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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, last Friday, leaving the immediate area devastated with at least 2,000 people dead and over 3,400 injured, with the number expected to rise as data from neighboring countries such as Thailand comes in. The 10-kilometer deep quake released energy comparable to hundreds of nuclear explosions, according to […]

Why did Joseph Maldonado-Passage, better known as Joe Exotic from the viral Netflix docuseries “Tiger King,” debut a meme coin on Solana from prison earlier this week? “I’m knee-deep in lawyer bills,” he told Decrypt in an interview, claiming the endeavor will also benefit children through donations to a nonprofit called Operation Smile. The 62-year-old,

Bitcoin swung up and down—as usual—over the last week, and while things were looking up midweek, familiar inflation fears helped sink the price by the time Friday rolled around. The coin’s price was recently at $82,480 per coin, according to CoinGecko, after hitting a nearly three-week high of $88,474 on Monday. As of this writing,

A high-ranking official in Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s administration declared Tuesday that a potential strategic Bitcoin reserve would be “determinant for our prosperity” and “in the (country’s) public interest.” Pedro Giocondo Guerra, chief of staff to Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, made the remarks while officially representing the federal government at a congressional

A poorly rendered fake video of Donald Trump revealing the Bitcoin whitepaper in the Oval Office, replacing the Declaration of Independence with Satoshi Nakamoto’s manifesto, has gone viral across social media platforms this week. In the doctored clip, Trump theatrically pulls back drapes to unveil a framed copy of Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Robinhood launched a slew of new services for Gold members, which could further blur the lines between fiat and crypto. Gold, the trading app’s premium subscription, costs $5 a month or $50 a year, with 4% interest on uninvested cash and higher thresholds for instant deposits. At a presentation in San Francisco on Wednesday, the

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon distanced himself Wednesday from a failed effort by legislators in his state to establish a Bitcoin reserve, emphasizing he’s focused on more practical crypto initiatives. “Wyoming has been pretty methodical in how we approach this,” Gordon told Decrypt at the DC Blockchain Summit. “Bitcoin has been incredibly volatile.” “It’s been a

The state of Wyoming is gearing up to launch its long-planned stablecoin in the coming months, Governor Mark Gordon said at the DC Blockchain Summit on Wednesday, with the state eyeing a potential July debut following a period of testing. The stablecoin, which was first proposed via a state bill in February 2022, will be

BlackRock has launched a new Bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe through its iShares fund service as issuers push forward on efforts to create crypto-focused products following the success of U.S.-based Bitcoin funds.  The iShares Bitcoin ETP (IB1T) is listed on German, French, and Dutch stock exchanges, according to a prospectus on the iShares website. “Each

Dogecoin (DOGE) is up 14.5% on the week, regaining ground amid a broader meme coin rally fueled by investors’ renewed appetite for risk-on assets.  They have sent the meme coin category up 11% according to data provider CoinGecko, with other top tokens by market value Pepe and Shiba Inu rising more than 10% to claw