Binance, CZ file motion to dismiss SEC’s amended complaint
    06 Nov 2024
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    Binance continues its battle against the United States securities regulator amid allegations of violations related to certain cryptocurrencies. Legal defense for Binance and its former CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has filed a motion to dismiss an amended complaint by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. In the motion filed on Nov. 4, lawyers for Binance and CZ asked…

    VanEck lists PYTH ETN in Europe
    06 Nov 2024
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    VanEck has listed an exchange-traded note (ETN) in Europe tracking the performance of the Pyth Network’s native token, PYTH, the asset manager said on Nov. 5. The VanEck Pyth ETN will trade on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris, the asset manager said. It will be available to investors in 15 European countries, including Germany, France, Norway…

    Bitcoin hits new $75K high as Trump takes early election lead
    06 Nov 2024
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    Bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $75,000 on Nov. 6, well above its previous $73,800 high in March as traders piled into crypto with early results from the United States elections putting Donald Trump ahead. At the start of the New York open, Bitcoin initially showed strength, rallying in excess of 3% to…

    Robinhood, Kraken, Paxos launch Global Dollar stablecoin network
    05 Nov 2024
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    A swathe of traditional finance and crypto companies, including Robinhood, Galaxy Digital, Kraken, and Paxos, have formed a consortium supporting the latest stablecoin pegged to the United States dollar. In a Nov. 5 statement, blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos shared that the new “open network” was designed to accelerate the adoption and use of stablecoins worldwide. “The…

    Internet Computer cross-chain protocol usage up 13x amid Bitcoin DeFi boom
    05 Nov 2024
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    Internet Computer’s cross-chain messaging protocol, Chain Fusion, has seen usage spike 1,230% year-over-year, largely from Bitcoin-native applications, according to a Nov. 4 report by developer The Dfinity Foundation. Bitcoin apps, including Rainbow Protocol, Tap Protocol and Bitfinity, are using Internet Computer to deploy smart contracts and other complex programs on the Bitcoin network, Dfinity said….

    Curve Finance, TON drive DeFi evolution with partnerships
    05 Nov 2024
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    The approaching new year will be the year of decentralized finance (DeFi) on The Open Network (TON) blockchain, developer TON Foundation has declared. Decentralized exchange Curve Finance joined in to start the process, and TON and Curve held a competition for DeFi teams to develop stable asset swaps using Curve Finance’s proprietary technology. Getting the…