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XRP, HBAR, ZEC Lead Thursday Decline, but Alts Could be Poised for Rally

Bitcoin Bitcoin$93,325.36 Reversing overnight gains to $94,000, the U.S. dollar index fell back to $92,000 during Thursday’s U.S. session, continuing to trade range-bound after an initial sharp decline, compared with gains earlier in the week. Ethereum’s Ethereum Ethereum$3,194.78 It performed relatively well, falling only 0.7% on the day, and changed hands above $3,100 in the…

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Coinbase, Chainlink Introduce Base-Solana Bridge to Link Ecosystems

A new bridge connecting Coinbase’s layer 2 network Base and the Solana blockchain is now live on mainnet, giving users and developers a way to directly transfer assets between the two ecosystems. The Base-Solana bridge is secured by Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) and Coinbase, enabling the trading and use of Solana-based tokens, including SOL…

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BTC’s Negative Correlation With Nasdaq Persists, and History Suggests a Bottom May Be Forming

Bitcoin Bitcoin$92,485.04 Again diverging from traditional risk asset complex performance, the latest divergence may be sending an important signal.The negative correlation between Bitcoin and the Nasdaq 100 generally coincides with Bitcoin’s market bottoms, and the current setup looks similar to several turning points in the past. This is the fourth time in the past five…

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Ex-Signature Bank Execs Launch Blockchain-Powered N3XT Bank Backed by Paradigm, Winklevoss

A group of former executives from Signature Bank, a crypto-friendly bank that closed in March 2023, announced on Thursday the launch of a new blockchain-powered full reserve bank designed to offer programmable U.S. dollar payments. The bank, known as N3XT and operating under a Wyoming Special Purpose Depository Institution (SPDI) charter, uses a private blockchain…

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Christopher Harborne Donates $12M to Nigel Farage-Led Reform Party

A cryptocurrency investor has donated 9 million pounds ($12 million) to Britain’s Reform Party, according to documents filed by the Electoral Commission on Thursday. According to the Financial Times, Thai entrepreneur Christopher Harborne invested in stablecoin issuer Tether and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. His donation was described by many media as the largest single donation to…

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Bitcoin (BTC) ‘Basis Trade’ Unwind Led to Recent $4B ETF Outflows

Spot Bitcoin Listed in the United States Bitcoin$93,047.95 Billions of dollars in outflows from exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have sparked talk of institutional capitulation in recent weeks as prices plummeted 35% from $125,000 to lows of $80,000. However, Amberdata’s data analysis presents a more nuanced picture: “basis trading” or concentrated redemptions of arbitrage bets were closed,…

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