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Paxos is getting off scot-free after the SEC said it wouldn’t pursue legal action against the company
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Plus, Trump is headed to the heart of Bitcoinlandia with a speaking appearance at the Bitcoin 2024 conference
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Bitcoin looks like it’s may be forming two peaks, but there are strict rules about what constitutes a double top
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One of the big mistakes that non-crypto VCs make is assuming that crypto can be treated as yet another vertical they can enter easily, Framework Ventures co-founder told Blockworks
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Just over half of the crypto tokens held by investment products have beaten the S&P 500 over the past year
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Miners may not be as tied to bitcoin as they once were, but maybe that’s exactly what investors want
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Plus, FTX creditors can soon vote on the distribution plan proposed by debtors, and it isn’t a fan favorite
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