🦑 The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken plans to acquire the futures trading platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion — the deal will allow the exchange to officially launch crypto derivatives in the U.S.

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☠️ Another crypto trader lost over $300 000 after copying the wrong address from the transaction history.

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💎 TON Foundation raised over $400 million through a token sale to a group of venture firms, including Sequoia Capital, Rabbit, Benchmark, and Kingsway.

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🪙 Tether, the issuer of USDT, ranked among the top 7 buyers of U.S. government debt in 2024, surpassing Canada, Taiwan, and Mexico.

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🌏 The IMF has added recommendations on digital assets to global statistical standards:

1️⃣ Bitcoin and similar assets without obligations are classified as capital assets (things that can be owned but are not money or debt obligations), while stablecoins with obligations are considered financial instruments.

2️⃣ Cross-border cryptocurrency transfers, including BTC, will be recorded as transactions involving non-produced assets.

3️⃣ Coins with a platform or protocol (e.g., ETH, SOL) may be classified as equity-like assets if the owner resides in a different country than the creator.

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🪙 Bitcoin, with its current market capitalization of $1.7 trillion, is gradually entering the global market.

However, its integration into the global financial system is still at a very early stage.

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🪙 Ethereum's daily burn volume has hit an all-time low — on March 22, only 53 ETH (~$106 000) were removed from circulation.

The decline in burning negatively impacts network activity: the number of active Ethereum addresses has dropped to its lowest level since September 2024, while transaction count and daily transferred value have also reached multi-year lows.

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☠️ Fraudsters have learned to hack smart homes, creating botnets for cryptocurrency mining and DDoS attacks.

Surveillance and burglary preparation are also possible — for example, they can check if the owner is home using smart toothbrushes and temperature sensors.

Analysts recommend using trusted brands, strong passwords, changing the network name, and keeping devices updated.

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❌ Tether has frozen another 601 798 USDT across 4 addresses on the TRON blockchain.

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👛 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in talks with Visa for crypto stablecoin payments wallet.

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