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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 2h
Prysm Releases v7.2.1 With PeerDAS Partial Columns Ahead of Sepolia Gloas Fork #ETH #Blockchain #Prysm #OffchainLabs
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Prysm Releases v7.2.1 With PeerDAS Partial Columns Ahead of Sepolia Gloas Fork
The update enables cell-level data dissemination by default and sets a 200M gas limit schedule for the Oct. 6 Sepolia fork.
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Crypto Inheritance: How to Secure Your Digital Assets for Your Heirs #Learn #BTC #ETH #CryptoSecurity
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Crypto Inheritance: How to Secure Your Digital Assets for Your Heirs
A comprehensive guide to passing on digital assets. Learn how to combine physical backups, multisig setups, smart contract dead-man switches, and legal frameworks to ensure your crypto is safely transferred without compromising your security.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 5h
Caladan Secures In-Principle Broker-Dealer Approval from Dubai's VARA #CryptoRegulation #Caladan #VirtualAssetsRegulatory #CLDNBrokerDealer
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Caladan Secures In-Principle Broker-Dealer Approval from Dubai's VARA
The digital asset market maker's Dubai entity received preliminary clearance to offer broker-dealer services strictly to institutional clients.
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Solana Foundation Unveils Solana DvP for Institutional Settlement #SOL #CryptoETF #Institutions #SolanaFoundation
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Solana Foundation Unveils Solana DvP for Institutional Settlement
The open-source program brings atomic delivery-versus-payment settlement to Solana, developed with technical input from J.P. Morgan.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 5h
North Korean Hackers Stole Record $2.02B in Crypto in 2025, Chainalysis Reports #CryptoSecurity #Hack #Chainalysis #Bybit
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North Korean Hackers Stole Record $2.02B in Crypto in 2025, Chainalysis Reports
A 51% surge pushed cumulative DPRK crypto thefts to $6.75 billion, driven by larger compromises against centralized platforms.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 6h
Crypto Bankruptcies: What Customers Learned #Learn #BTC #CryptoRegulation #Bankruptcy
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Crypto Bankruptcies: What Customers Learned
When digital asset platforms fail, customers face years of legal proceedings, dollarized claims, and the realization that their crypto is property of the bankruptcy estate.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 7h
Crypto market close, Oct. 5: Bitcoin edges down 0.7% to $85,767 as NEAR climbs 7.9% #MarketClose #Bitcoin #Crypto #Ethereum
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Crypto market close, Oct. 5: Bitcoin edges down 0.7% to $85,767 as NEAR climbs 7.9%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $85,767 after a $85,057–$86,970 range; 22 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 22 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 8h
The Crypto Travel Rule, Explained #Learn #BTC #CryptoRegulation #TravelRule
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The Crypto Travel Rule, Explained
How global regulators force cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer data, the technical hurdles of off-chain messaging, and the impact on self-hosted wallets.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 9h
Rain Applies for National Trust Bank Charter With OCC #CryptoRegulation #Rain #RainNationalTrust #OfficeOfThe
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Rain Applies for National Trust Bank Charter With OCC
The proposed New York-headquartered trust bank would handle digital asset custody, reserve management, and stablecoin issuance under federal oversight.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 10h
FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Rules on Unhosted Wallets and Crypto Mixing #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation #USDepartmentOf
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FinCEN Withdraws Proposed Rules on Unhosted Wallets and Crypto Mixing
The US Treasury bureau dropped planned reporting mandates for self-custody wallets and special measures targeting convertible virtual currency mixers.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 10h
Evening Wrap: Bitget Halts Withdrawals After $387.5M Multi-Chain Security Exploit #DailyBrief #Crypto #Bitcoin
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Evening Wrap: Bitget Halts Withdrawals After $387.5M Multi-Chain Security Exploit
The crypto market faced a major security breach on Oct. 5, 2026, as exchange Bitget halted withdrawals following a $387.5 million exploit, while Bitmine's corporate Ethereum treasury reached $17.4 billion.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 10h
Bitcoin Mining and Power Grids: Demand Response Explained #Learn #BTC #BitcoinMining #DemandResponse
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Bitcoin Mining and Power Grids: Demand Response Explained
How Bitcoin miners use demand response, curtailment, and flare gas to interact with electrical grids, and why these energy arbitrage strategies face regulatory scrutiny.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 11h
Senator Warren Demands OCC Records Over Nine Crypto Trust Bank Charters #CryptoRegulation #ElizabethWarren #JonathanGould #OfficeOfThe
