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Binance has no interest in buying Huobi due to its rumored ties to China, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The price increase addresses the question of whether ether would rise or fall following the completion of the hard fork.

The move continues a 2023 rally that has now seen the most popular crypto gain more than 80%.

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The exchange will close all of its customers' open derivatives positions by April 21.

Ronit Ghose says increasing use blockchain technology will be driven by digital financial instruments.

ANZ partnered with Grollo Carbon Ventures to trade Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU).

Jobless claims beat expectations by an even wider margin than in the initial report, after a revision Thursday. Crypto investors largely ignored the change, although the increasing jobless figures bode well for the market.

Beijing allowing bitcoin's price to be displayed on one of the country's largest social network platforms shows a growing acceptance of the asset class within the country.

The token was up more than 5%. Institutional investors remain in wait-and-see mode, says one analyst.