Ex-FTX CEO moved to transit facility after interview

Ex-FTX CEO moved to transit facility after interview

Sam Bankman-Fried is no longer located at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after an unsanctioned interview with Tucker Carlson. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Prisons have moved former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried to a transit facility days after right-wing political commentator Tucker Carlson interviewed him. As of March 27, the Federal Bureau…

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Wyoming's Mark Gordon says state should issue stablecoin by July

Wyoming's Mark Gordon says state should issue stablecoin by July

Wyoming has selected LayerZero as its partner for the state’s planned stablecoin, according to an announcement at the DC Blockchain Summit. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said the state’s proposed stablecoin might be ready to launch by July, with the Wyoming Stable Token Commission announcing interoperability protocol LayerZero as a partner for the token launch. Speaking…

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GameStop jumps 12% after Bitcoin purchase plans announced

GameStop jumps 12% after Bitcoin purchase plans announced

GameStop is looking to finance its Bitcoin strategy through a $1.3 billion offering of convertible senior notes. GameStop shares jumped nearly 12% on March 26 after the company announced plans to purchase Bitcoin (BTC). The company plans to finance the purchase through debt financing. After markets closed on March 26, GameStop announced a $1.3 billion…

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Polymarket faces scrutiny over M Ukraine mineral deal bet

Polymarket faces scrutiny over $7M Ukraine mineral deal bet

Polymarket’s Trump/Ukraine mineral deal bet sparked a backlash as a whale-controlled vote settled it incorrectly, raising concerns over manipulation and governance risks. Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market, is under fire after a controversial outcome raised concerns over potential governance manipulation in a high-stakes political bet. A betting market on the platform asked whether…

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Friday’s PCE inflation report may catalyze a Bitcoin April rally

Friday’s PCE inflation report may catalyze a Bitcoin April rally

Bitcoin could rally to $110,000 as investors await key PCE inflation data, with analysts saying easing macro risks may trigger a strong April performance. Traditional and cryptocurrency investors eagerly await Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) release, which may provide some relief to inflation-related concerns and increase investor appetite for risk assets including Bitcoin. The US…

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#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

#Kentucky governor signs ‘Bitcoin Rights’ bill into law

It comes on the same day Oklahoma’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act passed the State House of Representatives, bringing a reserve one step closer to potential enactment. Kentucky governor Andy Beshear has signed a measure known as the “Bitcoin Rights” bill, into law, enshrining protections for crypto users, as two other US states’ Bitcoin reserve legislation…

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#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

#DeFi lender Nostra pauses borrowing after price feed error

The Nostra protocol has disabled new collateral deposits for the xSTRK and sSTRK liquid staking tokens. Nostra, a lending protocol on Starknet, has paused borrowing for two liquid staking tokens after identifying a “critical issue” with its price feeds, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol said.  On March 24, errors in Nostra’s price feed inflated the…

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