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Crypto Markets See Mixed Session as Terra Falls, NEAR Sets All-Time High

Thursday’s morning session remained muted with mixed results for altcoin traders.

Trading volumes are dropping as the year's end nears. (CoinDesk/CryptoCompare)

Tech

Locked In: Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Gets Its 90% Mandate

Taproot opens up new possibilities for privacy, multisignature wallets and security as well as scaling.

And the green blocks have it.

Markets

Huobi a Loser in China Crackdown, Bitcoin Futures Market Suggests

“Traders have been actively moving to other exchanges to trade perps and futures,” said one analyst.

Where have all the Chinese traders gone? (Unsplash/Denny Ryanto)

Markets

SOL Hits Record High, Climbs Above $100 as Total Value Locked on Solana Crosses $3B

SOL draws a three-figure price for the first time as boom in DeFI and NFTs continues and token-burn speculation grips markets.

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Markets

AriseCoin Inventor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Securities Fraud

Jared Rice Sr. pleaded guilty to duping investors out of more than $4 million.

SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission

Finance

Citigroup se prepara para operar futuros de bitcoin en la Bolsa Mercantil de Chicago

El banco comenzará a negociar primero los futuros de bitcoin y luego notas de bitcoin negociables en el mercado, según confirmó una fuente a CoinDesk.

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Markets

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Rises, Extending Recovery After China Crackdown

The Bitcoin blockchain's mining difficulty increased by 13%, but industry experts say operators are still looking at fat profits ahead.

A technician monitors cryptocurrency mining rigs at a Bitfarms facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.

Tech

Bitcoin Miners Hold Onto Rigs, Betting the Bull Run Will Continue

Supply has dried up despite a glut of available bitcoin mining rigs since China’s crackdown in May.

Inside Bitmain Technologies Ltd.'s Bitcoin Mine

Markets

Goldman Sachs Raises Odds of Fed Taper in November

"Historically, Fed taper has been a headwind for bitcoin," one fund manager said.

The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington.