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Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to the fourth edition of the new and improved TechCrunch Crypto newsletter. You probably know the deal already, but alongside our regularly scheduled news bits, I’ve added some recurring segments and features — so if you like what you see (or don’t), let me know at…

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. Happy New Year! The crypto space has been off to a strong start for 2024 as reporters and ETF analysts have reported that a bitcoin spot ETF approval in the U.S. could be coming as soon. As a result, bitcoin’s price went over $45,000 on Tuesday, hitting its highest level since April 2022. It has since retracted slightly to $44,000 at the time of publication. The total cryptocurrency market capitalization is growing at $1.68 trillion, the highest level since May 2022. In other news,…

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Editor’s note: There won’t be a newsletter on 12/28; hope you all have a happy holidays and talk to you in the new year! It seems every time a dog-themed memecoin like Dogecoin (DOGE) or Shiba Inu (SHIB) goes mainstream, another one lurks in the shadows, waiting to pounce on its very own hype train. The value of the newest such memecoin Bonk…

Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. If you’re feeling the holiday spirit this month, you probably align with millions of people out there spreading joy, love, warmth, maybe even some generosity. But if you’re feeling like the Grinch, chances are you are aligning with a smaller party of individuals — one that (in this analogy) could include crypto hackers. And even though it’s…