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Senator Warren Demands OCC Records Over Nine Crypto Trust Bank Charters
Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren pressed Comptroller Jonathan Gould over approvals granted since December 2025, setting a June 1, 2026 document deadline.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 12h
Telegram Takedowns Reshape Huione Escrow Network as Tudou Volumes Surge #CryptoSecurity #Hack #HuioneGroup #HuioneGuarantee
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Telegram Takedowns Reshape Huione Escrow Network as Tudou Volumes Surge
On-chain data reveals illicit escrow providers adapted following US FinCEN actions and Telegram bans, driving a 70-fold volume spike on Tudou.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 12h
Mining Pools: Payout Schemes and Centralization Concerns #Learn #BTC #BitcoinMining #Miningpools
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Mining Pools: Payout Schemes and Centralization Concerns
An in-depth guide to how cryptocurrency mining pools distribute block rewards, the mathematical trade-offs between PPS, FPPS, and PPLNS, and the protocol-level solutions addressing pool centralization.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 13h
CFTC Chairman Selig Outlines Blockchain Market Structure Gaps in Fordham Address #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation #CFTC
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CFTC Chairman Selig Outlines Blockchain Market Structure Gaps in Fordham Address
Chairman Michael Selig cited Carlota Perez's economic models, highlighting that state money-transmitter frameworks lack federal market protections.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 14h
Bitget Pauses Withdrawals Following $387.5 Million Multi-Chain Security Exploit #BTC #ETH #CryptoSecurity #Hack
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Bitget Pauses Withdrawals Following $387.5 Million Multi-Chain Security Exploit
Attackers routed $387.5 million across multiple blockchains, prompting exchange Bitget to freeze withdrawals and roll out an asset recovery bounty.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 15h
CFTC Proposes Purpose-Built Regulatory Regime for Retail Crypto Markets #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation #CommodityFuturesTrading
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CFTC Proposes Purpose-Built Regulatory Regime for Retail Crypto Markets
The regulator opened a 60-day comment window on rules establishing dedicated crypto contract market registrations.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 15h
Ethereum Foundation Explores Native Transaction Assertions Under EIP-7906 #ETH #Ethereum #EthereumFoundation #Bybit
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Ethereum Foundation Explores Native Transaction Assertions Under EIP-7906
The proposed mechanism aims to stop blind signing and outcome mismatches by reverting transactions when post-execution state diffs breach signed rules.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 16h
Stablecoin Supply as a Market Signal: How to Read Issuance and Flows #Learn #USDT #USDC #Stablecoins
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Stablecoin Supply as a Market Signal: How to Read Issuance and Flows
Tracking the total supply of stablecoins, exchange reserves, and minting activity provides a transparent gauge of market liquidity and investor sentiment in the digital asset ecosystem.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 16h
Bitmine Treasury Hits 6.02M ETH as Total Reserves Reach $17.4B #ETH #BTC #CryptoETF #Institutions
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Bitmine Treasury Hits 6.02M ETH as Total Reserves Reach $17.4B
The NYSE-listed firm added 15,112 ETH over the past week, bringing its stake to 4.9% of the circulating supply and generating $363M in projected annualized staking revenue.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 17h
Nasdaq and Payward Advance Tokenized Equities with $100 Million Investment #CryptoETF #Institutions #Nasdaq #Payward
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Nasdaq and Payward Advance Tokenized Equities with $100 Million Investment
The strategic partnership targets a second-quarter 2027 launch for Nasdaq Equity Tokens, integrating market surveillance and real-time settlement infrastructure.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 17h
South Korea Leads East Asia With $449 Billion Crypto Economy Powered by AI Tokens #WLD #NEAR #CryptoETF #Institutions
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South Korea Leads East Asia With $449 Billion Crypto Economy Powered by AI Tokens
Chainalysis data shows South Korea's crypto market expanded 12.3%, driven by retail demand for AI assets, while Hong Kong and Japan advanced institutional and DeFi channels.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 18h
Strategy Seeks Stockholder Approval for Daily Dividends on Preferred Stock #BTC #CryptoETF #Institutions #StrategyInc
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Strategy Seeks Stockholder Approval for Daily Dividends on Preferred Stock
A definitive proxy statement sets an Oct. 28 special meeting to shift four perpetual preferred share classes to a daily dividend schedule.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 18h
Technical Analysis in Crypto: What It Is, What It Isn't #Learn #BTC #Macro #Markets
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Technical Analysis in Crypto: What It Is, What It Isn't
An overview of how market participants use historical price and volume data to identify trends, establish support and resistance levels, and manage risk in digital asset markets.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 19h
