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The price of bitcoin has exceeded $70,000, increasing by 2.1% during today’s trading sessions. This latest rise led to the liquidation of $27.75 million in bitcoin short positions. Bitcoin Trades Above $70K, Leading to Multi-Million Dollar Liquidations Bitcoin (BTC) is up 2.1% today and 3% over the past seven days. The price has also risen 12% over the last 30 days against the U.S. dollar. As bitcoin crossed $70,000, its trade volume surged from over $10 billion to $21.58 billion. Tether (USDT) is the largest trading pair with bitcoin, accounting for more than 41% of trades, while the stablecoin FDUSD…

Key Points: Optimism, Ethereum’s Layer 2 solution, achieves the Stage 1 decentralization milestone by integrating fault proofs into its smart contracts. This development, in line with Vitalik Buterin’s framework, signifies enhanced security and decentralization for Optimism’s OP Stack. Ethereum’s Layer 2 solution, Optimism, has achieved a significant milestone by integrating fault proofs into its smart contracts, as announced by its development team, OP Labs. Optimism’s OP Stack Now Officially Entered Stage 1 2 Optimism’s OP Stack Reaches Decentralization Milestone The development marks Optimism’s OP Stack entering what Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin terms as “Stage 1” of decentralization, a crucial step…

Prominent legal expert Fred Rispoli highlights a major concern regarding XRP legal status, suggesting that the coin could be deemed a security in California but not New York. Attorney Rispoli issued this opinion while reacting to the recent ruling in the Zakinov civil securities lawsuit against Ripple. The case, which alleged that Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse violated securities laws via XRP offering in 2017, received a summary judgment decision yesterday. Court Dismisses 4 Charges Against Ripple But Sends 1 to Jury In the latest ruling, Judge Phyllis Hamilton tossed out four claims against Ripple, including the company’s failure to register…

TaskOn, a crypto platform boosting the accomplishment of diverse Web3 operations with decentralization, has started an exclusive partnership. As per the company, it has joined forces with xRaise (a crypto smart wallet operating on the well-known blockchain network ZKsync) to fulfill the needs of the consumers. The platform took to its social media account to disclose the respective endeavor. 🎉 Excited to partner with @xraise_fi, your smart wallet on @zksync!🚀 Their goal is to build a game-focused smart wallet with a strong Product Market Fit, perfectly tailored to meet user needs. 🔥 ZK summer is imminent! Explore more on xRaise…

Cboe Vice President and Global Head of ETF Listings Rob Marrocco believes crypto ETFs beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum are unlikely until the market and regulatory landscape changes. Marrocco said during an ETF Store podcast on June 11 that market expectations of a Solana (SOL) and XRP spot ETF are unrealistic in the short term since these cryptocurrencies do not have a futures market, which was a primary factor in the approval of spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. He added that this implies the only feasible way to bring a Solana ETF to market would be through a Solana futures ETF…

Entertainment giant NBCUniversal launched multiple blockchain-based projects on Aptos last year, and now has agreed to a long-term partnership with Aptos Labs to continue building fan experiences and games based on its IP via the network. The firms exclusively shared the news with Decrypt on Thursday, describing it as a multi-year alliance and a “long-term strategic development agreement” that will see Aptos Labs assist the media juggernaut as it continues to explore blockchain-based apps, games, and loyalty initiatives. “Today’s media and entertainment landscape is rapidly changing, with fan experiences and preferences driving a lot more of those shifts than in…

According to the data, the Bitcoin price showed a sudden decline in the last minutes from around $ 70,000 to the 69,000 region. There was a drop of more than 1% in about half an hour. A chart with minute charts showing the decline in the BTC price in about half an hour. While the reason for the decline remains unclear, il Capo, one of the most well-known cryptocurrency analysts, commented on the decline in his statement. The analyst described this decline as a shake-up and said that he expected the bull to continue. However, he added that the $69,000…

The son of U.S. president Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, has been found guilty on three counts related to gun charges—and in the hours that followed, Biden-related meme coins have soared in price. Jeo Boden, an intentionally misspelled Joe Biden meme coin on Solana, jumped 9% in the hour that followed the guilty verdict, though its 24-hour trend is negative due to earlier losses during the span—it’s down by 6% since this time yesterday at a current price above $0.18. Hunter was found guilty on three counts relating to the purchase of a firearm in 2018. A jury decided that he…

Cronos, a leading blockchain ecosystem that integrates with Ethereum (ETH) and Cosmos, has announced a new collaboration with Exaion, a subsidiary of EDF, the largest electricity provider in Europe, according to the latest info shared with Finbold on June 20. With the new partnership, Exaion will join Cronos’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) network as one of its 32 validator nodes and further exemplify its commitment to the network’s stability and security Ken Timsit, Managing Director of Cronos Labs, a blockchain startup accelerator for decentralized finance (DeFi) projects, blockchain games, and Cronos development, shared his thoughts on the partnership, stating: “The…

The founders of crypto analytics platform Glassnode are predicting that Bitcoin (BTC) will vastly outperform gold for the remainder of the current bull cycle. The co-founders of Glassnode, who go by the handle Negentropic on the social media platform X, tell their 63,000 followers that the BTC/gold ratio could more than double in the coming months. The BTC/gold ratio, currently at 29, is the value of Bitcoin relative to the price of gold. “Opinion: a lot of talk about gold over the last couple of months. But is gold really the asset to be exposed to at this point? BTC-Gold…