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Bitcoin on-chain data and BTC’s recent price rally point to a healthier ecosystem

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) had a rough year all throughout 2022.But fresh on-chain and futures market data show positive signs that the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization has started to recover. After a bevy of short liquidations, the futures market is pointing toward renewed equilibrium. According to data from Glassnode, short position liquidations cleared out unhealthy market speculators, on-chain and exchange data now point to an improving spot market and exchange
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Social token platform Rally announces shutdown of sidechain

[ad_1] Rally, a social token platform, has announced nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on its sidechain will no longer be accessible.Users reported across social media platforms that Rally said the platform’s sidechain will “begin to sunset” after Jan. 31, leaving users unable to access NFTs once the site fully shuts down. The site’s developers did not say that they would be offering another path forward in the future, but hinted at building
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Court permits Core Scientific to borrow $70M to replace existing loan

[ad_1] Core Scientific has received permission from the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas to take out a loan of up to $70 million from investment bank B. Riley, one of the company’s biggest creditors. The loan would be used to pay off the bankrupt Bitcoin miner’s existing debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing loan, which also came from B. Riley.Core Scientific stated its intention of replacing its original DIP loan
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Wormhole wins second ‘temp check’ to become bridge for Uniswap governance

[ad_1] The Uniswap DAO has approved a second non-binding proposal, called a “temperature check,” to make Wormhole the official bridge for cross-chain governance of the protocol between BNB Chain and Ethereum, according to the official proposal page.BREAKING: Wormhole has won the vote to be Uniswap's designated bridge to the Binance Chain! This is a major step forward in the development of the DeFi ecosystem. #DeFi #BNBChain #Uniswap #Wormhole— BitArchive (@ChainArchives)
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Blockchain provider SIMBA Chain awarded $30M by US Air Force STRATFI program

[ad_1] Blockchain solutions provider SIMBA Chain has been selected for a $30 million Strategic Technology Focus Initiative (STRATFI) by the United States Air Force (USAF). The initiative is focused on identifying and advancing technologies that could secure the future dominance of the U.S. Air Force. According to the announcement, the investment will be used to develop blockchain applications in supply chain management and programs that will be used by several government organizations,
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Bitcoin mining advocate is going state-to-state to educate US lawmakers

[ad_1] Dennis Porter, chief executive officer of the Satoshi Action Fund, is taking the fight for hearts and minds on Bitcoin mining to Washington, D.C. and beyond in an effort to support friendly legislation.Porter, who first discovered Bitcoin (BTC) in 2017, told Cointelegraph his path on advocating the benefits of mining has taken him to support bills in at least six U.S. states with federal lawmakers also in his crosshairs.
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Examiner finds customer deception, ‘very Ponzi-like’ use of funds at Celsius

[ad_1] Court-appointed examiner Shoba Pillay submitted her final report on select aspects of operations at bankrupt cryptocurrency Celsius on Jan. 31. The document was commissioned on Sept. 29 and is 470 pages long, not counting the 31 appendices.Pillay is a former federal prosecutor and partner at law firm Jenner & Block. She looked at how customer cryptocurrency was stored at Celsius, the accuracy of the company’s public representations, whether new
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Rumor has it that Dogecoin could shift to proof-of-stake — What does that mean for miners?

[ad_1] There are rumors that Dogecoin could switch from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake (PoS). Do I know if Dogecoin is switching to PoS? No. Do I think it’s going to PoS? Probably not.But I love the “what if” game.As a person who works in the crypto mining industry, I do my best to gauge where the market and mining industry are going, along with how that could play out. If Dogecoin makes
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LayerZero bridging protocol denies accusation of ‘critical vulnerabilities’

[ad_1] Summa founder James Prestwich has accused the $382 million LayerZero bridging protocol of hosting a “critical vulnerability.” According to a Jan. 30 post by Prestwich, this vulnerability “could result in theft of all user funds.” LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino has called Prestwich’s accusation “absolutely shocking” and “wildly dishonest,” claiming that the vulnerability only applies to applications that don’t modify the default configuration.Absolutely shocking that a competitor would put out a
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5 altcoins that produced double-digit gains as Bitcoin price rallied in January

[ad_1] The rally in cryptocurrency markets started in early January with a spike in heavily-shorted altcoins and Ethereum (ETH) liquid staking derivative (LSD) tokens due to the upcoming network upgrade in March. Soon gains started to show across the board as buyers started to play catch up. The improving macroeconomic conditions, such as reduced inflation and a stable job sector in the United States, provided additional tailwinds for the positive rally.