U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says he’ll “nix” CBDCs upon election

The Republican hopeful promised to block CBDCs on day one of his presidency.

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The global crypto market cap is $1.22 trillion, with a 24-hour volume of $44.14 billion. The price of Bitcoin is $30,285.50, and BTC market dominance is 48.4%. The price of Ethereum is $1,934.66, and ETH market dominance is 19.1%. The best-performing sector is Privacy, which gained 8%. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index is currently Neutral (56).

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U.S. presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says he’ll “nix” CBDCs upon election

The Republican hopeful promised to block CBDCs on day one of his presidency.

Alex Mashinsky out on $40M bail; ‘vehemently’ denies fraud charges

Mashinsky's lawyer Jonathan Ohring said his client "vehemently" denies all charges and intends to "vigorously" fight them in court. 

Synthetix founder launches Infinex to compete with centralized exchanges

Infinex intends to serve as a Synthetix frontend with an improved UX.

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