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BitcoinBeginnerCrypto exchange Kraken announced the launch of a new division dedicated to serving institutional clients, aiming to capitalize on the growing interest in Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). This new brand, called Kraken Institutional, consolidates existing institutional offerings like spot and…
#crypto#etfs#kraken
GeneralDecentralized finance (DeFi) risk management firm Gauntlet has partnered with emerging lending protocol Morpho, just days after announcing its separation from long-time partner Aave. This move comes as a surprise to many in the DeFi space, as Gauntlet previously provided crucial risk management…
#aave#crypto#defi
SolanaBeginnerFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has submitted a sentencing memo to the court requesting a 6.5-year prison sentence, significantly below the potential maximum of 110 years he faces. This move comes as SBF awaits sentencing for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The…
#crypto#ftx
EthereumBeginnerUsers have locked more than $2.1 billion on the Blast protocol as they eagerly await an airdrop slated for May. Blast, an Ethereum layer-2 network, has surpassed a total value locked (Blast TVL) of $2.1 billion. Just a few days before the recently declared launch of its mainnet, scheduled for the…
#crypto#layer-2
EthereumBeginnerA few X users praised Buterin for pushing open-source software; however, a few others noted that Linux had its own set of challenges. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues that the open-source operating system (OS) Linux is the ideal solution to Elon Musk’s Microsoft Windows OS difficulties.…
#crypto#elon-musk#microsoft
GeneralBeginnerA US judge has approved Binance’s guilty plea and a hefty penalty exceeding $4.3 billion. This decision follows a prolonged investigation by US prosecutors and regulators, uncovering internal control failures at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The $4.3 billion penalty encompasses a…
#binance#crypto#law
BitcoinBeginnerAn organized fight over the weekend between crypto influencer Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and memecoin developer “More Light” appeared to be more than simply frantic flailing of arms and legs. Their respective memecoins, Ben (BEN) and HarryPotterObamaSonic10Inu (BITCOIN), likewise fluctuated before and…
#crypto
EthereumBeginnerHackers took over the official MicroStrategy X account and uploaded a series of malicious links to a fake airdrop for the so-called Ethereum-based $MSTR token. MicroStrategy’s X account has been compromised, with malicious links pointing to a bogus airdrop of an “official” Ethereum-based MSTR…
#crypto#hackers#scam
BitcoinBeginnerValkyrie announced on February 22 that shares of its Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF would be accessible for trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol BTFX. The asset manager defined the fund as a leveraged Bitcoin futures ETF with investment returns two times the “performance of the…
#crypto#etfs
GeneralBeginnerBayo Onanuga, Nigeria’s presidential adviser, accused Nigerians of being unpatriotic when they traded on the Binance platform. An adviser to Nigeria’s president has proposed a ban on Binance, KuCoin, and other trading platforms in the country. Bayo Onanuga, President Bola Tinubu’s communication…
#binance#crypto#government
EthereumBeginnerCoinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, has strongly supported Grayscale’s proposal to convert its Ethereum Trust into a spot Ether exchange-traded product (ETP), citing Ether’s non-security status as one of its main grounds. On February 22, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, Paul…
#coinbase#crypto#etfs
