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Latest news about Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, DeFi, NFTs & DEXs. Live price and charts for Bitcoin, Ethereum and other tokens.
Federal Reserve ends enforcement action against FTX-linked Farmington Bank
Federal Reserve ends enforcement action against FTX-linked Farmington Bank

Quick Take The Federal Reserve said its enforcement action against Farmington Bank last year “ensured the bank’s operations would wind down in a manner that protected the bank’s depositors.”

The Block·2024/02/06 17:58
Stablecoin protocol HAI to have airdrop ahead of mainnet launch on Optimism
Stablecoin protocol HAI to have airdrop ahead of mainnet launch on Optimism

Quick Take Reflexer Finance’s stablecoin protocol HAI will have an airdrop on Feb. 12. Over 18,000 qualified participants will receive 22.3% of HAI’s governance token KITE.

The Block·2024/02/06 17:05
Layer 2 startup LightLink secures $4.5 million in seed round led by T&B Media Global and MQDC
Layer 2 startup LightLink secures $4.5 million in seed round led by T&B Media Global and MQDC

Quick Take Layer 2 startup LightLink secured $4.5 million of seed funding in a round led by Thai media company T&B Media Global and real estate developer MQDC. LightLink’s technology will support a “multiverse project that blends the virtual and physical worlds.”

The Block·2024/02/06 16:00
Solana network restarts after outage that lasted five hours
Solana network restarts after outage that lasted five hours

Quick Take The Layer 1 network Solana restarted after five hours of going dark.

The Block·2024/02/06 15:36
Robinhood Connect integrates MetaMask Buy Crypto aggregator to facilitate easier crypto purchases
Robinhood Connect integrates MetaMask Buy Crypto aggregator to facilitate easier crypto purchases

Quick Take The move aims to reduce friction for users purchasing cryptocurrency using Robinhood’s order engine.

The Block·2024/02/06 15:05
Filecoin liquid leasing protocol Glif raises $4.5 million, offers reward points ahead of token launch
Filecoin liquid leasing protocol Glif raises $4.5 million, offers reward points ahead of token launch

Quick Take Glif has raised $4.5 million in a seed funding round led by Multicoin Capital. The largest Filecoin protocol is also set to offer reward points ahead of its token launch.

The Block·2024/02/06 15:12
Bitcoin's price decline has been exacerbated by miners selling reserves ahead of halving
Bitcoin's price decline has been exacerbated by miners selling reserves ahead of halving

Bitcoin’s pull-back below the $43,000 mark can in part be attributed to miners selling their reserves, according to Tuesday’s Bitfinex report.Miners are selling their reserves in order to bolster profits in preparation for the mining reward reduction when the halving occurs in April, the analysts added.

The Block·2024/02/06 14:33
Wemade shares fall after it reports widening Q4 losses
Wemade shares fall after it reports widening Q4 losses

Wemade’s net loss expanded to 189.5 billion won ($142.6 million) in the fourth quarter of last year from 74.4 billion won in the same period of 2022, its earnings report showed.

The Block·2024/02/06 10:40
Solana confirms outage on mainnet, engineers are investigating
Solana confirms outage on mainnet, engineers are investigating

Quick Take: Solana has confirmed an outage on its mainnet, with engineers across the ecosystem currently investigating. This is the first major outage for a year and follows a series of such incidents during 2022.

The Block·2024/02/06 10:51
South Korea arrests Haru Invest executives under $826 million embezzlement allegation
South Korea arrests Haru Invest executives under $826 million embezzlement allegation

Quick Take Crypto yield platform Haru allegedly misrepresented its risks to depositors while advertising a 12% return.

The Block·2024/02/06 05:32