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Eric Semler’s X Account Hacked, Promotes Solana-Based Token

The X account of Semler Scientific chairman Eric Semler has seemingly been compromised, with various posts from it pointing to the supposed creation of a Solana-based token under the same trading symbol that the firm trades under at Nasdaq. The account shared a post suggesting that the token is looking to bridge “institutional-grade Bitcoin exposure […]

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Crypto Daybook Americas: Inflation Data May Shake Out Bitcoin’s Doldrums as Demand for BTC Picks Up

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The U.S. inflation report due later today might shift bitcoin (BTC) out of the doldrums that have mired it this week. In recent years, the January figure has tended to show significant price hikes. Last year, for example, the month’s data put an end to a

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Trump-Family Backed World Liberty Financial Starts Token Reserve for Crypto Investment

The Trump-family backed World Liberty Financial launched its token reserve to back various crypto ecosystems, the firm said in an X post on Wednesday. World Liberty said it will diversify its token holdings and also engage with traditional finance firms to invest their tokenized assets into the reserve. The firm did not disclose any specific

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Ripple, Galaxy Execs Loaned $160M to Moonpay So That They Could Support TRUMP Memecoin Launch

Loans from Galaxy and Ripple played a pivotal role in helping crypto exchange MoonPay handle the demand stemming from the launch of Donald Trump’s official memecoin after its Jan.18 issuance, a new podcast reveals. TRUMP launched days before the President’s swearing-in ceremony. The token launch was a surprise move that made him the first-ever president

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Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium Indicator Shows Overseas BTC Buyers Taking the Lead Ahead of CPI Release

Bitcoin’s (BTC) Coinbase premium indicator, which measures the spread between BTC’s dollar-denominated price on the Coinbase exchange and tether-denominated price on Binance, has flipped negative for the first time since the Feb. 3 crash, according to data source Coinglass. It’s a sign that traders over the Nasdaq-listed exchange have turned cautious ahead of Wednesday’s U.S.

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Bitcoin May See Gains from Soft U.S. CPI, Major Risk-On Surge in BTC Appears Unlikely

A soft U.S. inflation report later Wednesday will likely bode well for risk assets, including bitcoin (BTC). But those expecting bullish fireworks may be disappointed. The Labor Department will publish January’s consumer price index (CPI) report on Wednesday at 13:30 UTC. It’s expected to show that the cost of living increased by 0.3% month-on-month in

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Trump to Tap Former CFTC Commissioner, a16z Policy Head Brian Quintenz for CFTC Head

Brian Quintenz, a one-time commissioner with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Andreessen Horowitz’s head of policy, will be Donald Trump’s choice to run the federal commodities regulator. Quintenz previously served in the regulator between 2017 and 2021, where he organized the Technology Advisory Committee. During his time as commissioner, he said a self-regulatory organization

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Fireblocks Adds Support for Sony’s Soneium, First Step in Provision of Custody Services

EMBARGO Feb 12 9 AM HK TIME Fireblocks, a provider of crypto custodian technology, said it added support for Sony’s Soneium blockchain, an Ethereum layer-2 network that aims to bridge the conventional internet, or Web2, and the emerging, blockchain-based Web3. Fireblocks counts many large institutions among its clients, including large banks. Crypto custodians, which provide

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