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BitMex has bled 45k Bitcoin since US gov charges, allowing other exchanges to benefit

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Over 45,000 Bitcoin has been withdrawn from BitMex since the U.S. government levied charges against the exchange and its leadership. October 1 brought two devastating blows...

Coinbase Employees Have Begun to Take Severance Packages

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Companies can’t become “apolitical” overnight. According to multiple Coinbase workers, the plan to offer a clean exit for mission-dissenting staffers has been in the works...

What BitMEX scandal? Bitcoin futures data shows traders focused on $12K

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BitMEX used to be the indisputable leader of Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading and if something similar to yesterday’s civil enforcement action were to happen back...

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $10.5K; Stablecoin Market Cap ‘Goes Parabolic’

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Bitcoin has performed well in the face of a bleak news cycle while stablecoin assets in the crypto ecosystem continue to grow. Bitcoin (BTC) trading...

‘Good Reason to Worry’: What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin, Feat. Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne

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Crypto legal experts join NLW to discuss the U.S. government’s case against BitMEX and its implications for the broader ecosystem. Our main discussion explores the...

Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist Censorship

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Belarus is cracking down on reporters. The nation’s government, led by President Alexander Lukashenko, whose election was mired in controversy and has not been recognized...

What to Watch at ETHOnline, This Year’s Devcon

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Ethereum’s annual developer conference, ETHOnline, kicks off Friday afternoon. Instead of hopping from city to city like past Devcons, catch the latest Ethereum updates from...

Money Reimagined: Trump, Crypto and Fairer Taxes

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For Democrats, it was a moment of truth. For Republicans, it was “fake news.” Among some members of the crypto commentariat, there was a very...

Blockchain Bites: BitMEX Investigation, Trump’s Diagnosis, Babel’s Leaked Audio

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BitMEX is in hot water with the CFTC and DOJ. Thursday, a dual agency operation levied charges against the derivatives exchange and several employees for facilitating...

Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 2, 2020

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With Pres. Trump testing positive and a systemically important exchange in deep trouble, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! The...