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Runes generate over $135 million in fees in first week on Bitcoin network
Runes generate over $135 million in fees in first week on Bitcoin network

The Runes protocol has generated over $135 million in transaction fees on Bitcoin within its first week. Runes allows for the minting of tokens, typically memecoins, directly on top of the Bitcoin network.

The Block·2024/04/26 12:04
CatGPT (CATGPT): Igniting The Purr Of Power
CatGPT (CATGPT): Igniting The Purr Of Power

Bitget Academy·2024/04/26 11:00
Bitcoin options 'in line with previous halvings' and bullishly pricing calls higher than puts: analyst
Bitcoin options 'in line with previous halvings' and bullishly pricing calls higher than puts: analyst

The positioning of bitcoin options aligns with previous halvings, with a bullish skew in the market, an analyst said.The pricing for calls for the end-of-June 2024 expiry is at higher levels than compared to puts, they added.

The Block·2024/04/26 10:40
Bitcoin bull market may return after $1.4T US liquidity spike — Prediction
Bitcoin bull market may return after $1.4T US liquidity spike — Prediction

Bitcoin and crypto may still have a friend in U.S. treasury secretary Janet Yellen if liquidity comes roaring back to the economy next week, says Arthur Hayes.

Cointelegraph·2024/04/26 08:40
$510M longs at risk if Ether repeats last weekend’s volatility
$510M longs at risk if Ether repeats last weekend’s volatility

Even a small 2.25% decline this weekend could trigger the liquidation of over $500 million in Ether long positions.

Cointelegraph·2024/04/26 06:34
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Emerging Market Assets Rebound Amid AI Surge and Optimistic Fed Outlook
On July 4, as South Korean tech blue chips bounced back, emerging market stocks recorded their largest single-day gain since mid-June. Additionally, emerging market currencies strengthened for the second consecutive day, influenced by weaker-than-expected U.S. labor market data. On Friday, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rose by 2.2%, marking the largest single-day increase since June 15. Strong performances from South Korean chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics offset the drag from a decline in TSMC's stock price. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (Kospi) surged by 5.8%, partially recovering nearly 10% losses from the previous two trading days.
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Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq launch stablecoin cross-border transfer pilot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
According to Odaily, Visa, M-Pesa, and Onafriq have launched a pilot project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, using a US dollar-pegged stablecoin to settle cross-border mobile transactions. The pilot is targeted at scenarios such as cross-border mobile wallet top-ups, international business transactions, and remittances. The World Bank estimates that the average cost of cross-border remittances in Sub-Saharan Africa is close to 8% of the transfer amount. Previously, Visa partnered with African cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card to explore stablecoin fund management services and international settlements. (Bitcoin.com News).
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BitcoinTreasuries.NET: Strategy holds 1.3 times more bitcoin than the combined total held by all world governments
Odaily reported that Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X, stating that Strategy MSTR currently holds 1.3 times as much Bitcoin as the combined holdings of all governments worldwide.
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