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Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison

US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange.

Arkham launches points program to woo derivatives traders

The program will last for 30 days and points will be convertible to Arkham’s native token, ARKM. 

Wall Street’s EDX crypto exchange hits $36B trading volume in 2024

According to EDX Markets, its average daily volume rose by 59% over the third quarter of 2024. 

SCB 10X debuts Rubie Wallet with Thai baht and US dollar stablecoins

SCB rolled out a convenient and inexpensive stablecoin wallet that is sure to appeal to tourists in Thailand.

18 US states file lawsuit against SEC and Gary Gensler

President-elect Trump has vowed to fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and replace him with a more crypto-friendly SEC head. 

Tokens will help Gen Z break into locked housing market

As wealth inequality widens the generational divide, fractionalized real estate tokens emerge as a promising avenue for younger investors to enter the property market. 

New Ethereum whales arrive, but will their accumulation send ETH above $3.5K? 

A new Ethereum whale recently bought 18,000 ETH. Is it a sign that ETH’s rally will continue?

McDonald’s partners with Doodles for collector cups, online promotion

Doodles was a hit on OpenSeas and is making its way as a media franchise with product partnership and a new film. 

Tether introduces ‘Hadron’ real-world asset tokenization platform

The Tether-US dollar stablecoin's market capitalization has topped $126 billion, as approximately $7 billion in new USDt was minted.

Portal Ventures raises $75M for pre-seed crypto fund

Portal Ventures’ new fund will back pre-seed rounds for crypto startups, aligning with the growing VC focus on early-stage activity in 2024.

PEPE rallies 78% to new all-time highs as memecoin market cap tops $116B

PEPE hits new highs following several major exchange listings.  

Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill for ‘strategic Bitcoin reserve’

The proposed legislation would allow the State of Pennsylvania’s Treasurer to invest up to 10% of its funds in Bitcoin, suggesting a multibillion-dollar investment.

Analyst says strong DXY no good for Bitcoin price, urges leverage traders to be ‘careful’

Crypto analyst Jamie Coutts cautioned traders to "be careful" when margin trading Bitcoin, given the growing strength of the US dollar.

Trump’s World Liberty Financial taps Chainlink as oracle provider

World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token is only available to accredited investors inside the United States and non-US residents.

SEC chair doubles down on crypto stance under threat of Trump ousting

Gary Gensler did not say he would leave the SEC before Donald Trump took office but pointed to the commission’s record on crypto enforcement and approving ETFs.

Eight policymakers who are ‘laser focused’ on $100K Bitcoin price

Bitcoin price surpassing $100,000 is within reach. The crypto laser eyes craze has turned from a delusional and flashy trend to a backed statement by actual fundamentals followed by some politicians.

FBI tokens, AI tokens and crypto wash trades: Crypto lawyers weigh in

Did the FBI token infringe copyright rules? Who should be responsible for AI agents and their crypto activities? Crypto lawyers weigh in.

Trump nominates pro-Bitcoin Matt Gaetz as US attorney general

Gaetz’s nomination for US attorney general signals a potential shift in the DOJ’s stance on crypto, innovation and regulatory policies.

What a decentralized mixture of experts (MoE) is, and how it works

A decentralized Mixture of Experts (MoE) system is a model that enhances performance by using multiple specialized experts and gates for parallel, efficient data processing.

PancakeSwap launches Telegram Swap Bot for crypto trading access

PancakeSwap’s new Telegram bot lets users trade over 3,000 tokens from the app, highlighting DeFi’s growing accessibility.

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