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Coinbase Hints at the Launch of Its Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative on Base

Coinbase, one of the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchanges, has hinted at the launch of its own wrapped bitcoin alternative, cbbtc. On X, Coinbase posted the currency name, followed by another…

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WBTC Custody Changes Prompts Defi Moves, Bitgo CEO Disregard Concerns

The recent announcement of the custody change of WBTC, a wrapped version of bitcoin, has prompted a negative reaction in decentralized finance (defi) protocols that reject Justin Sun’s disclosed relation…

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Declining But Dominant: WBTC Maintains Market Lead Over BTCB, RBTC, LBTC, and Other Derivatives

The Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) protocol, initiated by Bitgo in 2019, holds the title of the largest BTC derivative project by market capitalization, and to date, no other project has exceeded…

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Badgerdao Introduces a New Ether-Backed Synthetic Bitcoin Token

Badgerdao, in partnership with Lido, has unveiled eBTC, an ether-backed synthetic bitcoin token aimed at enhancing the decentralization and capital efficiency of borrowing bitcoin in the decentralized finance (defi) space.…

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BTC and ETH Derivative Tokens Dominate by Securing Several Top Positions in the Crypto Economy

Throughout this month, bitcoin and ethereum have risen to their highest valuations in years. These two pivotal crypto assets have substantially influenced the cryptocurrency market, with bitcoin currently holding a…

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Avalanche Sees Surge in BTC Bridged to Its Network With Over $44 Million in Bitcoin Ported on Thursday

According to statistics, the number of bitcoin bridged to the Avalanche blockchain saw a significant inflow on March 2, as more than 2,000 bitcoin were bridged on that day. Data…

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Unreported Transactions Linked to Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Revealed by Onchain Investigation

According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by…

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Supply of Tokenized Bitcoin Dropped Significantly Since the Start of the Year

This year, the number of tokenized bitcoins hosted on alternative blockchains like Ethereum, has dropped a great deal. Last January the number of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) issued on the Ethereum…

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OFAC’s Tornado Cash Ban Causes Github Suspensions and the Blacklisting of Crypto Addresses Holding $437M

On August 8, the ethereum mixing service Tornado Cash, and all the crypto addresses associated with the platform, were officially banned by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset…

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