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Editorial: It Sure Looks Like the U.S. Is Trying to Kill Crypto
The federal government’s recent actions against crypto are – rightly or wrongly – widely perceived as a coordinated attempt to maim digital assets. This risks sending a vital industry overseas without actually protecting investors.
TUSD Stablecoin Daily Trading Volume Surpasses $1B After Binance Boost
The surge follows Binance’s decision a week ago to eliminate the zero-fee trading discount on the platform except for the BTC-TUSD pair.
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Crypto Exchange Bittrex to Wind Down U.S. Operations Next Month
The firm took note of an uncertain regulatory and economic environment in the U.S.
MetaBirkins Artist Mason Rothschild's Latest NFT Project Is "Subject to Change"
The NFT artist spoke to CoinDesk about his "disruptive" creative agency Gasoline and its newest project.
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Culture Week 2023
Culture Week investigates the fascinating world of cryptocurrency and culture. Learn about the people, communities, and values that are shaping the future of money.
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Discovery
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Elizabeth Warren has Declared War on Crypto
The Massachusetts Senator is touting ‘building an anti-crypto army’ in a new campaign ad.
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The Future of Gaming, Entertainment and Web3 With Rebecca Liao
Is gaming at the forefront of how we think about business models? And can the gaming industry play an important role in the designing of the right regulatory frameworks for crypto and web3?
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What Is Ripple and the XRP Cryptocurrency?
Ripple is a San Francisco-based tech company that developed the decentralized XRP cryptocurrency. That being said, while the two are naturally linked, they should be thought of as two distinct entities.
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US Crypto Firms Eye Overseas Move Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
Citing an ongoing regulatory crackdown, crypto companies are considering shifting to more favorable jurisdictions. Jeff Wilser reports.
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Headlines: Top Stories of the Week 03-27-23
A roundup of the week’s most valuable crypto stories for Saturday, April 1, 2023.
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From Coding to Culture: Tips for Success in Web3, With Crypto Tech Women
Skills needed to work in Web3 with tech or non-tech backgrounds.
Trending in Crypto
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Markets
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Crypto Market March Roundup: Bitcoin Rises Amid Banking Uncertainties, Macro Headwinds
Mask Network’s MASK token surged over 68%, becoming the top-performing token for the month. XRP rose 41%.
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Finance
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Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital's CFO to Retire After One Year
Hugh Gallagher intends to retire effective May 12.
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Technology
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ZeroSync and Blockstream to Broadcast Bitcoin Zero-Knowledge Proofs From Space
The two partners say using zero-knowledge proofs will allow Bitcoin nodes to sync quickly from anywhere on earth, “even without Internet.”
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