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  ARK Invest Vende Más Acciones de Coinbase en Medio del Desplome de Bitcoin

  La firma de inversión centrada en tecnología de activos de Cathie Wood, ARK Invest, ha vendido casi $4 millones en acciones de Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN)—una de las mayores acciones relacionadas con criptomonedas—mientras que Bitcoin y el resto del mercado de criptomonedas sufren una caída después de un período de ganancias masivas. El ETF Ark Fintech Innovation de ARK (ARKF) vendió 13.780 acciones de COIN por valor de $3,9 millones. COIN ahora tiene un precio de $274 por acción—tras una caída del...

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  Top College Football Pick Inks Bitcoin Contract With University of South Carolina

  Top college football prospect Matai Tagoa’i is set to join football stars like Russell Okung, Odell Beckham Jr., and Trevor Lawrence by receiving his compensation in Bitcoin. The linebacker will be paid part of his earnings via the Strike app after signing a “name, image, and likeness” (NIL) deal with the University of Southern California (USC). The exact details of his package are not known, but some college football players, such as Shedeur Sanders, have received estimated payouts of up to $4....

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  La Fórmula 1 Extiende Alianza con Crypto.com Hasta 2030

  La Fórmula 1 ha renovado su asociación con el exchange de criptomonedas Crypto.com, extendiendo el acuerdo hasta 2030, mientras ambas entidades buscan capitalizar su impulso compartido. La asociación renovada permitirá que Crypto.com continúe destacándose en eventos clave de la Fórmula 1, incluyendo el Gran Premio de Miami, donde ha sido el patrocinador principal desde el inicio de la carrera en 2022. El acuerdo, firmado inicialmente en 2021, marcó la incursión de la Fórmula 1 en el ecosistema c...

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  Tornado Cash Dev Wants Charges Dropped Because Sanctions Deemed Illegal

  Roman Storm, co-founder of crypto-mixing platform Tornado Cash, hopes to have charges against him dropped after sanctions against his software were dropped. In Storm’s Dec. 18 motion to dismiss, he cites the recent Fifth Circuit ruling that the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) overstepped by sanctioning Tornado Cash’s immutable smart contracts. The ruling recognized that autonomous software that no one controls cannot be classified as property. The ruling, the document reads, “...

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  Coinbase Revenue Outpaces Nasdaq—Here's What Analysts Say It Means

  Coinbase has now overtaken two of the world's largest securities exchanges in terms of transaction revenue, according to a crypto analyst from the private bank Coutts. The crypto exchange generated $5.75 billion in transaction revenue over the past 12 months, compared to just $4.54 billion for the Nasdaq, where many of the world’s most valuable companies, including Apple, Google, and Microsoft, are traded. Coinbase also surpassed the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, the HKEX, which generated $2.67 b...

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  Bedrock Launches brBTC: Introducing BTCFi 2.0 — the Future of Bitcoin Staking

  Singapore, Singapore, December 20th, 2024, Chainwire Bedrock, one of the leading multi-asset restaking protocols, introduces brBTC—a transformative BTC derivative asset designed to redefine Bitcoin’s role in decentralized finance (DeFi). As Bedrock’s innovative Liquid Restaking Token (LRT), brBTC works to maximize Bitcoin yield by enabling holders to deposit a variety of Bitcoin derivatives and gain incentives through a curated selection of advanced restaking protocols. BTCFi 1.0: A Foundation...

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  How are Users Incentivized to Secure Flare Network?

  “Well-designed incentives can spark public interest and drive long-term value,” notes Flare, which bills itself as the "blockchain for data." This ethos informs Flare’s strategy—empowering users to actively contribute to blockchain security and scalability while they reap tangible rewards. In total, 58.3% of the genesis Flare token supply is allocated to community incentives, including its rFLR Emissions Program. Here’s how Flare incentivizes active contributions to its fast-growing, data-centri...

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  DeFi Opportunities on Flare

  Decentralized finance (DeFi) is transforming how assets are traded, staked, and utilized, but its full potential depends on the infrastructure supporting complex, scalable, and interoperable applications. Flare is meeting this challenge by combining advanced data capabilities with opportunities for users and developers. From liquid staking, which unlocks the value of staked assets for use as collateral, to cross-chain connectivity and perpetual trading  , Flare is laying the foundation for a con...

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  What is the Flare Data Connector Oracle and What are its Use Cases?

  Blockchains are digital islands; their isolation makes it hard to connect with external data. As these networks evolve to support increasingly complex applications, they need oracles to integrate verified, off-chain data securely. The Flare Data Connector (FDC) is a decentralized oracle that bridges the gap by securely reading the state of other chains and providing data proofs from Web2. It provides developers with the necessary infrastructure for advanced decentralized finance (DeFi), cross-ch...

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  Trust-Minimized Bitcoin DeFi: What Is the FAssets System?

  The future of decentralized finance (DeFi) holds enormous potential for Bitcoin (BTC) and non-smart contract tokens, but there’s a catch: a significant proportion of blockchain assets can’t interact directly with DeFi protocols due to a lack of smart contract support. Enter Flare’s FAssets system, designed to unlock this value by enabling tokens like Bitcoin, XRP, and Dogecoin to participate in DeFi on Flare and beyond. Developed by Flare Labs, FAssets convert cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin into...

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