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• SEC pushes deadlines for ARK 21Shares, VanEck spot Ether ETF applications

  27-09-2023 23:45 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The commission also designated a longer period to reach a decision on spot Bitcoin ETF applications from ARK 21Shares and GlobalX on Sept. 26.
  
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• Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty to wire fraud for Ponzi scheme

  27-09-2023 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Former IcomTech head Marco Ochoa is the latest crypto fraudster to face charges.
  
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• Former CEO of sham crypto miner IcomTech pleads guilty of wire fraud for Ponzi scheme

  27-09-2023 23:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Former IcomTech head Marco Ochoa is the latest crypto fraudster to face charges, while the CFTC charged another company and its head.
  
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• Curve Founder Michael Egorov Clears Aave Loan, Reduces Total Debt To $42.7 Million

  27-09-2023 23:30 via newsbtc.com
  
  Michael Egorov, founder of Curve Finance, has settled his loan on the Aave Protocol and cut his total debt to $42.7 million.  Egorov’s DeFi debt profile was revealed on August 1 following a Curve Finance hack that extracted $73.5 million worth of assets across various liquidity pools. 
  As expected, the exploit caused a significant decline in the price of CRV, with the Curve governance token losing over 24% of its value in a single day, based on data from CoinMarketCap. This fall
  
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• ChatGPT can now browse the internet, no longer limited to info from 2021

  27-09-2023 23:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The browsing update is limited to Plus and Enterprise subscribers for now but will roll out to all users “soon,” says OpenAI.
  
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• SEC’s Gensler Throws More Crypto Punches in Congressional Hearing

  27-09-2023 23:23
  
  U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler continued his combative stance against crypto "hucksters" in congressional testimony on Wednesday, declining to answer the industry's most urgent questions while arguing that digital assets companies have been dangerously careless with customer assets.
  
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• Tellor (TRB) Is Up 640% In 2023, Back To 2021 Highs Ahead of Bitcoin, XRP?

  27-09-2023 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Tellor (TRB), a decentralized oracle protocol and Chainlink alternative, has been a top performer in the past few months. Looking at price action, TRB is up 640% in 2023, surging 269% in the past month alone and reversing losses of 2022. A spike in trading volume is behind this resurgence, suggesting bull engagement.TRB Prices Rallying, Reverses 2022 Losses
  With TRB galloping past $44 and 2022 highs, the token has outpaced some of the top coins in the sphere, including XRP and Bitcoin (BTC). For
  
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• SEC's Gensler taken to task over crypto custody guidance again in House hearing

  27-09-2023 22:31 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The SEC’s controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 has received a steady flow of criticism since its publication in March 2022.
  
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• U.S. Department of Justice Opposes Sam Bankman-Fried's Latest Move for 'Temporary Release'

  27-09-2023 22:29
  
  The U.S. Department of Justice said in a Wednesday court filing that Sam Bankman-Fried's latest move for a temporary release – even with severe restrictions – should be denied.
  
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• SEC Begins Consideration of Franklin, Hashdex Crypto ETFs, Delays Decision on VanEck, ARK Ether ETFs

  27-09-2023 22:14
  
  SEC recently extended deadlines for ARK, GlobalX spot bitcoin ETFs.
  
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• Crypto exchange Kraken plans move into US stock trading: Report

  27-09-2023 22:12 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The firm reportedly acquired a broker-dealer license from the U.S. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority as part of the expansion plan.
  
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• LINKing The Dots: Why Chainlink Could Be The Altcoin To Watch, Top Trader Says

  27-09-2023 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Chainlink (LINK), the decentralized oracle network, has been making waves in the cryptocurrency space recently. Renowned crypto analyst Altcoin Sherpa, known for his insightful market predictions on the social media platform X, has voiced strong support for Chainlink, highlighting its promising fundamentals. 
  With a current price of $7.45 on CoinGecko, LINK has been steadily gaining traction, posting a 0.2% gain in the past 24 hours and a 9.1% increase over the last seven days.Sherpa’
  
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• Bitcoin price holds steady as S&P 500 plunges to 110-day low

  27-09-2023 21:51 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The S&P 500 dropped to a 110-day low as the market digests what “higher for longer” means for stocks. Will Bitcoin begin to chart its own path?
  
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• SEC’s Gensler is loyal to banks, not an impartial regulator — Rep. Tom Emmer

  27-09-2023 21:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  During a hearing on Sept. 27, Emmer hinted that Gary Gensler’s Wall Street background limits his impartiality as an industry regulator.
  
