SEC Chair Atkins at Wyoming Blockchain Summit: most crypto tokens likely *won’t* be securities. SEC’s “Project Crypto” focuses on modernizing rules & fostering blockchain innovation, avoiding stifling regulation. (TheBlock)
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According to data from Nansen, a trader identified as pow: H1gJR2…n8Dwo2 generated a profit of $1.22 million from Solana meme token trading over the past seven days. The address realized $497,000 in profit, primarily from closing positions in PUMP and PENGU tokens.
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Swedish health tech firm H100 Group boosted its Bitcoin holdings to 911.29 BTC after buying 102.19 BTC at an average price of $120,542. The purchase supports the company’s long-term Bitcoin strategy. #Bitcoin #BTC #H100Group
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New analysis flags risks with BitMine (BMNR). Funding model relies on continuous capital raises & is vulnerable to market shifts. Small-cap, no sustainable earnings – sentiment change could trigger a crunch. #BitMine #crypto #investing
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Fasanara Capital made >$12M PnL on Hyperliquid in 7 days, data from Nansen shows. They’re shorting 10+ tokens w/ 3-20x leverage, profiting $4.21M on Fartcoin & $1.33M on HYPE. #DeFi #Hyperliquid
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New Solana launchpad Heaven Records is rapidly growing! 🚀 8,970 token creations on Aug 18th gave it 28% market share, challenging Pumpfun. $LIGHT market cap > $200M (+550% in a week!) & nearly 48% of supply is locked. 👀
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Core Foundation & Hex Trust partner to bring dual-staking of $BTC & $CORE to institutions in Asia-Pacific & Middle East! 🎉 Clients can now earn on-chain rewards without selling their holdings, boosting the #BTCFi ecosystem. 🚀 More: link to article - optional
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Binance has announced the listing of Sapien (SAPIEN) on its Binance Alpha and Binance Futures platforms, offering leverage of up to 50x. Sapien is developing a decentralized global data network powered by contributors.
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⚠️ Puffer Finance reports a security breach. Avoid their website & social media. Team investigating – temporarily halt all protocol interactions. #security #pufferfinance
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Australian auction house Lloyds is auctioning 280+ Bitcoin domain names, including BitcoinExchanges.com & JapanBitcoin.com. Some date back to 2010 & may be linked to early developers. Lloyds previously sold XBT.com for $3M+.
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DEA’s decade-long undercover op against a Colombian drug cartel led to $19M handled, including $150k converted to 13 Bitcoin in 2018. Now worth $1.5M+, DOJ seeks to recover the crypto. (via *Forbes*) #cryptocurrency #DEA #Bitcoin
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Lombard, a Bitcoin DeFi protocol, is launching a $6.75M community sale on Buidlpad at a $450M valuation! 1.5% of BARD tokens available, prioritizing LBTC holders. Backed by Polychain & Franklin Templeton. #DeFi #Bitcoin
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CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz is reaching out to crypto industry leaders as his Senate confirmation stalls. A joint letter of support from groups like the Digital Chamber & Blockchain Association is reportedly being prepared, potentially for President Trump. White House is silent on the delay.
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ETH price dip highlights average purchase costs for BitMine (1.52M ETH @ $3,730, started July 9) & SharpLink (740k ETH @ $3,478, started June 13) - via @EmberCN.
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USV sold 731K UNI (~$7.43M) to Coinbase Prime 8hrs ago – their first sale in 8 months. Previously sold 3.511M UNI in Dec for $54.56M. USV now holds 9.675M UNI (~$96.65M). - @EmberCN
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Trader lost $6.21M in a risky Ether (ETH) trade, per @EmberCN & Wu Blockchain. Started with $125k, leveraged to $6.99M as ETH hit $4,304. Price drop triggered liquidations, leaving $779k & a massive loss. #ETH #DeFi #Crypto
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Hedge funds Point72 & ExodusPoint invested in crypto payment firm Alt5 Sigma ($26.7M & $32.1M stakes respectively). However, Alt5’s president is under SEC investigation for alleged inflated profit claims & stock sales. ⚠️
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Onchain Lens data indicates that three newly created wallets have received a combined 52,475 ETH from BitGo, currently valued at approximately $220 million. The transactions are suspected to be linked to BitMine Immersion Technologies.
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Fed's Bowman: Banks & regulators must embrace AI & crypto or risk irrelevance. She wants industry to educate regulators on blockchain & hinted at easing "reputational risk" rules for tech adoption. #crypto #AI #fintech
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SkyBridge Capital ($300M AUM) is tokenizing its Digital Macro & Legion Strategies hedge funds on Avalanche via Tokeny & Apex Group’s Digital 3.0, using ERC-3643. (CoinDesk) #DeFi #tokenization
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