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The First Augur Assassination Markets Have Arrived

People are now placing bets on whether public figures will be assassinated on decentralized prediction market Augur.

By David FloydJul 25, 2018

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5:41 AM

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Bitcoin, ether, XRP, dogecoin lag a nine-week stocks rally as ETF demand cools

The S&P 500 posted its longest weekly winning streak since 2023 and Brent oil stabilized near $92 on US-Iran ceasefire hopes. The biggest cryptocurrencies still drifted lower, with Hyperliquid's HYPE the only major name to rally.

5:27 AM

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Bitcoin’s biggest quantum risk may not be wallet keys. An early investor fears something bigger

Andrew Gault, the venture capitalist who funded the quantum hardware labs now threatening bitcoin, says the industry is looking in the wrong place. Google's own security team moved in the same direction in March.

Yesterday

8:03 PM

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‘The banks will not accept it’: Dimon escalates battle over stablecoin rewards in CLARITY Act debate

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and warned the current CLARITY Act framework could ultimately fail, as banks and crypto firms clash over whether stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield-bearing rewards that resemble bank deposits.

4:29 PM

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U.S. regulator says 24/7 trading is great for crypto, may not be fit for other sectors

As the CFTC issued landmark approvals for crypto perpetual futures contracts, it explained in a related advisory that round-the-clock activity isn't right for all.

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