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CrowdStrike, Windows BSoD Meme Tokens Populate Solana and Ethereum Amid Global Internet Outage
Some of these tokens have liquidity of upto $50,000 worth of stablecoins, quickly running to market capitalizations of as much as $1 million on paper.
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Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Slumps Towards $63K as Speculation About Biden Dropout Intensifies
As the odds for Joe Biden pulling out of the presidential race soared over the past day, the chances of victory for the now crypto-friendly Donald Trump slipped on prediction...
Bitcoin (BTC) price on July 18 (CoinDesk)

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Mt. Gox Creditors Reportedly Hit By Failed Login Attempts Amid Repayments
The Mt. Gox claims portal “is temporarily down for maintenance” as of Asian morning hours Thursday, the site shows.
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16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)
Profit-Making Crypto Address Makes $16M Investment in BTC
The address has made $30 million in trading profits in the past 12 months, according to Lookonchain.
16:9 Wallet (Prasanta Sahoo/PIxabay)

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In Likely Precursor to Ether ETF Approval, Most Applicants Have Submitted Their Final Forms
The forms show what issuers plan to charge customers, with Grayscale at the high end at 2.5%, while competitors including BlackRock and Fidelity pick 0.25% or lower.
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Large crypto exchanges are leaning towards “liquidity capture,” according to one trading firm (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)
Crypto Exchanges Clamping Down on Prime Brokers Is Backwards Step for Market Efficiency, Traders Say
Binance and OKX say closing a loophole that meant crypto prime brokers could offer lower fees is about transparency and creating a level playing field. Some trading firms say...
Large crypto exchanges are leaning towards “liquidity capture,” according to one trading firm (Mohan Murugesan/Unsplash)

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Deribit's New Bitcoin, Ether Options Tied to U.S. Elections Get Thumbs Up From Crypto Traders
Traders said these options will help define risk and protect capital from expected volatility in the lead-up to and following the binary event.
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Bitcoin Bulls Eye $70K Amid Donald Trump's Rising Chances of Returning as President
“BTC could hover around the 120-day moving average, and the price may have the momentum to go up to $68k or even $70k, but we need to continue to monitor closely the Fed polic...
Bulls fighting. (Bykofoto/Shutterstock)

Spot BTC ETFs: Daily net inflows. (Coinglass)
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit Six-Week High of $422.5M
BTC's price has recovered 23% since hitting lows near $53,500 on July 5.
Spot BTC ETFs: Daily net inflows. (Coinglass)

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Bitcoin ETF Traders Bought the Dip and Now Are Buying the Rebound as Inflows Topped $300M Monday
It was the seventh consecutive day of net inflows for the U.S.-based spot funds.
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