UK Authorities To Seize $4.3 Million In Bitcoin From Fugitive Crime Boss
A UK judge has ordered the seizure of $4.3 million in Bitcoin (BTC) from a British crime lord known as “Don Car-Leone.” The ruling comes after the fugitive failed to prove the crypto holdings weren’t related to criminal activities. Fugitive Crime Boss Claims Bitcoin Fortune Is Lawful UK High...
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Crypto Markets Bled $300 Billion in a Day as Bitcoin (BTC) Slumped to $95K (Market Watch)
A lot can change in the cryptocurrency markets within 24 hours, and the last day proved that narrative, as BTC slumped from over $102,000 to $95,200. The altcoins have suffered even more, with massive price declines from the likes of ETH, DOGE, ADA, AVAX, LINK, HBAR, DOT, and many...
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Asia-Based Crypto Firm HashKey Secures VASP Approval In Ireland—Details
HashKey Group, a prominent Asia-based cryptocurrency financial services firm, has successfully obtained Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration approval from the Central Bank of Ireland through its European arm, HashKey Europe Limited (HEL). This milestone marks a significant step in HashKey’s global expansion strategy, as it is “HashKey Group’s...
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Here’s When RLUSD Will Get Listed by Other Crypto Exchanges: Ripple’s President
TL;DR Ripple’s stablecoin is gaining traction, with major exchanges like Coinbase expected to adopt it soon. The company’s president sees an XRP ETF likely in 2025, with pro-crypto SEC leadership potentially favoring the launch of such products. The Leaders to Embrace RLUSD ‘Imminently?’ Ripple revealed its intentions to launch...
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Could Plunging Treasury Yields Be Why BTC Price Slumped Tuesday?
Rising Treasury yields as a result of falling bond prices Tuesday knocked tech stocks in the Nasdaq Composite down nearly 2%. Aside from BTC, Ethereum fell nearly 8%, Ripple dropped by 6%, and Solana slumped by nearly 10% in the 24-hour window. BTC Price Retraces Jan 6 Bump on...
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US Bitcoin Miners Hoard Apex Crypto To Shield Against Rising Expenses — MARA, Riot Replicate MicroStrategy’s Playbook
Leading Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners in the U.S. are accumulating BTC as a buffer against growing competition and narrowing profit margins. What Happened: Firms including MARA Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:MARA), Riot Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:RIOT), and CleanSpark Inc. (NASDAQ:CLSK) have leveraged Bitcoin’s soaring price, which hit $100,000 last month, to raise over $3.7 billion since November,...
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South Korea’s Lotte Group to leverage Arbitrum blockchain for its metaverse
South Korean conglomerate Lotte Group has tapped the Ethereum layer 2 network Arbiturm to enhance its artificial intelligence-driven metaverse platform, Lotte Caliverse. Announced at CES 2025, Arbitrum’s blockchain, with its 250ms block times, is described by Steven Goldfeder, CEO of…...
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Bhutan’s new administration region to hold BTC, ETH, BNB as part of strategic reserve
Bhutan’s newest region is adding Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Binance Coin to its reserves as part of its new economic strategy. Bhutan’s new special administrative region, Gelephu Mindfulness City, plans to add Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Binance’s (BNB) to its…...
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Bitcoin miner Canaan rolls out mining rigs as home heaters at CES 2025
Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan has introduced the Avalon Mini 3 and Nano 3S, rigs that mine crypto while also doubling as home heaters. Canaan, a tech company known for its ASIC chip design and development, is taking another shot at…...
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Coinbase Wins Court Approval for Appeal in SEC Case
Coinbase scored a major win in its bitter fight with the SEC. The federal judge decided to put the case on hold as he allowed Coinbase to seek clarification from a higher court about a crucial legal issue. Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/coinbase-is-stopping-all-services-for-indian-users/articleshow/103558801.cms?from=mdr […] The post Coinbase Wins Court Approval for Appeal...
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