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Sam Altman's Worldcoin Surges 15% as Investor and Team Lockup Extended

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Decentralized identity project Worldcoin has announced that it is extending lock ups for early investors and team members, the project's native token (WLD) rose by 13% after the announcement was published.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 07:27:49
Creator: Oliver Knight
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What Does It Actually Take to Build a Blockchain?

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Focus on builders, builders and builders. After liquidity, they are key to success, says Azeem Khan, co-founder of MorphL2.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 07:16:59
Creator: Azeem Khan
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Trump Campaign's Crypto Donations Amounted to $3M of $331M Raised Last Quarter: WSJ

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Published Date: 2024-07-16 07:10:24
Creator: Danny Nelson
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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: NEAR and XRP Lead as Index Posts Modest Gain

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Gains by NEAR (7.8%) and XRP (2.2%) buoyed the CoinDesk 20 Index in overnight trading.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 06:45:34
Creator: CoinDesk Indices, Tracy Stephens
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Defi Protocol LI.FI Struck by $11M Exploit

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform LI.FI protocol has been hit by an exploit worth around $8 million following a series of suspicious withdrawals, on-chain data shows.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 06:30:19
Creator: Oliver Knight
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Meme Coins Outperform BTC, ETH and SOL as Traders Rotate Holdings

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The $53 billion meme coin sector rose by more than 12% on Tuesday with the likes of pepe (PEPE) and dogwifhat (WIF) surging by 22% and 25% respectively, data from CoinGecko shows.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 06:01:30
Creator: Oliver Knight
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Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit

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Proving systems are a crucial component at the heart of blockchain ecosystems, allowing secondary "rollup" networks to confirm transactions on a base chain like Ethereum. Polygon's prior version, Plonky2, was released in 2022.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 06:00:00
Creator: Margaux Nijkerk
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Loka Launches Bitcoin Mining Pool for Institutional Investors With Support From Hashlabs

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Institutional investors will be able to buy bitcoin futures at below-market rates from miners using sustainable energy.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 06:00:00
Creator: Will Canny
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Signs Sleeve Sponsorship Deal With Premier League Club Spurs

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Last week, Kraken announced an equivalent deal with Spanish soccer team Atlético Madrid, meaning the company now has a presence in both England's Premier League and Spain's La Liga.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 05:30:00
Creator: Jamie Crawley
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U.S.-Listed Bitcoin Miners' Share of Global Hashrate Reached Record in July: JPMorgan

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The aggregate market cap of the fourteen bitcoin miners listed in the U.S. that the bank tracks rose 29% since the end of June, the report said.

Published Date: 2024-07-16 05:24:55
Creator: Will Canny
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