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Key takeaways:Diagonal and butterfly spreads benefit from BTC near $160,000.$200,000 year-end call options imply less than 3% chance of profit.Bitcoin (BTC) traders are gearing up for the year-end $8.8 billion options expiry, scheduled for Dec. 26 at 8:00 am...

Ripple Labs’ long-running legal fight with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is officially over after both sides agreed to drop their appeals in the case.Related ReadingAccording to reports, a joint filing on August 7 confirmed the decision...

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In February, AI coding startup Windsurf was in talks to raise a big new round at a $2.85 billion valuation led by Kleiner Perkins, at double the valuation it hit six months earlier, sources told TechCrunch at the time....

Two Seas Capital, the largest active shareholder of Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific, announced its intention to vote against the buyout offer proposed by AI infrastructure company CoreWeave.The investment company holds a 6.5% stake in Core Scientific and said...

Key TakeawaysThe new order could subject banks to civil or criminal liability if found to have engaged in discriminatory account closures or refusals of service White House said the move is meant to “safeguard freedom of expression and fair access...

I still remember the trade like it happened yesterday.I had just signed up on a popular crypto exchange that offered leverage. I had $100 in my account. There was a coin pumping hard — one of those random altcoins...

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) broke their four-day red streak with a $92 million inflow, led by Blackrock and Bitwise, while ether ETFs extended their recovery with a $35 million gain. BTC and ETH ETFs See Gains As Market Finds...

Instagram unveiled its new "Instagram Map" feature this week, letting users share their most recent location when using the app. The feature is similar to Snapchat's "Snap Map," TechCrunch notes. Instagram had previously added location-sharing in November...