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• SEC's Gensler is loyal to banks, not an impartial regulator — Rep. Tom Emmer

  27-09-2023 21:15 via cointelegraph.com
  
  During a hearing on Sept. 27, Emmer hinted that Gary Gensler's Wall Street background limits his impartiality as an industry regulator.
  
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• Jade Protocol Faces Calls to Liquidate $31M Token Treasury

  27-09-2023 21:04
  
  The crypto club Jade Protocol could become the latest DAO to die.
  
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• Crypto Exchange Kraken to Explore Stock Trading: Bloomberg

  27-09-2023 21:03
  
  The service could launch as soon as 2024, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
  
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• UK politicians enter the metaverse, mainstream media says NFTs are worthless: Nifty Newsletter

  27-09-2023 21:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  British politicians went to the metaverse to discuss the benefits and potential challenges that Web3 technology brings.
  
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• Chainlink (LINK) Brushes Off Market Downtrend, Scores 11% In Last Week

  27-09-2023 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Chainlink has remained bullish despite the bearish pressure in the broader crypto market. The crypto closed bullish at $7.4 yesterday, September 26, with over 7% increase. 
  LINK remains bullish, with an 11% seven-day price increase and over 2% gain in the last 24 hours. But while the token’s price continues to increase, data shows the trading volume has declined 17% in the last 24 hours. What could be the reason behind this contradiction?
  Chainlink Price Continues To Surge
  In an X pos
  
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• Coinbase Hit With Lawsuit Over Hacked Cryptocurrency Account - Bloomberg Law

  27-09-2023 20:49
  
  Coinbase Hit With Lawsuit Over Hacked Cryptocurrency Account  Bloomberg Law
  
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• Uniswap Foundation targets $62M in additional funding

  27-09-2023 20:40 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The Foundation plans to issue $15 million per year in community grants to fund DeFi projects.
  
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• IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition

  27-09-2023 20:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The coalition includes Google sibling company SandboxAQ and the University of Waterloo.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried Can Use an 'Air-Gapped' Laptop in Court, Judge Rules

  27-09-2023 20:29
  
  A federal judge signed off on a defense request to allow FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to use an "air-gapped" laptop while in court during his trial next month.
  
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• Bitcoin Slides Back Towards $26K as Surging Interest Rates Trigger Macro Jitters

  27-09-2023 20:16
  
  The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield rose another nine basis points Wednesday to a new 16-year high of 4.63%.
  
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• How Ethereum Staking Stacks Up in the Proof-of-Stake Landscape

  27-09-2023 20:06
  
  Why is Ethereum the best bet for staking investors? Answer: because it combats inflation.
  
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• Brazil's central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation ... - Reuters.com

  27-09-2023 20:04
  
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• Brazil's central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation ... - Reuters

  27-09-2023 20:04
  
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• Texas is home to nearly 30% of all Bitcoin hash rate — Foundry

  27-09-2023 20:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  According to Foundry's data pool, Texas accounts for 28.5% of all Bitcoin hash rate in the United States.
  
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• Crypto Analyst Predicts Huge Double-Digit Breakout For Bitcoin Price

  27-09-2023 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The Bitcoin price has been trading sideways for a while now but this will not always be the case. While there is a chance that the price could end up swinging downward and crashing, a crypto analyst has predicted that a surge in the cryptocurrency’s price is on the horizon.
  Bitcoin Price Breakout Is Coming
  A crypto analyst who has grown to prominence on the TradingView site has put forward a bullish prediction for the Bitcoin price. The analyst who goes by the pseudonym Tolberti mapped out
  
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• Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Opposes SEC's Extradition Request

  27-09-2023 19:50
  
  The TerraUSD creator opposes the SEC's attempts to bring him back to the U.S. for questioning about his failed stablecoin projects.
  
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• The Protocol: Google Pushes Deeper into Blockchain

  27-09-2023 19:36
  
  Google's cloud-computing division is increasingly involved in blockchain, with plans to add 11 networks including Polygon, Optimism, and Polkadot to its 'BigQuery' program for public datasets.
  
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• TRCOEX: Driving the Development of the Cryptocurrency Industry through In-depth Research and Educational - Benzinga

  27-09-2023 19:35
  TRCOEX: Driving the Development of the Cryptocurrency Industry through In-depth Research and Educational  Benzinga
  
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• Price analysis 9/27: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATIC

  27-09-2023 19:31 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Bitcoin, and even some altcoins are holding steady even as the US dollar index steamrolls to a near 1-year high.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried will likely appear in a suit and tie at trial

  27-09-2023 19:30 via cointelegraph.com
  
  The former FTX CEO will have access to 3 full suits, 4 dress shirts, 3 ties, 1 belt, 4 pairs of socks, and 2 pairs of shoes — no hoodies were requested.
  
