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Following past week’s tariff-caused drama, this was a comparatively quiescent week successful crypto. Bitcoin remained unchangeable astir $84k. The CoinDesk 20, which tracks astir 80% of the market, was up astir 4% successful the past 7 days — i.e. thing historic.
Still, plentifulness happened. On Tuesday, overmuch of crypto went offline due to the fact that of a tech contented astatine AWS, showing however the decentralized system isn’t ever that decentralized. Shaurya Malwa reported the quality early. Bitcoin and different large cryptos slipped connected atrocious quality for Nvidia, Omkar Godbole reported.
Mantra, a task focused connected existent satellite assets, mislaid 90% of its value. Explanations varied (the institution said it was owed to “force liquidations” exchanges).
Meanwhile, EigenLayer, a restaking leader, rolled retired a “slashing” feature meant to code information concerns (Sam Kessler reported). OKX, a large exchange, announced plans to acceptable up successful California pursuing a $500 cardinal colony with the SEC implicit claims it operated antecedently successful the U.S. without a wealth transmitter license. Cheyenne Ligon had that story.
In little bully news, Kraken laid disconnected “hundreds” of staff up of an expected IPO. And Coinbase became embroiled successful a “front moving controversy” linked to a curiously named token on its Base L2. Privacy advocates reacted with alarm to rumors that Binance was astir to delist Zcash pursuing a agelong diminution successful the worth of privateness coins.
In D.C. news, Jesse Hamilton reported connected a caller question of crypto lobbyists flooding the capital. Some asked if determination are present excessively galore commercialized groups and whether they truly each could beryllium effective.
Friends With Benefits, a buzzy societal nine for originative technologists, launched a caller program to physique Web3 products for music, film, publishing and different amusive activities. (I wrote that one.)
Of course, determination was plentifulness happening successful the system and markets (Trump’s disgust for Fed seat Powell fed into the unease). But, successful crypto, it was beauteous overmuch concern arsenic usual. Fortunes won, fortunes lost, fortunes deferred.
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