US Treasury Sanctions Hamas Network Over $2M Crypto and Charity Scheme #BTC #CryptoRegulation #OfficeOfForeign #USDepartmentOf
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US Treasury Sanctions Hamas Network Over $2M Crypto and Charity Scheme
OFAC targeted a Gaza military commander and France-based fundraisers who moved over $2 million, including hundreds of thousands in cryptocurrency.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 19h
Volatility Shares Files S-1 Registration for 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation #SecuritiesAndExchange
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Volatility Shares Files S-1 Registration for 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs
The issuer plans to list 3x leveraged crypto and commodity funds on CBOE BZX Exchange under VS Trust.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 20h
Daily Brief: Safe Hits $10 Million Annualized Revenue, Targets 2026 Breakeven #DailyBrief #Crypto #Bitcoin
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Daily Brief: Safe Hits $10 Million Annualized Revenue, Targets 2026 Breakeven
Smart account protocol Safe reports $10 million in annualized revenue as institutional adoption expands, while S&P Global Ratings debuts a risk assessment framework for the $10 billion onchain lending market.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 20h
Fiat On-ramps and Off-ramps, Explained: How Money Enters and Exits Crypto #Learn #BTC #USDT #CryptoETF
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Fiat On-ramps and Off-ramps, Explained: How Money Enters and Exits Crypto
A guide to the infrastructure connecting traditional banking to digital assets, detailing card payments, bank transfers, stablecoin rails, and the mechanics of transaction holds.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 22h
Why Exchanges Ask for ID: KYC and AML Explained #Learn #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation
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Why Exchanges Ask for ID: KYC and AML Explained
Cryptocurrency exchanges collect government identification and personal data to comply with global anti-money laundering laws and the Travel Rule.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 23h
Plume Launches nBND Vault Backed by Fidelity's Total Bond ETF #FBND #RWA #Tokenization #Plume
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Plume Launches nBND Vault Backed by Fidelity's Total Bond ETF
The tokenized fixed-income vehicle offers onchain exposure to Fidelity's actively managed FBND fund spanning investment-grade and emerging market debt.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Account Abstraction and Smart Wallets, Explained #Learn #ETH #USDC #Blockchain
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Account Abstraction and Smart Wallets, Explained
How ERC-4337, paymasters, and passkeys are replacing traditional seed phrases with programmable smart contract accounts.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Safe Reports $10 Million Annualized Revenue, Plans Breakeven and Network Token Shift #SAFE #ETH #DeFi #SafeEcosystemFoundation
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Safe Reports $10 Million Annualized Revenue, Plans Breakeven and Network Token Shift
Smart account protocol Safe processed $600 billion in 2025, buoyed by enterprise adoption from Ledger, Bitpanda, and the Ethereum Foundation.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Multisig Wallets, Explained: How M-of-N Security Works #Learn #BTC #ETH #CryptoSecurity
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Multisig Wallets, Explained: How M-of-N Security Works
Multisignature wallets require multiple private keys to authorize transactions, eliminating single points of failure. From corporate treasuries to personal social recovery, here is how distributed access structures secure digital assets.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Payward Integrates Singapore Gulf Bank to Offer 24/7 Institutional Settlement #CryptoETF #Institutions #Payward #Kraken
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Payward Integrates Singapore Gulf Bank to Offer 24/7 Institutional Settlement
Kraken's parent company connects to SGB Net for real-time dollar clearing and brings Kraken Prime liquidity to the Bahrain-regulated digital bank.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
What Is a DAO? Governance Tokens and On-chain Voting #Learn #BTC #DeFi #Dao
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What Is a DAO? Governance Tokens and On-chain Voting
Decentralized autonomous organizations use smart contracts and governance tokens to manage collective treasuries and protocol parameters. Here is how on-chain voting, quorum requirements, and delegation work in practice.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
S&P Global Ratings Introduces Vault Risk Assessments for Digital Asset Lending Pools #BTC #ETH #CryptoETF #Institutions
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S&P Global Ratings Introduces Vault Risk Assessments for Digital Asset Lending Pools
The framework reviews six risk categories across onchain vehicles, which expanded to $10 billion in deposits by September 2026.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Crypto market close, Oct. 4: Bitcoin rises 1.9% to $86,460 as ADA climbs 6.3% #MarketClose #Bitcoin #Crypto #Ethereum
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Crypto market close, Oct. 4: Bitcoin rises 1.9% to $86,460 as ADA climbs 6.3%
