In Defense of Meme Coins

The only thing worse than meme coins is complaining about the financialization of memes.Source

Solana Heavyweights Wage War Against Private Mempool Operators

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EU Vote See Reelection of Some Officials With Key Roles in Bloc’s Crypto Journey

Among the MEPs retaining their seats is Stefan Berger, who steered the landmark MiCA legislation.Source

Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off

A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but industry insiders consider its chances for survival to be limited.Source

Payrolls-Led Bitcoin, Ether Price Swoon Is ‘Buy the Dip’ Opportunity, Crypto Trading Firm Says

Markets will increasingly price in at least one Fed interest-rate cut for 2024, QCP Capital said.Source

Bitcoin, Ether Little Changed Over Weekend After $400M Liquidation Rout

The week ahead could boost market volatility with the CPI release on Wednesday, the FOMC meeting on Thursday, and a speech from Janet Yellen on Friday, one firm said.Source

Iggy Azalea Says MOTHER Tokens Can Soon Be Used to Buy Phones

Monthly plans on the purported mobile service provider range from $20 to $80 as of Monday.Source

Craig Wright Should Pay Plaintiffs’ Legal Bill After Found Posing as Satoshi, COPA Says

The COPA vs Craig Wright trial made a resurgence on Friday to determine what costs and penalties Wright might suffer.Source

New York AG Pushes Back Against DCG, Silbert’s Motion to Dismiss Fraud Case

New York Attorney General Letitia James is not backing down from her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, its founder and CEO Barry Silbert, and Soichiro “Michael” Moro, the former CEO of DCG’s wholly-owned crypto trading arm, Genesis.Source

Big Friday Crypto Selloff Pulls Bitcoin Below $70K

Ideas about lower U.S. interest rates were foiled again and a plunge in shares of speculative favorite GameStop soured the mood in crypto.Source