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BlockFi Has $355M in Crypto Frozen on FTX; Sam Bankman-Fried Addresses FTX Collapse

Crypto lender BlockFi has about $355 million in crypto frozen on FTX. Sam Bankman-Fried addresses Bahamian FTX withdrawals and the collapse of his crypto exchange in a newly released audio interview from Tiffany Fong. Coinbase Wallet will no longer support the native tokens associated with Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum Classic (ETC) and others, effective Dec. 5.

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Finance

Coinbase Wallet to End Support for Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic, Ripple's XRP and Stellar's XLM

The company took note of "low usage" as its reason for no longer supporting those tokens.

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Miner Chandler Guo Expects 90% of PoW Miners Will Go Bankrupt

Some miners have turned to a proof-of-work (PoW) fork of Ethereum so they can continue mining. Chandler Guo, one of the fork's strongest advocates, explains why he thinks only 10% of miners using PoW to mine ETHPoW (the token of the Ethereum Merge fork) or ETC (the token of Ethereum Classic) will ultimately survive.

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Ethereum PoW Network Sees User Complaints on Chaotic First Day

Ethereum PoW, the version of the Ethereum blockchain that continues to run on a proof-of-work (PoW) system, ran into technical problems a day after its launch.

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Ether and Ethereum Classic Trading Faces Volatility After Merge

Crypto markets are mostly flattish over the past 24 hours, but the action in ether (ETH) and Ethereum Classic (ETC) has been volatile early Thursday following the successful Merge event. "The Hash" panel discusses the driving force behind ether and Ethereum Classic price actions.

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Markets

Ether, Ethereum Classic See Mini Price Swing After Successful Ethereum Merge

Futures tracking the two tokens racked up nearly $80 million in liquidations since the Merge took place earlier this morning.

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Markets

4 Things Blockchain Analysts Are Saying About the Ethereum Merge

Investors are increasingly turning to futures markets over spot markets in order to readjust their exposure ahead of the Merge, researchers said.

The upcoming Merge comes with some risks, says DappRadar. (ryasick/Getty Images)

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Ethereum Classic's 28% Rise Is 'a Short Term Fad,' Toroso Investment Exec Says

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has emerged as an unlikely winner ahead of Ethereum Merge event as ETC tokens surged close to 30% in the past 24 hours. However, Michael Venuto of Toroso Investments says this jump is "a short term fad." He dissects the crypto markets as the final countdown to the Merge begins.

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Markets

Ethereum Classic's Hashrate, Prices Surge as Miners Prepare for Post-Merge Reality

Futures tracking the tokens logged $27 million in liquidations in the past 24 hours – second only to ethereum and ahead of bitcoin futures.

The Merge has pushed focus back to the lesser-used Ethereum Classic chain. (Donald Giannatti/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Proof-of-Work Forks: Gift or Grift?

Ethereum will soon transition to a more energy-efficient system for processing transactions, but prominent crypto personalities are hell-bent on keeping the proof-of-work version of the chain alive. Why?

Why are some miners hell-bent on keeping Ethereum's proof-of-work chain alive? (Getty Images)