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Bitcoin's inflation quagmire gets stickier as renewed MidEast conflict sends oil price soaring
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Malaysia Seizes Over 75,000 Crypto Mining Rigs in Power-Theft Crackdown
Malaysian authorities have seized more than 75,000 cryptocurrency mining machines in over 3,000 raids nationwide between 2022 and May 2026, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar told parliament on Wednesday, …
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Tether Sees Historic $5B Exchange Outflow: Is Smart Money Preparing for the Next Crypto Rally?
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SpaceX's first bitcoin wallet movements in six months likely don't signal sales
Data from Arkham Intelligence shows the largest transfer across addresses tagged as belonging to the company moved 0.00213 BTC, about $135, between two wallets. A second sent 0.00139 BTC, or about $89.
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BTC speculators in focus as analysis says 'textbook Bitcoin bottom' is underway
Analysis flagged a Bitcoin moving average derivative that last triggered at the end of the 2022 bear market as BTC price action returned to its reversal zone.
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Adam Back's bitcoin treasury firm scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal
Adam Back's Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company (BSTR), the bitcoin treasury company backed by the Blockstream CEO and bitcoin pioneer, is renegotiating the terms of its planned public listing through a merger with Cantor…
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Mobile app Toss and blockchain Optimism to conduct Korean won stablecoin POC: report
Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on the feasibility of a Korean won-based stablecoin for payments.
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Bull Bitcoin asks French court to strike down DAC8 implementing decree
The non-custodial Bitcoin exchange petitioned to annul a French decree implementing DAC8, arguing the rules could create surveillance and physical risks for up to 135 million European crypto holders.
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ESMA turns spotlight on crypto custody risks after MiCA transition
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on third-party technology providers.
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BNB Chain is building a new layer-1 for high-frequency trading and AI agents
BNB Chain is developing a new layer-1 blockchain built for high-frequency trading and autonomous AI agents, with a public testnet targeted for the end of 2026 and mainnet planned for early 2027.
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Crypto and stocks tumble after Trump declares ceasefire 'over' following Iran strikes
Crypto markets fell Wednesday after fresh airstrikes in Iran spurred a risk-off mood among investors. The CoinDesk 20 Index dropped 2.9% since midnight UTC, with all but one token declining.
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Bankers Filed Suspicious Activity Report Over Farage's £5M Gift From Tether Billionaire
Nigel Farage's £5 million gift from billionaire Tether investor Christopher Harborne was flagged to the UK's National Crime Agency by bankers, the Guardian has reported.
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India crypto tax filings lag trading activity: Report
India’s tax department reportedly found that fewer than a quarter of the 645,000 people who made crypto transactions reported them on tax returns.
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Reserve Bank of India still favors crypto prohibition to curtail tax evasion: Reuters
Tokenization, stablecoins and strategic reserves. Crypto and blockchain are increasingly being embraced by governments and investment banks worldwide. Indian authorities, however, remain unimpressed, sticking firmly to …
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The 5 types of real world assets being tokenized fastest onchain
Tokenized Real World Assets span treasuries, real estate, stocks, commodities and private credit. The sector is still small in TradFi terms but it's growing very, very fast.
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Citadel abandons multi-year crypto lawsuit to focus on bankruptcy order against an ex-employee
Citadel abandoned its U.S. trade secrets lawsuit against crypto market maker Portofino Technologies, saying it no longer made financial sense to pursue another court victory while struggling to collect a nearly 6 millio…
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Lyn Alden says Bitcoin needs no savior as Strategy sells $216M of BTC
Bitcoin-focused macroeconomist Lyn Alden said BTC must stand on its own as Strategy sold 3,588 BTC, while warning about leverage risks tied to STRC.
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Kalshi files same-day appeal of NY court's rejection of bid to block state gambling law enforcement
Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request to block state gambling officials from enforcing local laws against its sports event contracts.
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Validators embrace XRP Ledger's recent upgrade. But not everyone’s on board yet
The XRP Ledger’s recent server software upgrade, v3.2.0, designed to make the network cheaper to run, more stable, and more attractive for institutional use, is gaining adoption. However, it has yet to overtake the prev…
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Bitcoin under pressure as Trump says Iran ceasefire is over
BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization, slipped to $62,657 in Asian trading hours, down nearly 1% since midnight UTC, according to CoinDesk data. Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), and solana (SOL) fell between 1…
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Live markets: Bitcoin drops to $62,000 as oil and bond yields surge on collapse of Iran ceasefire
Down more than 1% at its lowest levels this morning, the Nasdaq managed to close with a 0.2% gain, led by a 3.65% advance for Nvidia.
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Anthropic Removes Hidden Claude Code Tracker After Researchers Raise Privacy Concerns
Anthropic has removed a hidden tracking system from Claude Code after a security researcher discovered the AI coding assistant was using undisclosed markers to identify some users’ location, proxy use, and possible link…
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SEC's Long-Promised Crypto Safe Harbor to Be Introduced as Soon as This Month
The SEC said Tuesday it plans to introduce its long-awaited crypto rulemaking as soon as this month, bringing the agency a step closer to establishing a regulatory safe harbor for certain crypto-related activities in th…
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Tether Invests $20 Million in Mercado Bitcoin to Fuel Expansion Across Latin America
Prominent stablecoin issuer Tether said Tuesday it will invest $20 million in a strategic financing round for Mercado Bitcoin, a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange, as the two companies push to expand blockchain-based fi…