Polygon At A Crossroad: Token Unlock Fest Or Price Fizzle? Polygon is facing a decision point: Will it see a surge in token unlocking or a decline in prices?

Polygon, the Ethereum scaling platform, finds itself at a crossroads. On one hand, it recently completed its final token unlock, marking a milestone in its development. On the other hand, its native MATIC token grapples with a price dip and underperformance compared to peers. Let’s examine this multifaceted narrative. Related Reading: Bitcoin As Fee? UK

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LockBit Ransomware Gang Broken Up After Taking $120 Million in Bitcoin The LockBit Ransomware group has been dismantled after collecting $120 million in Bitcoin.

U.S. agencies sanction two Russian nationals and 10 total Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets, and say victims can get help with recovery.

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Ripple would “welcome” an XRP ETF, CEO says

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse commented on prospects for an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) in an interview with Bloomberg on Feb. 20. When asked whether Ripple would support an XRP ETF, Garlinghouse said: “We would certainly welcome it.” However, he did not describe any definite plans toward that end. When asked whether Ripple is currently in
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Binance’s FDUSD market cap hits record high, dethrones USDC in Bitcoin trading volume Binance’s FDUSD market cap reaches an all-time high, surpassing USDC in Bitcoin trading volume.

The First Digital USD (FDUSD) stablecoin has overtaken Circle-issued USD Coin (USDC) as the second-most popular pair for Bitcoin during the last five months, thanks to the zero-trading fee program on Binance. CCData’s latest stablecoin report revealed a significant uptick in FDUSD’s trading volume on centralized exchanges — primarily Binance — which has taken its
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Top SEC crypto lawyer leaves to join pro-crypto firm, regulator facing new lawsuit The top attorney for the SEC in the crypto industry has moved to a pro-crypto company, as the regulator is now dealing with a new legal challenge.

A key member of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) legal team, Ladan Stewart,  stepped down from her role at the agency to join a pro-crypto law firm, Bloomberg Law reported on Feb. 21. Stewart, who served as Regional Trial Counsel in the SEC’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit since September 2022, has joined
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Dogecoin Bullish Signal: DOGE Transaction Count Hold 1 Million Threshold Through February Bullish sign for Dogecoin: The number of transactions for DOGE has remained above 1 million throughout the month of February.

Dogecoin might be very far from its highs, and current activity around the meme coin is far below what it once was, but that doesn’t mean the meme coin is no longer relevant. In fact, recent metrics show that the meme coin ecosystem is still capable when it comes to transaction activities. DOGE transaction volume

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