Articles by Simon Chandler
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Vitalik Buterin has argued that the creator coin ecosystem could be improved by the introduction of prediction markets and DAOs.The Ethereum co-founder suggests that predic… [+6072 chars]
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Vitalik Buterin has withdrawn $44.7 million of his own ETH as he declares that the Ethereum Foundation is entering a period of "mild austerity" over the next few years.The … [+3665 chars]
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Bitcoin ETFs saw $6.8 million in inflows yesterday, after five consecutive days in which daily total outflows ranged from $32 million to $708 million.The price of Bitcoin h… [+3106 chars]
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The falling price of Bitcoin is at risk of making Bitcoin mining unprofitable in the United States, depending on energy rates.Other countries also face a situation where th… [+4540 chars]
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Binance has filed for a MiCA license in Greece, having established a holding company in the EU member state in December.The application is being fast-tracked by the Greek m… [+3545 chars]
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Research from blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic indicates that Irans central bank acquired over $500 million in USDT last year.All of the identified USDT has now left I… [+4646 chars]
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Ethereum-based DeFi platform Makina Finance has lost over $4 million in ETH following a flash loan exploit.Most of the funds are not in the hackers possession, with an MEV … [+3151 chars]
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A report from TRM Labs has found that two companies registered in the UK have been moving billions of dollars in stablecoins in order to fund Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps… [+505...
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The website for Irans Ministry of Defence Export Center (Mindex) has been updated to say that it would accept payment for military equipment in crypto.Iran has been a big a… [+5834 chars]
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said that the exchange is aiming to scale up its offerings in stablecoins and payments in 2026.Armstrong also declared that Coinbase is aim… [+4237 chars]