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Wormhole Bridge Exploiter Supplies $46M to Crypto Lending Platform Maker, Buys Wrapped Ether

The exploiter may be earning returns on staked cryptocurrency.

Cypher Protocol suffers exploit (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

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Arbitrum-Based GMX Surpassed Ethereum Blockchain in Daily Fees Over Weekend

The decentralized exchange product has gained a loyal community of users in the past few months.

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Crypto Markets Analysis: Cryptos Upswing Stalls This Week Amid Fresh Regulatory Concerns

Bitcoin and ether decoupled from traditional assets as the crypto industry’s main narrative shifted from macroeconomic uncertainty to the SEC’s agreement with exchange giant Kraken and the possibility of new regulation.

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First Mover Americas: Kraken's SEC Settlement Sends Crypto Markets Tumbling

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 10, 2023.

Lower rates may be behind bitcoin's big move (© Eugene Mymrin)

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Long Traders Bear Brunt as Bitcoin, Ether Slide Spurs $220M in Liquidations

Over 90% of all liquidated positions originated from traders betting on even higher prices.

Profit, Risk and Loss. (Gino Crescoli/Pixabay)

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Crypto Markets Analysis: Crypto Trades Lower as Regulatory Concerns Trump Encouraging Macro Signs

The announcement that Kraken had agreed to “immediately" end its crypto staking-as-a-service platform for U.S. customers and to pay $30 million to settle SEC charges roiled markets.

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Liquid Staking Tokens Rally as Kraken Shuts Staking Service to Settle With SEC

The sudden price uptick of governance tokens for the largest liquid staking protocols – Lido Finance, Rocket Pool and Frax Finance – was a counterweight to the decline of the broader crypto market.

La economía del token de ether se vería favorecida con solo una pequeña recuperación económica. (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Drops Below $22K as Kraken Agreement to Close US Crypto Staking Operations Spooks Investors

The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization declined after the crypto exchange giant agreed to settle charges with the SEC to shutter the service.

Bitcoin price chart showed the cryptocurrency's price drop on Thursday. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Bitcoin Miners Surface for Air as Sliding Natural Gas Price Provides Cost Relief

Energy producers finally have incentives to work with bitcoin miners.

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First Mover Americas: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Suggests SEC Could Ban Staking

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 9, 2023.

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