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The takeover battle between Bitcoin miners RIOT and Bitfarms continues

The acquisition conflict between two major Bitcoin mining companies, RIOT Platforms and Bitfarms, continues. Bitfarms, which opposes RIOT’s further acquisition of the company’s shares and wants to put its “poison pill plan” into action, has reacted harshly to RIOT’s move. RIOT states that both the chairman and interim CEO of Bitfarms should be dismissed.

Bitcoin miners saw a peak in BTC sales: 3-month high

Bitcoin miners sold more than $200 million worth of Bitcoin on Sunday as their costs soared after the halving. Miner sales have hit a 3-month high, while returns from transaction fees and rewards have diminished…

Joe Biden’s team takes a new crypto step

Trump, who used the crypto card in preparation for the US elections, continues to respond to Biden in this field. After Trump, who accepted crypto donations through Coinbase, a similar step came from Biden.

Crypto exchange OKX announces hacking attack: Compensation paid

OKX, one of the major global exchanges, published a report on the alleged account hacking and purge over the weekend. Stating that “a very small number” of users’ accounts were hacked by forging documents and that compensation was paid to these people, the exchange denied allegations of security breaches.

Donald Trump: I will defend the rights of Bitcoin miners

Donald Trump, who is known for his recent positive comments on cryptocurrencies in the US and is considered to be the Republican presidential candidate, even though he is still not officially announced, met with executives of Bitcoin mining companies. Trump stated that he would protect miners’ rights and said, “I want all the remaining Bitcoins to be mined in the US.”

Things you need to know before the Fed rate decision

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) will announce its new interest rate decision tonight at 09:00 p.m. While it is certain that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged, the statements to be made by the chairman of the institution, Jerome Powell, are eagerly awaited. Powell’s comments on when interest rate cuts may start and the interest rate cuts of the Bank of Canada and the EU Central Bank will also be on the world’s agenda.

Big support for Turkey’s national athletes from crypto exchange Bitget

Bitget, one of the well-known cryptocurrency exchanges, will support national athletes Buse Tosun Cavusoglu, Ilkin Aydın and Samet Gumus in their global challenges. Speaking at a press conference in Istanbul, Bitget Global Chief Operating Officer (COO) Vugar Usi Zade said that they named the campaign “Make a Difference”. Speaking about the cooperation with these athletes that Turkey is proud of, Usi Zade emphasized both the importance they attach to Turkey and their support for female athletes: “The ‘Make a Difference’ campaign we are doing today with our Turkish National Athletes is actually more than a financial support…