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More than five months of sideways price action is testing investors' patience, but similar low-volatility episodes led to break-outs to new record prices, one observer noted.

The funding round, which brings Space and Time's total backing to $50 million, was led by Framework Ventures, Lightspeed Faction, Arrington Capital and Hivemind Capital

The mics probably won't be muted, traders on the crypto-based prediction market platform are signaling.