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Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial debuts plans to sell WLFI token
Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial debuts plans to sell WLFI token

Quick Take Donald Trump helped unveil a few details of his highly anticipated cryptocurrency project, World Liberty Financial, on Monday night. The Republican presidential nominee said crypto is “big and yet it’s a fledgling compared to what it will be.” World Liberty Financial will sell a non-transferable governance token called WLFI and plans to limit participation to accredited investors.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
New York restaurant Flyfish Club settles with SEC over NFTs and agrees to pay $750,000
New York restaurant Flyfish Club settles with SEC over NFTs and agrees to pay $750,000

Quick Take The SEC said Flyfish “conducted an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities,” when it sold 1,600 NFTs to U.S. investors. Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda said the settlement “undermines trust in Chef SEC.”

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
World Liberty Financial crypto project could deepen political divides if Trump wins presidential election: TD Cowen
World Liberty Financial crypto project could deepen political divides if Trump wins presidential election: TD Cowen

Quick Take Donald Trump, who is slated to announce the official launch of the crypto project at 8 p.m. on Monday, has said he is “embracing the future of crypto.” TD Cowen Washington Research Group’s Jaret Seiberg said the project could be a “significant political problem for the crypto sector.”

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
MicroStrategy is selling $700 million more in convertible senior notes to buy back debt and more bitcoin
MicroStrategy is selling $700 million more in convertible senior notes to buy back debt and more bitcoin

MicroStrategy is selling up to $700 million in senior convertible notes to fund additional bitcoin purchases and buyback debt.The firm holds about $14 billion worth of bitcoin, including a $1 billion purchase last week.

The Block·2024/09/16 20:48
Ethereum stakers see 7DMA revenue fall as on-chain activity declines 60% since March
Ethereum stakers see 7DMA revenue fall as on-chain activity declines 60% since March

Quick Take The 7DMA for daily staker revenue on Ethereum fell to $5.44 million last Thursday, recording its lowest figures since the middle of February. The following is an excerpt from The Block’s Data and Insights newsletter.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
The Daily: Bitcoin and ether dip amid second Trump assassination attempt, Fed may cut rates by 50 bps this week and more
The Daily: Bitcoin and ether dip amid second Trump assassination attempt, Fed may cut rates by 50 bps this week and more

Bitcoin and ether dip after Friday’s rally amid reports of a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump.The Federal Reserve is now expected to cut rates by 50 bps this week, giving a boost to bitcoin, according to a Bitwise analyst.Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky seeks testimony from six witnesses as he faces 115-year prison sentence.The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

The Block·2024/09/16 18:03
Multicoin and Solana Ventures join $10 million Series A in Permissionless Labs
Multicoin and Solana Ventures join $10 million Series A in Permissionless Labs

Quick Take Multicoin Capital led a $10 million Series A financing round in Permissionless Labs, with Solana Ventures and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko also participating. Permissionless Labs is a core contributor to Pipe Network, a permissionless content delivery network (CDN) on Solana.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
Flappy Bird gets crypto reboot on Telegram with Notcoin, though original creator and fans denounce new version
Flappy Bird gets crypto reboot on Telegram with Notcoin, though original creator and fans denounce new version

Quick Take A new iteration of the popular mobile game Flappy Bird is launching on Telegram thanks, in part, to Notcoin’s creators. Flappy Bird’s original creator has nothing to do with the relaunch of the game, according to a report.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
Former Celsius CEO Mashinsky seeks testimony from six witnesses as he faces 115-year prison sentence
Former Celsius CEO Mashinsky seeks testimony from six witnesses as he faces 115-year prison sentence

Quick Take Former CEO Alex Mashinsky did not mean to harm anyone, his lawyers said in a memorandum filed on Friday. Mashinsky’s lawyers asked the New York district court to allow for witnesses, ranging from the crypto lender’s chief financial officer to chief revenue offer, to testify in his criminal trial.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00
DeFi protocol Delta Prime suffers $6 million exploit after admin lost control of private key
DeFi protocol Delta Prime suffers $6 million exploit after admin lost control of private key

Quick Take DeFi protocol Delta Prime suffered a $6 million exploit after an administrator lost control of the private key. The team says the risk is contained and only affected its deployment on Arbitrum.

The Block·2024/09/15 16:00