Number of salaries paid in crypto tripled in 2024: Report

Number of salaries paid in crypto tripled in 2024: Report

Circle’s USDC accounted for 63% of salaries paid in crypto in 2024, outpacing USDt despite its trading dominance, according to Pantera’s global compensation survey. The number of crypto professionals receiving salaries in digital assets has tripled over the past year, with 9.6% now paid in stablecoins, according to a report by venture capital company Pantera…

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SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF

SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF

SBI Holdings unveiled plans for exchange-traded products, including a gold-crypto ETF and a Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF. Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings plans to launch the country’s first dual-asset cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF), offering exposure to both Bitcoin and XRP. In its earnings report Thursday, the company outlined plans for two crypto-based ETF products. The first…

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Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses M with single click

Crypto investor falls victim to phishing scam, loses $3M with single click

Crypto scammers are switching from code to exploiting human vulnerabilities that don’t require breaking through complex cybersecurity guardrails. A cryptocurrency investor lost $3 million in a phishing scam after signing a malicious blockchain transaction without verifying the contract address, highlighting the risk posed by digital asset scams. A single wrong click was all it took…

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Sergey Nazarov compares Chainlink’s CRE to Ethereum’s early breakthrough

Sergey Nazarov compares Chainlink’s CRE to Ethereum’s early breakthrough

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the Chainlink Runtime Environment could be as transformative as the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the recently launched Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE) could have a transformative effect on the blockchain industry, comparing its potential to the impact of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). In a YouTube video…

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Arcadia Finance users reimbursed by DeFi hack insurance

Arcadia Finance users reimbursed by DeFi hack insurance

Nexus Mutual has paid about $250,000 in claims to users hit by July’s $3.5 million Arcadia Finance hack on Base. Crypto-native insurance service Nexus Mutual reimbursed its customers who had lost money in the recent Arcadia Finance hack. According to a Monday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Nexus Mutual reimbursed approximately $250,000 to users who lost…

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Crypto funds see 3M outflow, ending 15-week streak as Fed dampens sentiment

Crypto funds see $223M outflow, ending 15-week streak as Fed dampens sentiment

Profit-taking interrupted the 15-week winning streak of global cryptocurrency ETPs last week as investor sentiment was hit by hawkish remarks after last week’s US Fed rate decision. Cryptocurrency investment products ended last week in the green, interrupting 15 weeks of consecutive inflows after investor sentiment took a hit from hawkish remarks during last week’s Federal…

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5 countries where crypto is (surprisingly) tax-free in 2025

5 countries where crypto is (surprisingly) tax-free in 2025

Looking to live tax-free with crypto in 2025? These five countries, including the Cayman Islands, UAE and Germany, still offer legal, zero-tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. Cayman Islands: No income, capital gains or corporate tax — ideal for crypto traders and funds. UAE: Zero tax on all crypto activity across all emirates, plus strong regulatory clarity….

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