bitcoin’s 2021 Record High

February 14, 2024

Bitcoin (BTC) Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report

February 13, 2024

“Victims of these crimes are placed into forced labor, slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, and/or forced to engage in commercial sex acts,” the report said. And the use of crypto was on a sharp rise, with 1,975 reports in 2021 eclipsing the 336 in 2020. Source

The SEC Takes on Dealer Definitions

February 13, 2024

If the agency sticks to dismissing arguments from crypto businesses that say they’re being put in impossible positions, the SEC will be approving rules that the firms contend will push them into existential crisis or inability to comply. As a result, the companies will surely keep doing what they’ve been doing: challenging the regulator in court. It’s possible that, beyond the current dispute over what makes a security, the digital assets sector will be arguing in court over what makes an exchange, a dealer and a qualified custodian. Source

Robinhood's Higher Crypto Revenue Could be Positive for Coinbase Earnings

February 13, 2024

The shares of the popular trading platform rose 15% after beating earnings and revenue estimates. Source

As EtherRocks Hit Sotheby’s, Who Is Laughing Hardest?

February 13, 2024

Literally clipart of rocks, the NFTs are a popular joke on digital art. Now the storied auction house is selling them, they may become even more collectible, says Daniel Kuhn. Source