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The Hadron Founders Club (Hadron FC), the first to take their central position in the heart of the Ethereum ecosystem, had just formally launched today, hence a new chapter for early-stage Web3 startups. Based in San Francisco, this program intends to operate as the cornerstone of founders, developers, and creators, supplying them with custom events and services that work towards the height of achievements and are since focused on the changing Web3 environment. Polygon Lab pledged a substantial grant to Hadron FC, which is solving the problem that most teams have by creating an environment for builders to rise. Ajit…

Bitcoin has descended back to $65,000 in a massive selloff following a brief wick above $69,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the asset’s previous all-time high in US dollars. The sell-off has triggered over $670 million in crypto market liquidations – including $388 million in longs, and $286 million in shorts. According to Coinglass, 198,577 traders have been liquidated within the past 24 hours. The largest single liquidation was on a BTC/USDT trade on Binance for $8.23 million. About $201 million of liquidations impacted Bitcoin trades, while another $110 million affected ETH trades. Roughly $66 million was liquidated on trades for memecoins…

ClearToken has raised $10M in seed investment from institutional investors including Nomura’s Laser Digital. The company plans to be fully regulated in the U.K. and has started the approval process. Cleartoken, a cryptocurrency clearing house, has received over $10 million in seed investment from institutional investors, the company said Wednesday. Investment came from firms including Laser Digital, the digital assets subsidiary of Nomura, liquidity providers including Flow Traders and GSR and from digital asset companies LMAX Digital and Zodia Custody. Clearing houses reduce counterparty risk by acting as the buyer to every seller and seller to every buyer. ClearToken will…

Cryptocurrency prices were mixed during the weekend, a few days after Bitcoin surged to over $64,000 for the first time since 2021. Bitcoin remained stuck above $62,500 while Ethereum was around $3,430. Other popular coins like Solana, Avalanche, and Tron remained in a consolidation phase. Still, there were some top performers during the weekend. WEN, the new Solana meme coin, jumped to $0.00031, which was 635% above its lowest point on record. Its jump brought its total market cap to over $297 million. Similarly, Numbers Protocol (NUM) surged by over 200% in the past 24 hours, giving it a market…

Russia has formally signed a law permitting the use of digital financial assets (DFAs) for cross-border payments amid attempts to avoid Western-backed sanctions. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin appended his signature to the bill that allows digital currency use for foreign trade payments, ending months of legislative back-and-forth. A deep dive into the provisions of the newly minted law reveals that only tokenized assets issued by the Bank of Russia are authorized to be deployed in foreign trade payments. Domestic use within Russia’s borders is expressly prohibited by the new rulebook despite the legislative approval given to DFAs. Russia’s authorities are…

Introduction to Blockchain’s Revolution in Gaming The integration of blockchain technology within the gaming sector signifies a profound metamorphosis in the paradigms of game development, deployment, and player interaction. Blockchain, with its immutable ledgers, consensus algorithms, and cryptographic assurances, provides a critical infrastructural backbone for the gaming industry’s evolution. This pioneering technology paves the way for the advent of decentralized gaming ecosystems, wherein smart contracts supplant traditional centralized administration. This progression not only democratizes the gaming experience but also institutes mechanisms for verifiable game fairness, ownership of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the integrity of cryptographic transactions, thus redefining the concept…

Bitcoin just set a record high. But what the hell is it? Amid all the excitement around bitcoin (BTC) setting a new all-time high Tuesday, there’s oddness surrounding the auspicious event: little agreement on the new peak price bitcoin got to, or the prior pinnacle that got beat. On Coinbase, the U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange popular with retail traders, bitcoin got to a new high of $69,325. But Bloomberg says the fresh record is $69,191.94, Reuters says $69,202 and the CoinDesk Bitcoin Index (XBX) says $69,208.79. CoinGecko reports that bitcoin only reached $68,912.84 on Tuesday, which is not a new record,…

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest has made headlines once again as it continues to divest Coinbase shares, shedding another $27.2 million worth of COIN on Tuesday, according to the investment firm’s latest trading filing. Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Continues Coinbase Selling Spree The famous investment firm, led by Cathie Wood, sold 106,000 Coinbase shares across three exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This latest move comes on the heels of a $69 million sale on Monday, bringing Ark’s total Coinbase divestiture this week to nearly $100 million. Coinbase’s decision to rebalance fund weightings amid a sustained rise in its stock price is seen as…

In the midst of cryptocurrency activity, WIF defied expectations and surpassed Bonk to become the fourth largest memecoin by market capitalization. This sudden turn of events has shocked the crypto community, getting them excited and curious about WIF’s meteoric rise. $WIF has overtaken $BONK by market cap pic.twitter.com/0GDhoV3fnX — CoinGecko (@coingecko) March 3, 2024 WIF Emerges as Top Player in Memecoin Arena WIF has risen dramatically due to its impressive recent performance. WIF’s value has risen an unprecedented 40% in 24 hours, and trading volumes have reached multiple nine-figure levels. WIF is one of the most sought-after pairs in the…

Prominent lawyer John Deaton has made a significant donation to support his Senate campaign against U.S. Senator for Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren. In a tweet yesterday, Attorney Deaton said he had donated $500,000 of his personal money to the cause. He expressed confidence in his ability to defeat the crypto-hostile senator in the November 2024 Senate election. I put in $500K of my own money because I know I can win. Please help me get to $1 million by March 31. Donate traditionally or through Crypto because freedom is on the line. https://t.co/qgDX3PTWJQ — John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) March 15, 2024…