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Trump dump: Crypto liquidations hit $350M as Bitcoin dropped below $69K

Donald Trump’s winning odds lead on Polymarket have significantly narrowed, and Bitcoin’s little price dump caused big liquidations. Source link

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Uptober sees 11% Bitcoin price spike as traders ponder ‘nuclear’ rally

Bitcoin traders are feeling bullish about a potential “nuclear” rally amid rumors of over-the-counter exchanges “running short of Bitcoin.” Source link

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Researchers claim computational model can mimic human cognition

Researchers say the new computational model can “simulate and predict” human behavior in any domain, something they claim will help fast-track new scientific discoveries. Source

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Polymarket's vision 'still isn't' to be a political website, says founder

The founder of Polymarket claims that the platform “is not about politics” as it takes “center stage” in the lead up to the United States

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Polymarket is scanning for US users as election odds skew toward Trump: Report

Donald Trump now has 63.7% odds on Polymarket to win the US presidential election, but voter polls suggest otherwise.  Source link

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Bitcoin now has $1T ‘market cap lead’ over ETH amid $68K price

Bitcoin has surpassed Ethereum’s market capitalisation by over $1 trillion and one crypto analyst pointed out it is a new all-time high “for the spread.”

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Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds

Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.  Source

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Vitalik Buterin sells another $1.6M in memecoins promised for charity

Vitalik Buterin has donated $884,000 to charities over the last ten days as memecoiners continue to send tokens to his wallet. Source link

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Crypto staking Jarretts again sue IRS over block reward taxes

A previous case brought by Josh and Jessica Jarrett was dismissed in 2022 after the IRS conceded to refund some of the tax paid.  Source

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US Supreme Court knocks back case over $4.4B Silk Road Bitcoin

The top court in the US won’t hear Battle Born Investments’ case claiming it purchased rights to 69,370 Bitcoin seized by the US from the

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