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Amazon Enters AI Arms Race as Crypto and Risk Asset Fears Mount

The pivot to AI comes with risks, including heavy borrowing and concerns about sustainability, with potential shortfalls if demand for AI slows.

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Markets

Coinbase 'Negative Premium' at Widest Level since Q1, Signalling Weak U.S. Demand

Bitcoin is on track for its worst weekly performance since March, while U.S. demand indicators weaken as the Coinbase premium declines and spot ETFs reach a record volume.

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Aerodrome Finance Hit by 'Front-End' Attack, Users Urged to Avoid Main Domain

The attack did not compromise the underlying smart contracts, but users are advised to avoid the compromised domains and instead use decentralized ENS domains.

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Finance

Turning ‘$11K to Half a Billion Dollars From Trading Memecoins’: Tales From a Crypto Wealth Manager

The chief of crypto-focused multi-family office Digital Ascension Group talks about his VIP services for wealthy holders of digital assets.

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DappRadar Shuts Down, Citing ‘Financially Unsustainable’ Market

Launched in 2018, the platform had grown into one of the most prominent analytics hubs for on-chain activity.

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Markets

Bitcoin Approaches 'Death Cross' as Market Tests Major Historical Pattern

Despite its bearish reputation, every death cross in the current cycle has marked a major local bottom.

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Markets

Crypto Market Slips Into ‘Extreme Fear’ After Bitcoin Fails to Hold $100,000 Level

The sell-off is attributed to a combination of factors, including profit-taking, institutional outflows, macro uncertainty, and low liquidity.

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Retail Mood Sours Amid Crypto Selloff, Flashing Short-Term Bottom Signals for BTC, ETH, XRP

A fresh wave of pessimism is sweeping across crypto markets, but the mood shift may be doing more good than harm.

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Ethereum Is ‘The Infrastructure’ for Wall Street, Says Former BlackRock Executive

Joseph Chalom is betting his next act on Ethereum, calling it the only chain institutions can trust to digitize finance.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Near $100K, ETH, SOL, XRP Drop 6-10% as Bulls See $1.6B Liquidations

Traders can also keep track of where liquidation levels are concentrated, helping identify zones of forced activity that can act as near-term support or resistance.

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