Bitcoin ended the UTC day at $86,460 after a $84,717–$86,670 range; 29 of the 50 largest crypto assets rose and 15 fell. Movers, whale flows, stablecoins and sentiment inside.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Is MEV? Front-running, Sandwiches and Block Building #Learn #ETH #USDC #Blockchain
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What Is MEV? Front-running, Sandwiches and Block Building
Maximal Extractable Value (MEV) is the profit extracted by reordering blockchain transactions. Understand how searchers, builders, and proposers operate in the modern crypto ecosystem.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Are Blockchain Oracles? The Bridges Connecting On-Chain Code to the Real World #Learn #ETH #USDC #Blockchain
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What Are Blockchain Oracles? The Bridges Connecting On-Chain Code to the Real World
Smart contracts cannot access data outside their native blockchain. Blockchain oracles solve this connectivity problem, delivering price feeds and external data while introducing unique security risks.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Bitcoin Forks Explained: Soft Forks, Hard Forks, and the History of Chain Splits #Learn #BTC #BCH #Bitcoin
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Bitcoin Forks Explained: Soft Forks, Hard Forks, and the History of Chain Splits
A comprehensive guide to how the Bitcoin network upgrades its software, the technical differences between soft and hard forks, and the historical debates that shaped the modern digital asset landscape.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Is a Bitcoin Node? Validation, Privacy, and Hardware Explained #Learn #BTC #Bitcoin #Nodes
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What Is a Bitcoin Node? Validation, Privacy, and Hardware Explained
A comprehensive guide to how Bitcoin nodes validate transactions, the difference between nodes and miners, and why individuals choose to run their own hardware to secure their privacy.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Is a Satoshi? Bitcoin Units Explained #Learn #BTC #Bitcoin #Satoshis
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What Is a Satoshi? Bitcoin Units Explained
A satoshi is the smallest unit of the Bitcoin network, representing one hundred millionth of a single bitcoin. Understanding these fractional units is essential for navigating microtransactions, network fees, and the technical architecture of the protocol.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles #Macro #Markets #MinistryOfFinance #BankOfRussia
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Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles
The Russian Ministry of Finance has initiated digital ruble salary payments for its staff, marking a significant expansion of the central bank digital currency into the state budget process.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Free Telegram Access, Built by Basis Desk #Telegram #InternetFreedom #Censorship #Proxy
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Free Telegram Access, Built by Basis Desk
Telegram is restricted, throttled or blocked for millions of people. Basis Desk now runs its own free MTProto proxies: tap one link and Telegram connects, no sign-up needed.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What Are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)? #Learn #BTC #USDT #CryptoRegulation
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What Are Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)?
An overview of sovereign digital money, exploring the differences between retail and wholesale models, the privacy debate, and how CBDCs contrast with private stablecoins.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Daily Brief: Fed Raises Rates to 4%; Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent #DailyBrief #Crypto #Bitcoin
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Daily Brief: Fed Raises Rates to 4%; Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 25 basis points amid persistent inflation, while Nasdaq deepened its push into tokenized equities with a $100 million investment in Kraken's parent company.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sanctions and Crypto: OFAC, Mixers and Compliance #Learn #USDC #USDT #CryptoRegulation
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Sanctions and Crypto: OFAC, Mixers and Compliance
How government agencies apply traditional financial sanctions to blockchain networks, forcing exchanges and stablecoin issuers to freeze assets and block illicit addresses.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How Crypto ETFs Get Approved: The SEC Regulatory Process #Learn #BTC #ETH #CryptoRegulation
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How Crypto ETFs Get Approved: The SEC Regulatory Process
A deep dive into the dual-track regulatory mechanism of 19b-4 and S-1 filings, surveillance-sharing agreements, and the statutory timelines that govern spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds in the United States.
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Basis Desk - The fastest sober read on crypto. @basisdesknews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles #CryptoRegulation #MinistryOfFinance #BankOfRussia #FederalTreasuryOf
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Russian Finance Ministry Begins Paying Staff Salaries in Digital Rubles
Employees received voluntary central bank digital currency payments following the nationwide rollout of the system in September.
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