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Detained Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan Wheeled into Nigerian Court as Health Deteriorates
Detained American Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan had to be pushed into an Abuja, Nigeria courtroom today in a wheelchair, after a herniated disc in his back left him in severe pain and “hardly able to walk,” according to a Monday report from his family.
Bitcoin ETF Traders Bought the Dip and Now Are Buying the Rebound as Inflows Topped $300M Monday
Lifetime net inflows into the U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds topped $16 billion on Monday as investors of late have shown themselves to be buyers in both up and down markets.
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss Each Contributed $250,000 to New Trump-Aligned Super PAC
An elite group of venture capitalists, business moguls and tech executives including Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have contributed a combined $8.75 million to a new super political action committee (PAC) backing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Trump Campaign's Crypto Donations Amounted to $3M of $331M Raised Last Quarter: WSJ
Former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign raised $3 million in crypto last quarter, much of it in bitcoin {{BTC}} and ether {{ETH}}, according to the Wall Street Journal. Newly released campaign finance data indicates the Republican nominee's recent embrace of crypto helped woo big contributions from some of the industry's major players, including the Winklevoss twins (whose Gemini exchange helps process donations) and Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell. Around 100 people donated crypto to his campaign between May and the end of June, per the Journal, highlighting a niche appeal. Far more people contributed to his campaign in more traditional forms, via credit cards and the like. The Trump campaign raised $331 in the second quarter. While relatively small in size the crypto donations have had outsize media impact in bolstering Trump's crypto credentials. He's positioned himself as friendly to the industry and eager to make U.S. regulations more welcoming. That's helped turn some vocal supporters onto his campaign.
Polygon's New ZK Proving System, 'Plonky3,' Comes as Open-Source Toolkit
Proving systems are a crucial component at the heart of blockchain ecosystems, allowing secondary "rollup" networks to confirm transactions on a base chain like Ethereum. Polygon's prior version, Plonky2, was released in 2022.
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