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Ark Invest sells further $24 million in Coinbase amid shares hitting yearly highs
Ark Invest sells further $24 million in Coinbase amid shares hitting yearly highs

Quick Take Ark Invest offloaded another 149,780 Coinbase shares ($24.2 million) on Wednesday. Ark also sold $14.3 million worth of GBTC shares and bought Block shares worth around $12.1 million.

The Block·2023/12/21 08:29
BVI court freezes Three Arrows Capital founders’ $1 billion in assets
BVI court freezes Three Arrows Capital founders’ $1 billion in assets

Quick Take Three Arrows’ liquidator Teneo said the court has frozen $1 billion worth of assets of Su Zhu, Kyle Davies and Davies’ wife.

The Block·2023/12/21 07:49
U.S. appeals court finalizes mandate for forfeiture of Silk Road bitcoin
U.S. appeals court finalizes mandate for forfeiture of Silk Road bitcoin

Quick Take Judgment was first made in August but will now take effect, according to a filing in the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

The Block·2023/12/21 00:28
Phantom adds support for Bitcoin, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens
Phantom adds support for Bitcoin, Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens

Quick Take Phantom, originally a Solana wallet created by Ethereum developers, announced users can now trade and transfer bitcoin, Ordinals, and BRC-20 tokens.

The Block·2023/12/20 20:44
Judge denies request from SBF lawyers to delay sentencing
Judge denies request from SBF lawyers to delay sentencing

Quick Take Lawyers for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked more time to prepare for his sentencing, but a judge denied the request.

The Block·2023/12/20 20:16
Most voters think U.S. presidential candidates should have an informed view on crypto, according to new Grayscale poll
Most voters think U.S. presidential candidates should have an informed view on crypto, according to new Grayscale poll

Quick Take Crypto is relevant to Americans, as voters have concerns about financial stability and especially inflation, Grayscale said on Wednesday in a blog post.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:58
Trezor hardware wallets add support for Solana and SPL tokens
Trezor hardware wallets add support for Solana and SPL tokens

Quick Take The crypto hardware manufacturer Trezor added support for Solana and Solana Program Library (SPL) tokens. The move comes amid a price rally for Solana and renewed interest in the token.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:19
Avail offers data availability for Starknet Layer 3 appchains on testnet
Avail offers data availability for Starknet Layer 3 appchains on testnet

Quick Take Avail is collaborating with StarkWare to bring data availability to Starknet appchains. Developers can begin experimenting with the data availability solution on the testnet.

The Block·2023/12/20 16:02
Bitcoin breaks through $44,000, but analysts see increasing risk of price correction
Bitcoin breaks through $44,000, but analysts see increasing risk of price correction

Bitcoin increased by over 4% to break through the $44,000 mark for the first time in over a week.But the risk of a price correction is increasing, according to Coinglass analysts.

The Block·2023/12/20 15:42
Ledger to remove Blind Sign after Connect Kit exploit, promises to return funds
Ledger to remove Blind Sign after Connect Kit exploit, promises to return funds

Quick Take Crypto hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger will make changes to its signing processes after a $600,000 exploit last week. Ledger also promised that affected users will be made whole by the end of February 2024.

The Block·2023/12/20 15:02