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eToro Takes Strategic Stake in Onchain Derivatives Exchange Extended, Plans Zengo Tie-Up
eToro has become a strategic investor in Extended, an onchain perpetual futures exchange, and said the round begins a partnership with Zengo, the self-custody wallet eToro acquired earlier this year. Neither company disclosed the investment size.
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BitMine Adds $73 Million in ETH, Pushing Holdings to 4.8% of Supply
BitMine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR), the Ethereum treasury company chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee, bought 42,197 ETH worth roughly $73 million over the past week, according to the company's own holdings update posted Monday. The purchase lifts BitMine's total to 5,742,237 ETH, about 4.8% of…
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Tether's Former CIO Heathcote Plans to Sell Equity Stake
Richard Heathcote, who until earlier this year served as Tether Holdings SA's chief investment officer, is planning to sell a small stake in the stablecoin issuer, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Heathcote is working with investment bank PJT Partners to sell part…
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NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebate
NEAR's on-chain governance body, House of Stake, passed proposal HSP-027 to eliminate the protocol's developer gas rebate, a change that will send all network gas fees to be burned rather than partly rebated to smart-contract owners. NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin confirmed the outcome Monday,…
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Strike launches ‘volatility-proof’ Bitcoin loans amid bear market, but at a cost
The cost of eliminating margin calls and forced liquidations is an interest rate as high as 14.2% and an obligation to pay on time, Strike CEO Jack Mallers said.
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Spain arrests suspected hacker linked to Russian hacktivist campaign
Authorities didn’t name the man or file formal charges, but accuse him of participating in attacks linked to Cyber Army of Russia Reborn and NoName. The post Spain arrests suspected hacker linked to Russian hacktivist campaign appeared first on CyberScoop .
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Ether climbs toward $2K as Bitmine buys ETH, Robinhood L2 boost
ETH charts a path toward $2,000 as TradFi adoption, DAT buying and a long-awaited network upgrade boost investor interest.