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theblock. co > amp > post > 396848 > lucky-solo-bitcoin-miner-beats-roughly-one-in-300-year-odds-to-win-222000-block-reward

Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats roughly one-in-300-year odds to win $222, 000 block reward

8+ hour, 43+ min ago  (208+ words) A solo bitcoin miner beat monumental odds to solve a block and take home the full subsidy and transaction fee reward early Thursday. The miner collected a total of 3. 128 BTC ($222, 012) for mining block 944, 306, using solo bitcoin-mining software from CKpool, according…...

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theblock. co > post > 396794 > canary-capital-files-spot-pepe-etf-application-with-sec

Canary Capital files spot PEPE ETF application with SEC

22+ hour, 28+ min ago  (186+ words) Canary Capital is asking for the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission's approval to list an exchange-traded fund that tracks the spot price of the popular PEPE memecoin, according to a filing from Wednesday. The firm filed an S-1 application with the SEC....

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theblock. co > amp > post > 396663 > nyt-investigation-suggests-adam-back-may-be-satoshi-nakamoto

NYT investigation suggests Adam Back may be Satoshi Nakamoto; he denies the claim

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (498+ words) The New York Times on Wednesday published an investigative report suggesting British cryptographer Adam Back may be Satoshi Nakamoto, citing similarities in writing patterns. However, the report, which draws on a database of 134, 308 posts from cypherpunk mailing lists, stops short…...

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theblock. co > post > 396642 > coinbase-wins-australian-license

Coinbase secures Australian license, plans to offer crypto and equity perpetuals

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (576+ words) Coinbase announced Tuesday that it has received a financial services license from Australian authorities through its local entity. The crypto exchange said in its announcement that it is the first of its kind to receive the Australian Financial Services License…...

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theblock. co > post > 396533 > split-capital-winds-down-founder-100-billion-crypto-venture-last-dance-joins-plasma

Split Capital winds down as founder cites $100 billion crypto venture 'last dance', joins Plasma

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (239+ words) Split Capital founder Zaheer Ebtikar said he is winding down the crypto hedge fund and joining stablecoin settlement chain Plasma as chief strategy officer, citing a broken business model for crypto-focused funds. Split Capital operated for nearly two years, from…...

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theblock. co > post > 396155 > tech-crypto-giants-to-help-steward-coinbases-neutral-x402-payments-protocol-under-linux-foundation

Tech, crypto giants to help steward Coinbase's neutral x402 payments protocol under Linux Foundation

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (429+ words) The x402 Foundation is moving the x402 agentic payments protocol, incubated by Coinbase, to the Linux Foundation, according to an announcement on Thursday." With the move, many high-profile tech, crypto, and finance firms will begin contributing to the stewardship of x402. This includes…...

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theblock. co > amp > post > 82743 > the-bis-says-anonymous-cbdcs-are-not-plausible-privacy-advocates-say-thats-nonsense

The BIS says anonymous CBDCs are 'not plausible.' Privacy advocates say that's nonsense.

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (54+ words) theblock. co The BIS says anonymous CBDCs are 'not plausible.' Privacy advocates say that's nonsense. - The era of central bank digital currency is officially here. - The BIS and seven other central banks recently called a fully anonymous CBDC implausible....

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theblock. co > amp > post > 396039 > bitcoin-traders-show-aggressive-caution-heading-into-typically-low-volume-easter-period-k33

Bitcoin traders show 'aggressive caution' heading into typically low-volume Easter period: K33

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (292+ words) The bitcoin (BTC) market is exhibiting "aggressive caution" heading into the typically low-volume Easter period amid recent weak price performance, ongoing Iran-led uncertainty, and fresh quantum computing warnings, according to research and brokerage firm K33. Those catalysts have initiated a new…...

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theblock. co > amp > post > 395907 > encrypt-is-coming-to-solana-to-power-encrypted-capital-markets

Encrypt Is Coming to Solana to Power Encrypted Capital Markets

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (736+ words) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, March 31st, 2026, Chainwire Encrypt brings FHE to Solana to enable fast, fully confidential, and composable applications on Solana Encrypt is coming to Solana with a clear vision: Encrypted Capital Markets. Solana is the number one ecosystem for…...

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theblock. co > amp > post > 395885 > interactive-brokers-launches-crypto-trading-in-eea-including-btc-eth-sol-and-xrp

Interactive Brokers launches crypto trading in EEA, including BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (151+ words) Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) has expanded its digital asset services to the European Economic Area through an integration with Zero Hash, the S&P 500 company announced on Tuesday." The assets available for trading include BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, LINK, SOL,…...