CMC Crypto Awards Voting Closed - Who Will Take Home the Trophy?

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Thank you for helping us determine this year's winners across all eight categories - from Crypto of the Year to the Most Innovative DeFi Project. We were blown away by the enthusiasm and engagement from the crypto community throughout the nomination and voting process. Your passion to support and recognize builders and leaders driving crypto and Web3 forward is evident. The winners will be decided based on your votes combined with input from our expert committee and CMC data insights. This is one crypto event you won’t want to miss! In the meantime, join us today for another episode of "CMC Live: Weekly Crypto Forecast" where our experts will share analysis and insights into the current state of the market. [Join Us Soon](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9jb21tdW5pdHkvcG9zdC8zMzM5NzIxNTAvP2xpZD1lZXQ0NXBkODVocDJXA3NwY0IKZeMPr-VlHLV5jFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc)   Let’s jump to our daily news recap! So what’s new in crypto today? Hold onto your seats - Bitcoin is making a run for $65k! After ranging around $61k for a while, BTC now seems to be preparing for a big move (not financial advice). With prices knocking on resistance, there's a building sense of anticipation across crypto markets. If Bitcoin manages to smash through its previous ATH, it could be off to the races as sentiment flips bullish again. But the battle is far from decided - there's still a chance this rally runs out of steam. So before speculating on what trouble Bitcoin might stir up next, we’ve got plenty of stories from the crypto space that already have things shaking. Here are today’s top crypto stories at a glance: - Optimism upgrade slashes fees across L2 chains 💸 - Dogecoin pumps 77% ahead of Bitcoin's halving event 🐶🌕 - Floki Inu burns $11M worth of tokens, price jumps 300% 🔥📈 - UK grants police new powers to seize crypto without conviction 👮‍♂️ - Indonesia considers changing crypto tax policy 💰 Now let’s dive into each of those stories...⤵️   [Globe Icon] GLOBAL MARKET CAP 2.44T ▲4.8% (24H) [24H Icon] 24H MARKET VOLUME $116.31B ▲27.96% (24H) [Bitcoin Icon] BITCOIN’S DOMINANCE 52.61% ▲0.5% (24H) FEAR & GREED INDEX [Fear & Greed Index] [ALL CRYPTO PRICES/DATA »](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0QraHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS8_bGlkPW0wMGU3Nmg3amt0YlcDc3BjQgpl4w-v5WUctXmMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~) [TRENDING CRYPTO »](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0RFaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS90cmVuZGluZy1jcnlwdG9jdXJyZW5jaWVzLz9saWQ9N3RnZ3FiMzFhOWJnVwNzcGNCCmXjD6_lZRy1eYxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADHA~~) [NEW LISTINGS ON CMC »](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0QvaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9uZXcvP2xpZD1saHJleGtjaW04OWFXA3NwY0IKZeMPr-VlHLV5jFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTJAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMc) [TRENDING DEX PAIRS »](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0RAaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9kZXhzY2FuL3RyZW5kaW5nL2FsbC8_bGlkPWZsbjN5c3ZrMDJhNFcDc3BjQgpl4w-v5WUctXmMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~) Data as of: 4 Mar 2024 10 AM UTC Fees Got Way Cheaper Across Optimism Remember when layer-2 chains were supposed to make things smoother and cheaper? Well, Optimism just got its mojo back, thanks to a new upgrade! Last week, Optimism's team dropped an update called Delta. The big sell? Cutting costs by consolidating data before hitting Ethereum mainnet. And boy did it deliver... Early estimates said fees could drop 6-11% for active L2s. So how much are these L2s actually saving on fees? Are Optimism chains officially the cheapest L2s now? [Read the full story](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvb3B0aW1pc20tYmFzZWQtbGF5ZXItMi1jaGFpbnMtc2VlLXNpZ25pZmljYW50LWNvc3QtcmVkdWN0aW9ucy1hZnRlci1kZWx0YS1oYXJkZm9yaz9saWQ9MHFveHd1ajFtdXFtVwNzcGNCCmXjD6_lZRy1eYxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADHA~~)!   Dogecoin Goes Wild Before Bitcoin’s Big Day While Bitcoin prepares for its upcoming halving, Dogecoin is already making moves! DOGE jacked up 77% this week thanks to big players stocking up on supplies. The number of whales holding 100K+ DOGE is increasing. And get this – history shows DOGE pumps hard right before Bitcoin halvings. The last two times, DOGE shot up 200% and 50% leading up to Bitcoin’s halving. This time around, DOGE isn’t the only memecoin going bananas. Shiba Inu, Bonk, Pepe? All are making gains before Bitcoin’s special day! So what exactly has got every dog (and frog) coin chasing these wild gains? [Read the full story](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0SEaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvZG9nZWNvaW4tc3VyZ2VzLTc3cGVyY2VudC1mdWVsZWQtYnktYnVsbGlzaC1tYXJrZXQtYW5kLXdoYWxlLWFjY3VtdWxhdGlvbj9saWQ9Nms3NzNxcTg2NGw4VwNzcGNCCmXjD6_lZRy1eYxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADHA~~)!   Memecoin Burns $11M as Price Pumps 300% Floki Inu is really walking the walk when it comes to pumping its token price. This dog coin just voted to torch $11 million worth of its own supply! Nearly 90% of voters gave a big thumbs up to burning 190 billion FLOKI. And the price jumped over 300% in a week after the event. [Read the full story](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0SRaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvZmxva2ktZ2FpbnMtMzAwcGVyY2VudC1vdmVyLXRoZS1wYXN0LXdlZWstYWZ0ZXItY29tbXVuaXR5LWFwcHJvdmVzLXRva2VuLWJ1cm4tcHJvcG9zYWw_bGlkPWM5YWU0MzFkZ3l4blcDc3BjQgpl4w-v5WUctXmMUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MkBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAxw~)!   UK Cops Get New Crypto Confiscation Powers The crypto police in the UK just got new powers to snatch up tokens suspected of crimes – no conviction required! Starting April 26th, cops can march up to exchanges and custodians and demand they hand over cryptocurrency connected to things like scams or drug deals. If UK authorities seize your crypto but can’t convict you, they can just burn your tokens anyway! Is any official opposing this decision? [Read the full story](~/AAQRxQA~/RgRnyDQPP0SKaHR0cHM6Ly9jb2lubWFya2V0Y2FwLmNvbS9hY2FkZW15L2FydGljbGUvdWstdG8tZnJlZXplLWNyeXB0by1hc3NldHMtdXNlZC1pbi1jcmltZS13aXRob3V0LWNvbnZpY3Rpb25zLXN0YXJ0aW5nLWVuZC1hcHJpbD9saWQ9dGU2NXR2aWkwZGpxVwNzcGNCCmXjD6_lZRy1eYxSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkyQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADHA~~)!   It’s Time for New Crypto Taxes Indonesia’s top crypto regulator just sent an urgent memo to the finance team about crypto taxes. See, every crypto trade in Indonesia currently gets hit with a 0.11% VAT tax and 0.1% income tax. It generated the government about $2.5M last month. But the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency argues crypto is becoming too big a deal for Indonesia to not rethink how it’s taxed. And the people agree! Indonesia saw 11% more crypto holders last year. And the new President is all about opportunities for the young people. You know what that means...more crypto adoption is coming! So are they increasing the crypto tax rates or removing it altogether? 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