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After entertaining the possibility of restarting FTX following the bankruptcy process for a long time, lawyers for the defunct exchange have announced that that plan is now scrapped, and the company will simply dissolve once all debts are paid off. Andrew Dietrich, one of the lawyers representing FTX in the court case, stated that although repayment of creditors in full is not yet guaranteed, it is an objective that is definitely attainable. Creditors would only be receiving...

Two top executives of Swiss-based cryptocurrency custody provider Metaco have reportedly departed the firm less than a year after landing an acquisition deal with blockchain solutions company Ripple. According to a CoinDesk report citing a Ripple spokesperson, Adrien Treccani, Metaco’s founder and CEO, and CPO Peter DeMeo have left the firm. Metaco is yet to announce the employees who will fill in those roles. Metaco CEO and CPO Leave Firm Metaco has not revealed the reason...

Many industry experts have given their two cents on the future of the crypto market in the next 12 months, and most of them lean bullish. The most common reason is Bitcoin. In April 2024, the cryptocurrency will go through its pre-programmed halving, which will slash block rewards in half. This means that the supply available for miners to sell will effectively decrease by 50%. If the demand for it remains the same or it increases, the price will go up – that’s how markets...

The upcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving is likely a bullish development, but a slew of outside factors mean it likely won’t play out the same as in previous years, according to Grayscale. Last month, the company successfully converted its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) into the world’s largest Bitcoin ETF. The introduction of such ETFs, according to Grayscale, may impact Bitcoin’s price as if it were a second halving within a single year. Are Bitcoin ETFs A Second Halving? In a...

Farcaster, an Ethereum Layer 2 Optimism-based decentralized social protocol, has seen its total revenue surge to $600,000. The platform’s rise has been likened to FriendTech, another decentralized social network, which attracted a lot of users initially until it grappled with high fees that led to its failure. Farcaster’s Growth Surges with Frames Integration Farcaster initially caught users’ attention in early December 2023 and saw a modest increase in users paying for...

Bitcoin (BTC) broke a two-year high above $50,000 on Monday – the highest recorded price for the leading digital currency since December 2021. The coin’s surge was accompanied by $191 million in liquidations across the crypto market within the past 24 hours. According to Coinglass, over $36 million in crypto shorts have been liquidated in the past hour alone. Across the day, over 57,000 traders have been liquidated. The largest liquidation, however, was for an ETH-USD swap on...

A trader has recently managed to make a substantial profit of $59,000 in just 11 hours from an initial investment of 1 Ethereum (ETH), valued at $2,500. The trader managed to do this by leveraging the MINER token based on the ERC-404 token standard and using strategic high-gas transactions. The Trader’s Strategy Lookonchain Analytics shared insights into their strategy through a post on X. The trader began by withdrawing 1 ETH from the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binance...

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerSolana Mobile Chapter 2 Bags $45M for Development from 100K Pre-orders By offering unique capabilities centered around cryptocurrencies, Solana aims to carve out a niche that sets it apart from traditional smartphone manufacturers. Solana Mobile Chapter 2 Bags $45M for Development from 100K Pre-orders

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerDual Sides of Shiba Inu: Market Resilience and Rebranding Challenge Shiba Inu's transition from a meme to utility token via Shibarium, gaining investor interest despite volatility, might signal strong community support and a promising future in the crypto space. Dual Sides of Shiba Inu: Market Resilience and Rebranding Challenge

[unable to retrieve full-text content]CoinspeakerFlare Network Introduces FXRP Assets to Enhance XRP Adoption via Web3 Industry The Flare Network has integrated XRP through the LayerCake bridging protocol, thus increasing XRP’s real-world utility amid the mass adoption of digital assets. Flare Network Introduces FXRP Assets to Enhance XRP Adoption via Web3 Industry