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• Bitcoin Bearish Signal: Long-Term Holders Deposit To Exchanges

  27-09-2023 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  On-chain data shows that Bitcoin long-term holders are making deposits to exchanges currently, something that could be bearish for the price.
  Bitcoin Exchange Inflow CDD Has Spiked Recently
  As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, investors have been making deposits to spot exchanges recently. There are two relevant indicators here: the “exchange inflow” and the “exchange reserve.”
  The former of these keeps track of the total amount of Bitcoin that the
  
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• Brazil's central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation, brokerage oversight - Yahoo Finance

  27-09-2023 18:58
  Brazil's central bank seeks tighter cryptocurrency regulation, brokerage oversight  Yahoo Finance
  
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• Bitcoin Miner Marathon Confirms Mining Invalid BTC Block Due to a Bug

  27-09-2023 18:57
  
  Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) has mined an invalid Bitcoin block at height 809478, according to several developers, miners and researchers.
  
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• Hashkey HK opens AVAX trading with $1M portfolio requirement

  27-09-2023 18:50 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Only professional investors with a portfolio exceeding $1 million can invest in altcoins through regulated exchanges in Hong Kong.
  
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• Cryptocurrency exchange Binance to exit Russia - Financial Times

  27-09-2023 18:45
  
  Cryptocurrency exchange Binance to exit Russia  Financial Times
  
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• "Stability and Recovery: Global Cryptocurrency Market Surges as ... - Geeks World Wide

  27-09-2023 18:18
  
  "Stability and Recovery: Global Cryptocurrency Market Surges as ...  Geeks World Wide
  
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• LINK Price Broke Critical Level, Macro Downtrend Behind? Analyst Forecasts

  27-09-2023 18:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  The LINK price has been the best performer in the crypto top 20 by market cap over the past week, data from Coingecko shows. The cryptocurrency recently broke out of a critical level and a downtrend and seems poised to re-capture previously lost territory.
  As of this writing, the LINK price trades at $7.70 with a 4% profit in the last 24 hours. Over the previous week, the cryptocurrency recorded a 12% profit while other tokens in the top 20 have mostly seen losses, with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) standi
  
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• How AI is changing crypto: Hype vs. reality

  27-09-2023 18:00 via cointelegraph.com
  
  In the latest Cointelegraph Report, we assessed the value AI is bringing to the crypto industry, by separating the hype from real use cases.
  
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• ETH Staking Has a Bright Future, Despite Regulatory Uncertainty

  27-09-2023 18:00
  
  The SEC’s incoherent approach to the market is having a chilling effect on compliant and regulated investors. But there are workarounds that give investors greater comfort, says Jason Hall, CEO of Methodic Capital.
  
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• US House committee leadership threatens to subpoena SEC over FTX docs

  27-09-2023 17:56 via cointelegraph.com
  
  Patrick McHenry led efforts starting in February to obtain communication records between SEC and Justice Department staff over the arrest of Sam Bankman-Fried.
  
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• With All Eyes on a Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval, Don’t Sleep on ETH (or ETHE)

  27-09-2023 17:45
  
  There’s a better trade than buying Grayscale’s GBTC if you’re optimistic the SEC will approve crypto ETFs.
  
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• Five Reasons Why the World Needs a Standardized Ethereum Staking Rate

  27-09-2023 17:45
  
  An ether (ETH) staking benchmark could attract institutional investors into the Ethereum ecosystem and unlock a new wave of innovation.
  
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• Articles by Shone Anstey - The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and ... - TheStreet

  27-09-2023 17:45
  
  Articles by Shone Anstey - The Street Crypto: Bitcoin and ...  TheStreet
  
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• The Future of Cryptocurrency Faces Meme Domination: Can ... - CryptoPotato

  27-09-2023 17:34
  
  The Future of Cryptocurrency Faces Meme Domination: Can ...  CryptoPotato
  
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• CEO Of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme “IcomTech” Pleads Guilty - Department of Justice

  27-09-2023 17:11
  
  CEO Of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme “IcomTech” Pleads Guilty  Department of Justice
  
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• ETH Gate Saga Continues: What Is Lubin’s ‘Piece Of Paper’?

  27-09-2023 17:00 via newsbtc.com
  
  Steven Nerayoff, an active participant in Ethereum’s (ETH) Initial Coin Offering (ICO), who is believed to know where the “bodies are buried,” has made further revelations in the ongoing ETH Gate saga, which boils on whether or not the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave Ethereum a ‘regulatory free pass.’ 
  Lubin’s Piece Of Paper Appears In ETH Gate
  After being pressured by a member of the XRP community to release the dirt that he claims to ha
  
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