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Other participants in the round were Collab+Currency, Sfermion, Mirana Ventures, Bitscale Capital, and Mantle EcoFund. NPC Labs said it plans to use the proceeds to act as a core contributor to B3.fun, an ecosystem that looks to build Web3 games on Base. NPC Labs, a developer looking to build a GameFi ecosystem on the Base

Crypto traders are once again betting on the very serious business of presidential politics via very silly meme coins, including one for Vice President Kamala Harris that more than doubled in price Sunday. KAMA hit an all-time high of 2.4 cents in the minutes following President Joe Biden’s announcement that he was dropping his re-election

The following is a copy of the announcement made today by President Biden that he will not seek reelection: Disclosure Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated . CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that covers the cryptocurrency industry. Its journalists abide

U.S. President Joe Biden will end his campaign for a second term, he announced Sunday, sending meme coins tied to his campaign plummeting and slightly decreasing Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump’s chances on the Polymarket prediction market. Vice President Kamala Harris is now the leading contender for becoming the new Democratic Party nominee

Bitcoin hit a one-month high price, surging 5.5% over the past 24 hours. Solana rose 8%, topping $170 for the first time since early June. Crypto observers highlight the resiliency of decentralized blockchains as a malfunctioning software update caused worldwide disruptions in IT systems. The crypto rally resumed on Friday with bitcoin (BTC) notching its

BitForex will come back online to process withdrawals. The exchange’s team were detained and investigated by police in China on Feb. 23. All operations and services will cease after withdrawals take place. 07:56 Why Bitcoin Miners Have Flocked to Texas 05:15 Bitcoin Slips to $29K Level Amid WSJ Report on Binance 13:59 Sen. Tuberville on

Ryan Selkis stepped down as CEO of Messari, the crypto data and research firm he co-founded, following a series of inflammatory tweets about politics, civil war and his desire for an immigrant to get expelled from the country. He announced his departure Friday on X, the social media platform where he pumped out a flood

Last week, a federal judge convened a hearing for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Binance after publishing her ruling on Binance’s motion to dismiss the SEC lawsuit. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. Third-party

Liminal Custody said three WazirX wallets were breached in the lead-up to the $230 million exploit. WazirX said that a discrepancy on Liminal’s interface triggered the loss. If filed a police report today. Security firm Elliptic said on Thursday that North Korean hackers appear to be behind the hack. 00:56 Over $67M in Crypto Lost