The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked for permission to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that XRP sales through exchanges didn’t violate securities law, a day after the judge said the SEC could present its argument.Source
JPEG’d DAO voters are deciding how to account for a $1 million bounty.Source
BTC slipped below $26,000 amid the crypto market mayhem.Source
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Exactly Protocol, a decentralized credit market on the Optimism (OP) blockchain, has been targeted by a bridge exploit worth as much as $12 million.Source
That was nearly 30% of all liquidated futures on Binance, the data shows.Source
Funding rates tanked on several exchanges, indicating a steep discount in bitcoin perpetual futures.Source
Creditors will have a month to mull the sale to Fahrenheit, which court filings say could see them recover 67%-85% of holdings.Source