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CFTC’s Christy Goldsmith Romero to step down May 31 as commissioner exodus continues
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CFTC’s Christy Goldsmith Romero to step down May 31 as commissioner exodus continues
Christy Goldsmith Romero, one of the top officials at the CFTC said her last day at the agency will be May 31.
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The Daily: Wall Street shrugs off Coinbase news as stock snaps back, bitcoin corporate accumulation race expands to Brazil, and more
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The Daily: Wall Street shrugs off Coinbase news as stock snaps back, bitcoin corporate accumulation race expands to Brazil, and…
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
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Alabama man sentenced to 14 months for hacking SEC account in fake bitcoin ETF post
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Alabama man sentenced to 14 months for hacking SEC account in fake bitcoin ETF post
The man behind the hacking of the SEC's social media account that posted a fake announcement about spot bitcoin ETFs was sentenced on Friday.
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Binance, Kraken successfully thwart phishing attacks similar to Coinbase hack: Bloomberg
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Binance, Kraken successfully thwart phishing attacks similar to Coinbase hack: Bloomberg
Binance and Kraken were also targets of social engineering attacks targeting Coinbase customer service representatives.
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Alchemy acquires Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab as it continues expansion beyond Ethereum
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Alchemy acquires Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab as it continues expansion beyond Ethereum
The so-called "AWS of blockchain" has acquired Solana infrastructure provider DexterLab used by Google, Chainstack, and the Solana Foundation.
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Hong Kong police arrest 12 suspected of laundering $15 million through crypto exchange shops
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Hong Kong police arrest 12 suspected of laundering $15 million through crypto exchange shops
The operatives used bank accounts and over-the-counter crypto exchange shops in order to launder funds that included proceeds from scam operations.
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Defense lawyers in Samourai, Tornado Cash cases accuse prosecution of withholding exculpatory evidence
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Defense lawyers in Samourai, Tornado Cash cases accuse prosecution of withholding exculpatory evidence
Senior FinCEN employees told prosecutors that non-custodial protocols might not qualify as money services businesses in an August, 2023 call.
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Argentinian President Milei skips civil hearing as Libra case judge orders bank records unsealed
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Argentinian President Milei skips civil hearing as Libra case judge orders bank records unsealed
A judge asked Argentina's central bank to lift the seal of secrecy on President Milei's bank records — and his sisters'.
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Blum co-founder, ex-Binance exec Vladimir Smerkis arrested in Moscow on fraud charges
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Blum co-founder, ex-Binance exec Vladimir Smerkis arrested in Moscow on fraud charges
The arrest of the Blum co-founder has some app users concerned over whether a long-awaited airdrop will take place as planned this quarter.
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Bitcoin transaction fees hit 2025 highs as BTC price challenges recent $106,000 top
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Bitcoin transaction fees hit 2025 highs as BTC price challenges recent $106,000 top
The average transaction fee on Bitcoin has ticked up by about $1 since the start of May, according to The Block's data.
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The Funding: Why big crypto VCs are joining Cobie’s Echo
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The Funding: Why big crypto VCs are joining Cobie's Echo
Earlier this year, Echo called out VC "hostility." Now, top funds like Paradigm and Coinbase Ventures are leading groups on the crowdfunding platform.
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El Salvador’s bitcoin stash sees $357 million in unrealized profit as BTC tests all-time high
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El Salvador's bitcoin stash sees $357 million in unrealized profit as BTC tests all-time high
El Salvador's BTC portfolio was valued at $644.4 million, representing an unrealized profit of 124.4% on its initial $287 million investment
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Metaplanet buys 1,004 bitcoin for $104 million, pushing total holdings to 7,800 BTC
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Metaplanet buys 1,004 bitcoin for $104 million, pushing total holdings to 7,800 BTC
The Tokyo-listed investment firm purchased another 1,004 BTC for roughly $104.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 7,800 BTC.
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Vitalik Buterin suggests implementing ‘partially stateless nodes’ to help scale Ethereum
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Vitalik Buterin suggests implementing ‘partially stateless nodes’ to help scale Ethereum
Vitalik Buterin proposed "partially stateless nodes," which can save up storage space by saving only a selected portion of data.
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Altcoins retreat amid macro volatility following US credit rating cut, analyst says
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Altcoins retreat amid macro volatility following US credit rating cut, analyst says
An analyst from BRN said digital assets will consolidate sideways and see volatility following last week's Moody's rating downgrade.
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Ethereum labeled ‘standout performer’ as global crypto funds add $785 million in fifth straight week of inflows: CoinShares
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Ethereum labeled 'standout performer' as global crypto funds add $785 million in fifth straight week of inflows: CoinShares
Year-to-date inflows have reached $7.5 billion — fully recovering from the February to March outflows amid the Trump tariff-fueled slump.
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Strategy buys 7,390 bitcoin for $765 million amid corporate treasury boom, total holdings reach 576,230 BTC
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Strategy buys 7,390 bitcoin for $765 million amid corporate treasury boom, total holdings reach 576,230 BTC
The company's bitcoin holdings have now reached around 2.7% of the total 21 million BTC supply — worth over $59 billion.
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SOON rollup unveils community airdrop after $22 million NFT raise and mainnet launch
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SOON rollup unveils community airdrop after $22 million NFT raise and mainnet launch
SOON, the Ethereum Layer 2 using the Solana Virtual Machine, plans to airdrop 80 million tokens to eligible users, early supports, and NFT holders.
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Bybit enables USDT-paired equities trading in Gold & FX expansion
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Bybit enables USDT-paired equities trading in Gold & FX expansion
Bybit will allow customers trade shares from 78 companies using the USDT stablecoin as a pair in a broader push into equities markets.
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Strategy and co-founder Michael Saylor face class action lawsuit involving alleged federal securities law violations
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Strategy and co-founder Michael Saylor face class action lawsuit involving alleged federal securities law violations
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy and its co-founder, Michael Saylor, are facing a class action lawsuit from investors.