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Crypto Prices Fall, Market Cap Drops at $2.5 Trillion

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In the last 24 hours, the total crypto market cap went down by around 10%. At the moment, the indicator stands at about $2.5 trillion. Bitcoin went down by about 7%, hitting $60.500, and Ether declined by 8%, hitting $4.300. The picture is almost the same for Binance Coin (BNB), Solana (SOL),...

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Taiwan Made a Change in the Crypto Category Listing

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Financial regulators of Taiwan changed the business category of cryptocurrencies removing them from the class of "software design services". As local media announced, during inter-ministerial meetings and industry discussions held on Nov. 15, the Ministry of Economic Affairs informed...

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Avalanche (AVAX) Crossed the $100 Milestone

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AVAX, the native coin of the Avalanche smart contracts platform, hit a new all-time high of $101.59 on CoinMarketCap. In the last 7 days, the Avalanche price increased by around 7%. Currently, AVAX is the 13th largest crypto with over a $21.6 billion market cap. Avalanche allows building smart...

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Bitcoin's Taproot Upgrade Went Live

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The much-awaited upgrade of the Bitcoin network, Taproot went live on Nov. 14. It's meant to improve the protocol's privacy and security. Taproot is the first major update of the BTC code till 2017, when the Segregated Witness (SegWit) was introduced, separating transaction signatures and boosting...

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Gemini Now Supports Shiba Inu, Audius, and Other Tokens

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Crypto exchange and custodian Gemini now supports Shiba Inu (SHIB), along with AUDIO, MUSK and other tokens of different types. As the Gemini team announced, deposits and custody on the platform now are available for them. The SHIB community expects crypto broker Robinhood to be the next adding...

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Vaneck’s ETF Got Rejection From the SEC

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The US SEC rejected the request from investment manager VanEck to release a spot Bitcoin ETF. As per a report published by the government agency on Nov. 12, the paper submitted in March, by Cboe BZX Exchange and VanEck didn't provide sufficient details on how the product would prevent fraud and...

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Chinese Party Expels an Official for Violating Crypto Ban

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Xiao Yi, an ex-Chinese politician was expelled from the Communist Party for exploiting his power and being engaged in crypto mining operations. On November 13, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced the decision, presenting reasons. The report says that the highest...

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AMC Entertainment Now Accepts BTC, Ether, BCH, and LTC

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CEO of leading movie theater company AMC Theatres, Adam Aron said that users now can pay online for tickets and snacks in Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash. Big newsflash! As promised, many new ways NOW to pay online at AMC. We proudly now accept: drumroll, please… Bitcoin, Ethereum,...

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Universal Music Group Is Creating a Group of Virtual Apes

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Leading corporation Universal Music Group N.V. has formed a new group named Kingship. Performers of the band are 4 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. NEWSFLASH: UMG’s next-gen label 10:22PM forms 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏, the First-Ever Group Consisting of NFT Characters from Bored Ape...

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Miami Residents Will Get BTC Dividend in a MiamiCoin Wallet

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Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, and one of the biggest crypto supporters said that the city residents will receive a Bitcoin dividend in their MiamiCoin wallets. In the interview with Coindesk, the mayor explained that returns will be in the form of yield received for the stake of MiamiCoin...

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Ethereum's Open Interest Hits a New All-Time High

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According to data analytics company Skew, the total number of Ether futures hit a new all-time high of $12.6 bln on November 10. The previous peak was reached recently, on September 6, when the indicator hit $11.1 bln. Open interest for BTC futures stands at $26.4 bln. The peak was set on April 14,...

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Twitter Makes a Team To Work On Distributed Technologies

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Major social media portal Twitter builds a blockchain-focused team to work on dapps, NFTs, and other crypto-related products. The lead of Twitter Crypto is experienced developer Tess Rinearson. As per a post published by Rinearson, the team's work will include but is not limited to...

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Loopring (LRC) Reached a New All-Time High of $3.74

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Going up by around 120% in the last 7 days, the price of Looprig hit a new all-time high of $3.74 today. LRC is the native token of the Ethereum-based blockchain protocol, which allows developing decentralized exchanges. Loopring Layer 2 powers the Loopring decentralized exchange. The surge...

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Tim Cook’s Investment Portfolio Includes Crypto

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In terms of the NYTimes’ DealBook online meeting held on November 9, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that he holds crypto and has been interested in the industry for a while. To the question from Andrew Sorkin, if he owns Bitcoin or Ether, Cook said he does. The entrepreneur said that in his opinion, it...

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Russian Authorities Consider Legalising Crypto Mining

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The State Duma of the Russian Federation together with Ministries of Economic Development, and Energy are considering legalizing and regulating the crypto mining sector in the country. According to the press release published by the news provider Izvestia, the authorities find this will be...

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Bitcoin and Ether Hit New All-Time Highs Today

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The two largest cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ether reached new all-time highs today. BTC hit $68.530 and Eth $4837. Both cryptocurrencies gained around 10% in the last 7 days. At the moment, the total crypto market cap stands at over $2.95 T. Bitcoin dominance index is 43.68%. A bullish trend...

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NY Mayor Eric Adams Says Schools Need to Teach Crypto

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During a November 7 interview with CNN, Mayor-elect Eric Adams shared his views about crypto and why he decided to receive his first three paychecks in Bitcoin. To the question of whether he encourages businesses in New York to accept BTC or other cryptos, Eric Adams said they will examine the...

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Ethereum Continues Breaking Records, Surpassing $4760

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Today, November 8, the price of Ethereum reached a new all-time high of $4762. The token's market cap stands at above $561.4 billion, and its market dominance index is 19.61%. The largest altcoin has hit several all-time highs recently. Since 2020, Ether gained around 1000%. Among the reasons for...

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