BitMEX closure, bridge hacks and Senate clemency vote shape crypto landscape
BitMEX shuts down after 11 years, bridges lose $31.6 million, and Senate opposes clemency for SBF while E*TRADE launches spot crypto. The post BitMEX closure, bridge hacks and Senate clemency vote shape crypto landscape...
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