Dubai’s VARA sets sights on deanonymizing crypto whales: report
Dubai’s regulator is planning to introduce new rules requiring crypto business to disclose names of large holders. Crypto investors holding large sums in Dubai could soon have their identities revealed to authorities as part of a new push to protect…...
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What is the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)?
Stability is a key factor on which global financial institutions operate, and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is made for exactly that purpose. However, not many people know about this powerful organization and its role in the global finance…...
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Bitcoin Plunges Below $88,000: What Is Going On?
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has tumbled below $88,000, levels not seen since mid-November 2024, as market sentiment reacts to Donald Trump’s tariff announcement. Trader Notes: Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez warns that BTC is breaking below a parallel channel and could slide to $81,000 unless it reclaims $92,500. Bluntz Capital...
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OKX Operator Pleads Guilty To Unlicensed Operations, Agrees To $500M Fine
Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd, the operator behind the cryptocurrency exchange OKX, has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business in violation of U.S. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws, agreeing to pay over $500 million in fines and forfeitures. Following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),...
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US Authorities Seize $31M In Crypto Linked To 2021 Uranium Finance Hack
U.S. authorities have recovered $31 million in cryptocurrency connected to the April 2021 hack of the now-defunct decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Uranium Finance. The seizure was the result of a joint operation between the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...
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Bitcoin Traders ‘Buy the Dip’ as BTC Price Slips Below $88K, Kraken Says
Crypto traders are buying bitcoin (BTC) on Kraken, one of the 10 biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, as the price slides to a three-month low, Alexia Theodorou, head of derivatives told CoinDesk. BTC dropped under $88,000 shortly before publication as Nasdaq futures pointed to continued risk aversion on Wall Street and...
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BTC Plunges to 3-Month Low Beneath $88K, Altcoins Dump by Double Digits (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s price action took a turn for the worse over the past day as the asset plunged below $88,000 for the first time since mid-November. The altcoins have performed even worse over the same period, with massive double-digit price declines from ETH, XRP, DOGE, ADA, LINK, AVAX, and many...
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Ether Heads Toward Set of Mammoth $340M On-Chain Liquidations
Ether’s (ETH) 11.5% slide over the past 24 hours has moved the second-largest cryptocurrency closer to a series of mammoth $340 million liquidations on collateralized debt platform MakerDAO. On-chain data shows three MakerDAO positions will be liquidated when the ETH price hits $1,926, $1,842 and $1,793. Each position is...
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Solana price hits October lows as sell pressure mounts ahead of 11.2m SOL unlock
Solana has suffered a sharp decline, dropping to its lowest level since November as selling pressure keeps mounting ahead of a major token unlock. As of the time of writing, Solana (SOL) is sitting at $135 mark, down by 15%…...
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South Dakota Shoots Down Bitcoin Reserve Bill Over Volatility Concerns, Follows Wyoming And Montana’s Lead As BTC Falls Below $90,000
The South Dakota legislature delayed a vote on a bill on Monday that could have allowed the state to adopt Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as a strategic reserve asset. What happened: The majority of lawmakers at a meeting of the state’s House Commerce and Energy Committee voted to defer the...
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