Canadian National Charged In $65 Million DeFi Exploit And Money Laundering Case

US prosecutors have charged a Canadian national with orchestrating a $65 million exploit targeting decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms KyberSwap and Indexed Finance. The Justice Department unsealed an indictment on 3 February 2025 in a Brooklyn federal court against Andean Medjedovic, accusing him of hacking, wire fraud, money laundering, and...
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Ripple-Cardano Partnership Coming Next Month? (Charles Hoskinson Weighs in)

TL;DR Hoskinson confirmed active discussions with Ripple’s leadership on RLUSD integration, with potential big news in March. Ripple’s stablecoin crossed $100M market cap, with major exchanges like Bitstamp embracing it. One Step Closer? The interactions between Cardano’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, and some of Ripple’s executives in the past months...
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Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High Defying Analyst Expectations

Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate has reached another all-time high, with seven-day moving average jumping to 833 exahashes per second (EH/s), according to Glassnode data. This represents a 9% increase from 767 EH/s in the past few days. According to Miner Mag, pre-orders for mining hardware have begun to decline following...
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Anthony Scaramucci Says U.S. Pro-Crypto Regulation Likely by November

Anthony Scaramucci, who served as President Donald Trump’s communications director for less than a week in 2017, said he expects pro-crypto regulation to be drafted in the U.S. by November. The founder of investment firm SkyBridge Capital made the prediction in an appearance at the Digital Assets Forum in...
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Galaxy and BitGo Buddy Up for Crypto Staking Despite Legal Spat

Galaxy Digital (GLXY), the cryptocurrency trading company helmed by Mike Novogratz, is bringing its blockchain staking capabilities to regulated custody specialist BitGo Trust, despite the legal spat between the two firms. It makes sense to play nice: The deal brings Galaxy’s staking and validator services, which handle over $4...
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