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Stablecoins, U.S. Government Debt More Important Than Bitcoin ETF Inflows, Crypto Analysts Says

Potential de-inversion of the U.S. Treasury yield curve could weigh over the crypto market, one observer said.

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Will Bitcoin’s New BIP Editors Streamline Development?

Five new editors were added to help speed up the process of approving and merging Bitcoin Improvement Proposals.

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Polymarket Odds Say Columbia University President Will Keep Job

Continuing pro-Palestine protests won't lead to Minouche Shafik having a fate similar to Claudine Gay, who was recently forced to resign as Harvard's president, the prediction market signals. Plus: Kalshi bettors don't think Taylor Swift will break her record.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Is the Bitcoin Rally Over? Reasons to Stay Bullish on BTC Despite Correction

Bitcoin has pulled back more than 15% since hitting an all-time high one month ago, with some major altcoins nosediving 40%-50%, but "few understand how normal corrections like these are in bull markets," one observer noted.

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'DePIN' Is Venture Capitalists' Latest Crypto Obsession. Can It Match the Hype?

DePIN involves taking real-world infrastructure like a wireless network and running it with a blockchain-powered system. VCs are salivating, but there aren't many customers yet.

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Free Money? Polymarket Bet Pays 8.7% if China Doesn't Invade Taiwan

Betting against an invasion on the prediction market may yield almost 7x as much as Taiwan government bonds. Plus: Mideast turmoil barely changes U.S. presidential odds.

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Sticky Liquidity in DOGE and SHIB Suggests Meme Tokens Have Staying Power

Increases in trading volume, coupled with market depth, for DOGE and SHIB suggests meme tokens, often criticized for lacking utility, are here to stay, according to FalconX.

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Here's What the Bitcoin Options Market Says About Halving

The halving, due on April 20, will reduce the per-block bitcoin emission to 3.12 BTC from 6.25 BTC, slowing the pace of supply expansion by 50%.

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Bitcoin Breakout Halts as U.S. Inflation Data Looms

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release March 2024 CPI data Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET (12:30 UTC).

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Which Crypto Projects Will Airdrop Next? Prediction Markets Are Placing Bets

Eigenlayer has a 66% chance of sending users free tokens by June 30, the odds on Polymarket signal. Plus: Kalshi lands a big Wall Street account.

A C-17 Globemaster III from the 437th Air Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., air delivery pallets of water and food to Mirebalais, Haiti, Jan 21, 2010 to be distributed by the members of the United Nations.  Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort  following a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the city on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)