Blockchain

Blockchain

Bitcoin Slumps After ETF Rollout

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The industry clamored for clearance to offer spot ETFs. Now that they’re here, the results are less than stellar.

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Patent Drop

Intel’s “Proof of Creation” Tech Could Take On OpenSea

Intel said the purpose of this tech is to help creators of and buyers of digital assets “assert their identity” without a marketplace.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Adds to Space Ambitions with Off-Planet Payments

The bank’s out-of-this-world patent for “space-based payments” relies on blockchain networks, satellites and stablecoins.

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Blockchain

Asset Managers Want Bitcoin ETF Supremacy Even if They Don’t Exist Yet

Asset managers are already in a pricing war to see who can offer the most attractive spot bitcoin ETFs, whether the SEC approves or not.

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Patent Drop

PayPal Patent Aims to Front Your Crypto Purchases

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PayPal may offer users a credit for cryptocurrency that they have to pay back later.

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Patent Drop

Visa’s Blockchain Efforts Could Give The Tech Better Reputation

Visa wants to make a one-size-fits-all blockchain.

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Media & Entertainment

Crypto Exchange Bullish Buys Crypto News Site CoinDesk

CoinDesk was acquired in an all-cash deal by Bullish, a crypto exchange run by former NYSE president Tom Farley.

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Blockchain

Former FTX Execs Hope You Forget Their Old Employer

A group of former FTX employees, who were key witnesses in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud trial, are planning to launch a new crypto exchange.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Wants to Create a Back-up Plan for Lost Crypto

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This signals that financial institutions are seeking to make blockchain safer, though it challenges the decentralized nature of the tech.

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Blockchain

PayPal’s New Patent Squeezes Blockchain

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PayPal wants to make blockchain storage less clunky.

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Patent Drop

Coinbase Brings the Heat

Coinbase wants to gatekeep your crypto wallet.

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Blockchain

OpenAI Founder Launches Eyeball-Scanning Cryptocurrency

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Blockchain

Celsius CEO Gets Arrested and Sued 3 Times, All in One Day

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