Month: March 2025

Grayscale Files for Spot Avalanche ETF
on Nasdaq

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Nasdaq submitted a 19b-4 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to approve the listing of a spot Avalanche exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed by Grayscale. Grayscale already manages an Avalanche Trust that carries a 2.5% management fee. The filing could lead to a cheaper, more flexible investment vehicle with exposure to the AVAX … Read more

How Token Ownership Shapes Blockchain Security

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Hardware 4 Software 5 Network 6 Consensus 7 Cryptocurrency Economics 8 Client API 9 Governance 10 Geography 11 Case Studies 12 Discussion and References A. Decentralization and Policymaking B. Software Testing C. Brief Evaluations per Layer D. Measuring decentralization E. Fault Tolerance and Decentralization 8 … Read more

WhatsApp users can now add music to their status

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WhatsApp is reviving some old school internet nostalgia with a new feature that allows users to add temporary music clips to their profile updates. Snippets from popular songs can now be featured in WhatsApp statuses, with availability rolling out globally and expanding “over the coming weeks,” according to parent company Meta. WhatsApp’s status feature is … Read more

OpenAI has a Studio Ghibli problem

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When you can create art just by asking for it, what might you create? If you’re anything like the internet these last few days, you’d create some lovely things — stylized family portraits, a thousand different looks for the Distracted Boyfriend meme — and some truly, deeply, unfathomably horrifying ones. But most of all, it turns … Read more

Galaxy Digital Reaches $200M Settlement Agreement With NYAG Over LUNA Investments

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Galaxy Digital (GLXY), the Mike Novogratz-led digital asset financial services firm, will pay $200 million as a settlement with the New York Attorney General’s (NYAG) office relating to the collapse of the Terra-Luna ecosystem in 2022. The firm will pay $200 million to the State of New York for matters relating to its investment, trading … Read more

Galaxy Digital to pay $200M over Terra promotion fallout

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Michael Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital agreed to pay $200 million in a settlement related to its alleged promotion of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency Terra (LUNA) According to New York Attorney General’s Office documents filed on March 24, Galaxy Digital acquired 18.5 million LUNA tokens at a 30% discount, then promoted them before selling them … Read more

UAE expects digital dirham rollout in Q4 2025

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The United Arab Emirates expects its digital dirham central bank digital currency to roll out in the fourth quarter of 2025.  According to a report in the Khaleej Times, Central Bank of the UAE Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama reportedly said that the blockchain-based currency could improve financial stability and help combat financial crime. According to … Read more

Crypto Daybook Americas: Altcoins Slide, Gold Shines as Trump Tariffs Spur Flight to Safety

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By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market is extending yesterday’s slide as investors anticipate the impact of President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, set to come into effect on April 2, and key macroeconomic data due later Friday. Bitcoin (BTC) has lost 2.5% in the past 24 hours, which seems pretty … Read more

Understanding recent credential leaks and the rise of InfoStealer malware

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Opinion by: Jimmy Su, Binance chief security officer The threat of InfoStealer malware is on the rise, targeting people and organizations across digital finance and far beyond. InfoStealers are a category of malware designed to extract sensitive data from infected devices without the victim’s knowledge. This includes passwords, session cookies, crypto wallet details and other … Read more

French State Bank Bpifrance Plans $27M Investment in Digital Assets

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Bpifrance, a French state-owned investment bank, plans to invest 25 million euros ($27 million) in digital assets as part of an initiative to strengthen the country’s blockchain industry. The bank will buy and hold crypto tokens related to decentralized finance (DeFi) tokenization, staking and staking, it said on Thursday. The plan is for the investments … Read more

NFT sales plunge 63% in Q1, but Pudgy Penguins, Doodles buck trend

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Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2025, plunging 63% year-over-year. Still, a few standout collections defied the downturn and posted gains. NFTs recorded $1.5 billion in total sales from January to March 2025, down from $4.1 billion during the same period in 2024, according to data from aggregator CryptoSlam. … Read more