Why did MetaMask show $0 on Ethereum when AWS went offline?

An Amazon Web Services disruption on Oct. 20 knocked out MetaMask and other ETH wallets displays and slowed Base network operations, exposing how cloud infrastructure dependencies ripple through decentralized systems when a single provider fails. AWS reported a fault in its US-EAST-1 region starting at 03:11 ET, with DNS and EC2 load-balancer health monitoring failures […]

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX moves $268M in Bitcoin for first time in 3 months

Key Takeaways SpaceX transferred 2,495 Bitcoin worth $268 million in its first on-chain transaction in nearly three months. After the move, the SpaceX-linked wallet still holds 5,790 Bitcoin valued at $625 million. Share this article A SpaceX-associated wallet moved around 2,495 Bitcoin (BTC) worth approximately $268 million to new addresses today, Arkham data shows. The […]

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The SEC’s new crypto rules are a win for free markets — and for America

The following is a guest post and opinion from Jeremy Boynton, Co-Founder of Pure Crypto. As Washington’s shutdown drags on, now is a good moment to step back and assess a SEC decision that could shape innovation, advisors and everyday investors for years to come. In a quiet but monumental shift, the Commission recently approved […]

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