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• Here’s what happened in crypto today
  Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, X exec Nikita Bier says in-app trading is just weeks away, Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added nearly $15.2 million in Coinbase stock. Meanwhile, Anthony Pompliano […]
• Prediction markets should become hedging platforms, says Buterin
  Prediction markets should pivot from short-term betting and move toward becoming price stability instruments for consumers, Buterin argued.Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said he is starting to “worry” about the direction of prediction markets and suggested that they shift to become marketplaces to hedge against price exposure risk for consumers. Prediction markets are “over-converging” to “unhealthy” […]
• X exec Nikita Bier says in-app trading coming in a 'couple' of weeks
  An announcement in January teased the potential in-app trading feature, fueling online speculation about X's upcoming Smart Cashtags.The upcoming Smart Cashtags feature on the X social media platform will allow users to trade stocks and crypto directly within the application, according to Nikita Bier, X’s head of product.“We are launching a number of features in […]
• All social program benefits can be distributed onchain: Compliance exec
  Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Marshall Islands are exploring tokenized debt instruments and administering social benefit programs onchain.Blockchain technology is an effective medium for administering social benefit programs, but key compliance challenges remain, according to Julie Myers Wood, CEO of compliance and monitoring consulting firm Guidepost Solutions. Guidepost Solutions advised the Republic of the Marshall […]
• Figure Technology suffers data breach, exposing personal customer details
  ShinyHunters hackers leaked user data after a social-engineering attack on a Figure employee and the company reportedly refused to pay a ransom.Figure Technology, a blockchain-based lending firm, was reportedly hit by a data breach after attackers manipulated an employee in a social-engineering scheme.The incident allowed hackers to obtain “a limited number of files,” a company […]
• ARK turns bullish on Coinbase again with $15M purchase after selling spree
  Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added nearly $15.2 million in Coinbase stock across three ETFs, reversing course days after offloading more than $39 million in shares.ARK Invest has returned to buying shares of Coinbase Global after trimming its position, adding roughly $15 million worth of stock across several of its actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on […]
• Trump Media files for two new crypto ETFs tied to Bitcoin, Ether, Cronos
  US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded four straight weeks of net outflows, with about $360 million withdrawn in the latest week.US President Donald Trump’s media conglomerate, Trump Media & Technology Group, has filed paperwork with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to major cryptocurrencies.According to a Friday […]