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Ether, the second largest crypto by market capitalization was changing hands at $1,843, off 1.3%. Other major cryptos, which spent much of Wednesday in the red, moved more deeply into negative territory. And Litecoin (LTC) recently plunged more than 5%, despite the token's anticipated halving event, which cut miners rewards
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The Segregated Witness soft-fork activated in 2017 was a technical prerequisite for the Lightning Network, which has in turn grown to a capacity that has unleashed a subsequent wave of innovation. Similarly, Taproot (activated in November 2021) sets the stage for another wave. Of note is Lightning Labs’ Taproot Assets
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How it works: If, after one week, the ether spot price is above the initial price at the time of the trade, the trade terminates early, with the buyer receiving the initial investment plus the 0.5% coupon. If, on expiry, ether trades 15% lower from the initial price, the buyer
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied VC firm Sequoia Capital has reportedly downsized its crypto fund from $585 million to $200 million amid a liquidity crunch and focus on smaller crypto players. A report by the Wall Street Journal on July 27 says
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However, in terms of product volumes, ProShares' Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) dominated volumes with $179 million in average daily volumes, an increase of 2.96% from June. Grayscale’s bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trust products followed, with an average daily volume of $83.0 and $31.0 million a 29.7% and 60.4% increase,
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The OTC wallet where the tokens from Paradigm landed has a history of receiving MKR and transferring to Coinbase, Arkham data shows. Following Paradigm's $20 million transfer in March, a16z also sent a total of $11.7 million in MKR to the account early July, which then unloaded the tokens to
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Canada’s financial watchdog is proposing changes to its capital and liquidity approach to crypto assets, according to an announcement on July 26. According to the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), the proposed rules will simplify institutions’ approach to perceived crypto risks, defining four categories of crypto assets
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“Deposit-taking institutions and insurers need clarity on how to treat crypto-asset exposures when it comes to capital and liquidity,” said Peter Routledge, Superintendent of Financial Institutions, in a statement. “We look forward to giving them this clarity through these new guidelines that reflect industry input and international standards.” Source
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Sequoia Capital’s longtime partner Michael Moritz has departed, recent reports reveal. After 37 years, Moritz is redirecting his efforts towards Sequoia Heritage, a wealth management business he co-founded in 2010. Managing assets of over $15 billion, the fund will
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“We are excited to see Manta expanding into the Ethereum ecosystem, and have doubled down on our investment this Series A round,” said Luke Pearson, Investor at Polychain Capital. “Manta Pacific will leverage the performance capabilities of the modular ecosystem, whilst also allowing increasing access to ZK through Universal Circuits,”
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