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OKX, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform, has announced plans to list ether.fi (ETHFI) on spot trading markets, marking a significant development in the crypto space. OKX Announces to List Ether.Fi (ETHFI) for Spot Trading The listing of ETHFI brings a new dimension to the platform’s offerings and opens up opportunities for traders and enthusiasts alike. According to the announcement made by OKX, the listing of ETHFI will follow a structured schedule to ensure a seamless trading experience for users. The program is as follows: ETHFI Deposit Opening: It will start at 06:00 Turkey time on March 15, 2024. ETHFI/USDT Spot…

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Stack went to mainnet Monday as a so-called points chain, built as a layer-3 on top of Base. DeFi projects have lately been incentivizing usage on their platforms through “points,” or participation tallies that determine allocation in a future token airdrop. Crypto is adjusting to points mania. Users are gaining leveraged exposure to points on Pendle and trading points on Whales Market. DeFi-focused hedge funds are accumulating currently-valueless points on behalf of liquidity providers. Read more: DeFi ‘points’ farming has reshaped the crypto investment landscape But these points tend to live off-chain. Backed by fresh funding from investors including Archetype…

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As the deadline for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to decide on approval of a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) approaches, industry experts are weighing the potential impact of such a fund and VanEck, a global investment firm, says Ethereum ETFs will have significant demand. He claims he can pull it off. VanEck Predicts Potential Increase in Ethereum ETF Demand The anticipation surrounding a potential Ethereum ETF comes as VanEck aims to support capital inflows into the fund by reducing its Bitcoin Fund’s management fee to zero for a limited period of time. VanEck Portfolio Manager Pranav Kanade…

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LUNC News: Terra Luna Classic core developer group Joint L1 Task Force (JL1TF) founded by professor and top LUNC developer Edward Kim was disbanded, as per an official announcement by the group manager. LUNC Core Developer Group Disbandment News JL1TF lead developer Vinh Nguyen in a post on X announced the official disbandment of the core developer group as most members left citing different reasons. With the group slowly breaking apart for nearly a year and the formation of Terra Classic Coalition, the community embraced pay-per-job model and mandatory KYC requirements. According to JL1TF, all repositories in Terra Classic GitHub…

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Parallel TCG, a sci-fi-based competitive card game, has announced that it will debut its new AI-powered Web3 survival simulation game, Colony, on the Solana blockchain network. As per the announcement shared by Solana on its official account on social media platform X, “AI agents will be able to autonomously transact onchain in this entirely new kind of survival game.” The whitepaper of the AI-powered game confirms that the game will feature highly autonomous AI agents—called “avatars”—that are continuously learning from the world around them while adding: Human players must guide and collaborate with their AI avatars, which feature wide-ranging skills…

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KuCoin recently announced the pre-market launch of the Wormhole $W token. Users can now start pre-market trading of the token on KuCoin. The string of tweets by KuCoin talked about how the launch will help the platform become a Web3 powerhouse. The tweet read that Wormhole is an open-source platform to connect the decentralized web. With its innovative architecture, Wormhole facilitates interoperability and seamless communication between different blockchains. It lays the foundation for a new era of dApps, and the latest integration will fasten its expansion. It is worth noting that Wormhole can enable smooth communication between disparate blockchains. The…

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The Aptos Foundation announced an integration with Movement to establish a sophisticated routing infrastructure. On March 13, the Aptos team announced that Movement will integrate Aptos Data Availability (DA) capabilities with the Move stack and create a sophisticated routing infrastructure between the Movement blockchain. The integration will also provide a more seamless Aptos interface to the Ethereum and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks, improving the interoperability and functionality of the Aptos networks. Aptos Foundation head of grants and ecosystem Bashar Lazaar, in a comment to crypto.news emphasized the importance of partnership with Movement: “This integration is significant because by aligning…

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Crypto miner growth initiatives ahead of the bitcoin halving are not slowing down, as one of the space’s biggest players continues its string of acquisitions. Marathon Digital is set to buy a Texas bitcoin mining facility owned by Applied Digital for roughly $87 million in cash, the company said in a Friday news release. The data center — located next to a wind farm — has a capacity of 200 megawatts (MW). In addition to taking direct ownership of its current operations at the site, the firm added, Marathon intends to grow its presence at the facility by 100 MW…

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Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum and one of the most vocal advocates of cryptocurrency, has a significant portfolio comprised mainly of ETH tokens. In fact, during the bull market in 2021, he became the world’s youngest crypto billionaire. In the meanwhile, the price of ETH dropped significantly, but Vitalik Buterin’s wealth is still substantial. So, how much is Vitalik Buterin’s net worth today? Vitalik Buterin and Ethereum To better understand Vitalik Buterin’s net worth, we first have to delve deeper into his relationship with the world’s second most popular blockchain and cryptocurrency. Vitalik Buterin is the inventor and co-founder…

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In the optimistic vibe that has dominated the cryptocurrency scene, XRP has emerged as a notable beneficiary, attracting a staggering $2.5 million amid a wave of massive inflows into the crypto market. The cryptocurrency market has recently seen a rise in inflows, with investors flocking to various digital currencies seeking opportunities for profits and diversification. According to the most current CoinShares report, digital asset investment products experienced the second-highest weekly inflows on record, totaling $1.84 billion. Massive Bitcoin inflows continue with a further US$1.8bn, US ETFs dominatinghttps://t.co/qCLgZM2RYb — James Butterfill (@jbutterfill) March 4, 2024 Trading volumes in investment products reached…

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