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Markets

Crypto Miners Still Selling Their Bitcoin as Reward Halving Looms, Blockchain Data Show

The number of bitcoin held in wallets tied to miners has dropped to the lowest since mid-2021.

New and old bitcoin mining rigs at CleanSpark's site in Georgia.

Markets

Bitcoin Logs Biggest Single-Day Gain Since October, Market-Neutral Bets Yield 3x U.S. Treasury Notes

The attractive yield on the market-neutral cash and carry trade could draw more money to the crypto market.

Bulls running through a street. (Shutterstock)

Tech

Protocol Village: Fleek Network Claims Faster Edge Computing Than AWS, Vercel

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Feb. 22-28.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs Break Volume Record Led by BlackRock Amid Wild Crypto Price Action

Net inflows into U.S.-listed spot bitcoin ETFs accelerated this week, with BlackRock's IBIT pulling in $520 million in fresh funds on Tuesday, BitMEX Research data shows.

Larry Fink (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

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Tech

U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker

Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan – have suddenly become active.

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Finance

Morgan Stanley Evaluating Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Its Giant Brokerage Platform: Sources

Since spot bitcoin ETFs went live in January, chatter has increased about the imminent arrival of the big registered investment advisor (RIA) networks and broker-dealer platforms.

Morgan Stanley (Shutterstock)

Markets

Retail Investors Are Sleeping on Bitcoin's March Towards All-Time Highs: IntoTheBlock

Metrics that previously signaled retail froth are still at low levels, suggesting that this phase of bitcoin's rally is driven by institutional investors, IntoTheBlock analysts said.

Crypto trader sleeping in front of chart screens (Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Suddenly Plummets 7% After Hitting $64K, Triggering Over $700M Crypto Liquidations

The world's largest crypto soared to $64,000 Wednesday before quickly reversing to $59,000, CoinDesk data shows.

Bitcoin price (CoinDesk)

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Markets

El Salvador's Bukele Says Value of Country's Bitcoin Holdings Up Over 40%

The country's bonds have also surged to over 80 cents on the dollar.

El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele. (Government of El Salvador, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Craig Wright to Face New Allegations of Forgery in COPA Trial Over Ontier Emails

He's set to retake the stand on Friday to defend allegations initially made by his former lawyers that their correspondence submitted to court had been doctored.

COPA vs Craig Wright trial just completed its second week (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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