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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Index Trades Down Despite Gains from MATIC and UNI
The tokens of Polygon and Uniswap gain ground as Litecoin and others drag the CoinDesk 20 index down by 0.3%.
Bitcoin Miner Bitfarms to Buy Rival Stronghold Digital for $175M in Stock, Debt
The deal comes weeks after Riot Platforms dropped a bid to buy Bitfarms, choosing to try and overhaul the company's board before pursuing a takoever again.
Crypto-backed Candidate Ansari Narrowly Wins Arizona Primary by 39 Votes
The industry's top campaign-finance operation poured about $1.4 million into advertising to help secure Ansari's victory in a U.S. House primary, which was finalized in a recount this week.
Second Solana ETF Approved in Brazil
The product will be launched by Brazil-based asset manager Hashdex in partnership with local investment bank BTG Pactual.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AVAX and NEAR Lead as Index Gains 2.2%
Avalanche surged 6% and NEAR posted a 4.6% increase as all but one asset recorded gains.
Dark Pools Dominate Ethereum as Private Transactions Surge – at Least by One Measure
More transactions on the blockchain are getting routed privately as users try to avoid front-running bots that eat into trading margins, but network observers worry about a loss of transparency – and potentially a trend toward centralization.
Solana's Former Top Decentralized Crypto Exchange Faces SEC Securities Violations
Mango Markets' governing body is looking to offer a settlement to the SEC.
Australian Securities Regulator Nabbed More Than 600 Crypto Investment Scams in a Year
The hustles amounted to about 9% of the total fraudulent platforms taken down in the first year of an investment scam disruption program.
Crypto's Bet on Election Betting Expands to Solana
Perpetuals trading hub Drift protocol is adding a Polymarket-style prediction market – with some DeFi twists.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: UNI Drops 5.8% as Index Trades Lower
NEAR and RNDR were also among the larger decliners in mixed performance for CoinDesk 20's top assets.
