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CZ Shuns Coinbase Comparison After Binance.US Drops BTC Fees

Binance.US removed all fees when trading bitcoin on 4 spot markets: USD, USDT, USDC, and BUSD. People compared Binance.US to Coinbase, to which Changpeng Zhao responded. Most cryptocurrency exchanges rely on trading fees for revenue. Binance.US grabbed the spotlight within the US crypto community after the exchange removed all fees when trading bitcoin. This applies to all users, whether new or old. According to an announcement, the zero bitcoin fee will apply on four spot market pairs, namely BTC/USD, BTC/USDT, BTC/USDC, and BTC/BUSD. People were quick to praise Binance.US, which radiates to the mother company Binance. However, some compared Binance.US

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Ripple Opens Crypto Hub in Toronto, Aims to Hire Hundreds

Ripple announces its intention to make Canada a crypto hub.  The company will hire hundreds amid global crypto layoffs.  It aims to open an engineering hub to drive innovation in the country. Ripple is opening an office in Toronto, Canada. The blockchain company is hoping to make Canada serve as a crypto hub. In fact, Ripple is planning on hiring 50 engineers to have the hub kick into full gear. As the year goes by, they plan to hire hundreds more.  As we can see from the tweet above, the announcement seems to be receiving a very warm reception from

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Meta Introduce Meta Pay and Digital Wallet for the Metaverse

Mark Zuckerberg makes an exciting announcement via his Facebook page.  He says Meta is introducing Meta Pay and a digital wallet for the metaverse.  With this, he hopes to create greater opportunities for creators on the platform. Mark Zuckerberg — Founder of Facebook, made an exciting announcement on his Facebook page. In detail, he announces that Meta is introducing Meta Pay and a digital wallet for the metaverse.  Specifically, he says Meta is taking a huge step by changing Facebook Pay to make it Meta Pay. The service will continue to provide the same simple way to send money and

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Terra LUNA/UST Core Designers Grounded by South Korean Authorities

Terra’s main designers face a departure ban from South Korea.  The Republic of Korea is taking its LUNA and UST investigation very seriously.  South Korea pushed its 20% Bitcoin (BTC) tax to 2025. Reports say that South Korean authorities are putting a ban on LUNA/UST employees and developers from leaving the country. In detail, it seems that Terra’s main designers cannot leave South Korea.  As we can see from Blockworks’ tweet above, the news came from a JTBC article. In fact, the article goes on to explain the situation with Terra and the South Korean authorities. It is no secret

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Solend’s Users Invalidate Votes to Briefly Control a Whale Account

Yesterday, Solend users voted yes to take control of the largest whale account. Governance proposal SLND1 was passed with 97.5% voters saying yes. Due to criticisms, the Solend team posted a new proposal today to invalidate SLND1. SLND2 passed with over 99.8% who voted yes. Users of Solend, a lending and borrowing service platform based on Solana, voted yes to control the largest whale account to mitigate liquidation risks amid crypto meltdown on June 19. The governance proposal was caused by the fact that the whale account and its massive margin position were presenting a threat to an on-chain liquidation.

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ProShares To Launch First US Short BTC-Linked ETF

ProShares will launch its short Bitcoin-linked ETF in the US on June 21. Alongside BITI, ProShares’ mutual fund affiliate ProFund will launch BITIX. In November 2021, ProShares also received an approval to launch the first Bitcoin-linked ETF in the US. ProShares announced that it will be formally launching its short Bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the US on June 21. Named ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy (BITI), this will become the first of its kind in the US. According to a press release, ProShares’ new ETF offering will “address the challenge of acquiring short exposure to Bitcoin.” Michael Sapir, CEO of

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Bitcoin Recovery Gains Momentum as Miners Stop Selling

Bitcoin miners have finally stopped selling their Bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin accumulation has gone up as more investors are buying the dip.  The amount of wallets hodling more than 1 Bitcoin have gone up significantly. Bitcoin Archive tweets exciting news. According to glassnode, Bitcoin miners have finally stopped selling their Bitcoin (BTC). As of now, they have instead begun accumulating BTC. It seems that bearish times may be over for Bitcoin. In response to the tweet, the crypto community seems to be collectively sighing in relief. In fact, many say that this is a good sign and expect the price of

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Snoop Dogg Files Application to Sell Virtual Cannabis

Snoop Dogg files trademark applications for an online retail store.  It will feature virtual goods, digital collectibles, and NFTs. The online retail store will sell a number of goods from apparel to virtual cannabis. Snoop Dogg catches the attention of the crypto and NFT community once again with his latest announcement. The rapper has filed a trademark application for an online retail store. Specifically, the store will feature virtual goods and NFTs. From Blockworks’ tweet we can see that the community is quite excited about the announcement. To highlight, many of the responses preach about crypto and NFTs being here

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Elon Musk: ‘I Will Keep Supporting Dogecoin’ Amid Lawsuit

Tesla and SpaceX top executive Elon Musk said he will keep supporting Dogecoin. Musk tweeted two days after a Dogecoin investor sued him and his companies for running a “pyramid scheme” to support Dogecoin. The price of Dogecoin took off 13% after the CEO’s tweet. Tesla chief executive and Dogecoin advocate Elon Musk proclaimed via tweet that he will keep supporting Dogecoin. The token’s price has seen a 13% increase after the CEO’s tweet. The top executive’s tweet was posted two days after a dogecoin investor and plaintiff, Keith Johnson, filed a $258 billion lawsuit in federal court in Manhattan

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Babel Finance Freezes Withdrawals Due to Crypto Market Crash

Babel Finance temporarily freezes withdrawals of cryptocurrencies on Friday. The crypto lender failed to pay its clients due to the recent crypto market meltdown. Fear from crypto meltdown, withdrawal freezes from firms, and depegging might increase redemptions from other companies. Babel Finance momentarily freezes the withdrawals and redemption of cryptocurrencies from its platform on Friday. As per the report of CNBC, the action took place after the firm struggled to pay its clients caused by the recent crypto market meltdown. The value of cryptocurrencies in the past few weeks has tumbled after the investors dump their assets, due to the

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Meta Partners With 3 Luxury Brands to Launch Meta Avatars Store

Meta has announced partnerships with luxury fashion brands, including Prada, Balenciaga, and Thom Browne. This move was to bolster the products of the platform to launch a digital fashion marketplace. Luxury brands and the likes of it have seen potential in crypto space amid crypto crash. The tech company Meta Platforms, formerly known as Facebook Inc, has partnered with three iconic fashion brands, including Prada, Balenciaga, and Thom Browne. The partnership was announced by the company’s CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday. Relatively, the partnership with these companies was part of Meta’s moves to bolster its products on its

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Celsius Faces Legal Charges From State Regulators and SEC

Crypto lending firm Celsius halted withdrawals from its platform. The firm’s action provoked an investigation from security regulators and the SEC. Legal charges from individuals like Ben Armstrong were also added from the firm’s plate. Celsius was in deeper trouble after State securities regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington are set to investigate the crypto lending firm as per Reuters. The investigation was in response to the crypto lending firm’s decision to halt customer’s withdrawals, transfers, and swaps earlier this week.  The Texas State Securities Board Enforcement Director Joseph Rotunda told Reuters on Thursday that the officials

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