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Dogecoin, ApeCoin See Higher-Than-Usual Liquidations in Volatile Trading

Futures tracking the two tokens notched up nearly $35 million in losses for traders.

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Finance

Dorsey Praises Musk's Twitter Buy: 'Elon Is the Singular Solution'

"Taking it back from Wall Street is the correct first step," Twitter founder and erstwhile CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Monday.

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BTC Slips Below $40K, Musk Confirms Twitter Acquisition

Dexterity Capital Managing Partner Michael Safai shares his bitcoin price outlook as it slips below $40,000 alongside the global equities markets. Plus, why Safai is optimistic about certain altcoins like Monero and Luna, and comments on Elon Musk reaching a deal with Twitter to purchase the platform for $44 billion. 

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Market Wrap: Cryptos Mixed as Global Uncertainty Lingers; Dogecoin Pumps

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 26% rally in DOGE.

"Oracle" projects like Pyth and Chainlink help to feed real-world data – such as asset prices – onto blockchain-based protocols and applications. (Unsplash)

Videos

Dogecoin Surges Amid Reports That Twitter Will Accept Musk’s Offer

According to reports, tech billionaire Elon Musk is close to purchasing the entirety of social media platform Twitter at $54.20 a share. Dogecoin’s price surged 9% on the heels of the news.

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Finance

Twitter Accepts Elon Musk's $54.20-a-Share Buyout Offer

Upon completion of the transaction, Twitter will become a privately held company.

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Markets

Dogecoin Surges Nearly 9% Amid Reports That Twitter Will Accept Musk's Takeover Offer

Futures of Twitter (TWTR) trading in Frankfurt also jumped 6.48%.

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Kevin O'Leary on Clean Bitcoin Mining, the Elon Musk-Twitter Conundrum

The future of the crypto mining industry is likely nuclear and hydro, the “Shark Tank” co-host said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”

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Kevin O’Leary Calling Twitter ‘Hell on Earth’ for Shareholders

Shark Tank Co-Host and WonderFi Strategic Investor Kevin O’Leary discusses tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ambitions to purchase social media platform Twitter. O’Leary highlights the Twitter shareholder frustrations due to years of zero profit, describing the company as “the definition of hell on earth.”

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