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Bitcoin Little Changed on Soft Economic Data Ahead of Fed Meeting

Wednesday morning's ADP jobs and ISM manufacturing reports both came in weaker than expected.

The U.S. government released its latest jobs figures Friday (David McNew/Getty Images)

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Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees and Using Signal

The tentative order was granted by a New York court on Wednesday after prosecutors asked the former FTX CEO's bail conditions to be amended last week.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

Blockchain Company Simba Chain Received $30M Funding Increase From US Air Force

The USAF has granted Simba Chain the increase as part of its aims of "identifying and advancing technologies that have the potential to secure its future dominance."

U.S. Air Force F-16s (Malachi Witt/Pixabay)

Finance

Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific to Borrow $70M From B. Riley

The firm said the loan will enable it to replace an existing facility and give it "up to 15 months runway and significant flexibility."

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Markets

Fed Preview: Powell to Trigger 'Healthy Pullback' in Bitcoin, Experts Say

Financial conditions have loosened to a point where the Fed chair may detail the extent of easing is unwarranted, one observer said, warning of a pullback in risk assets.

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is leading a program to test the use of digital tokens to settle transactions among financial institutions. (Shutterstock)

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Judge Rules Identities of 2 Parties Who Backed Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250M Bond Can Be Revealed

A number of media companies filed to get the court to release the names of the people who co-signed Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bail bond.

El fundador de FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, se declaró “no culpable” de ocho cargos en un tribunal federal. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

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BlockFi's Crypto Mining Assets May Be Headed to Market After Bankruptcy Hearing

The crypto lender’s quest to get its hands on $580 million of Robinhood shares originally owned by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has taken another turn, the court was told.

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DOJ Claims Sam Bankman-Fried Tried to Influence Witness Testimony, Asks for Communications Ban

A court document filed by prosecutors on Friday alleges Bankman-Fried messaged FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller on Signal, asking to reconnect and “vet things with each other.”

Tokens vinculados con billeteras de Alameda se vendieron por bitcoin en el último día. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

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White House Calls on Congress to ‘Step Up Its Efforts’ on Crypto Regulation

Officials in the Biden administration urged Congress on Friday to expand the authority of regulators to police the crypto industry.

The White House South Lawn, Washington DC, America (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)

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BlockFi’s $10M Staff Bonus Package Approved by NJ Bankruptcy Court Judge

The pay is necessary for the firm to retain critical workers, argued counsel for BlockFi.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)