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OKX said it has become the first virtual financial assets exchange to secure a pre-authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) on Thursday, paving the way for its expansion into the European market. A new alternative for Europe 🇪🇺 We’re…
The MMA fighter Lamberd Akhiadov received cryptoassets and US dollars worth $151,000 before “carrying out a terrorist attack” on December 31, 2022, Russian police say. Akhiadov was arrested on January 2, 2023, on suspicion of murdering a traffic control officer near…
Binance Labs, the investment arm of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has undergone a rebranding, officially becoming YZi Labs. With this rebranding, Binance intends to highlight its broader investment focus, which extends beyond blockchain technology to include artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology.…
OKX said it has become the first virtual financial assets exchange to secure a pre-authorization under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), paving the way for its expansion into the European market. Upon receiving the full MiCA license, OKX said it…
President Donald Trump has ventured into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of his official meme coin, TRUMP, which launched on January 17. The coin has quickly gained attention across the crypto community. According to the project’s official page, TRUMP aims…
Lawmakers in North Dakota state have introduced a bill to restrict crypto ATM transactions and protect residents from fraud. The House Bill 1447 was submitted on January 15 to the state legislature, after 103 state residents reported $6.5 million in losses…
Caroline Pham, the acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has announced significant leadership changes at the agency, just days after being appointed by President Donald Trump. Pham outlined the new leadership structure in a January 22 statement, naming…
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed that the majority of holdings for Donald Trump’s Official Trump (TRUMP) token and Melania Trump’s Melania Meme (MELANIA) token are concentrated in the hands of just 40 crypto whales. These whales, who each hold $10 million…
Bitwise, the largest crypto index fund manager, has reportedly filed for a Dogecoin (DOGE) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in Delaware. The company registered “Bitwise Dogecoin ETF” as a statutory trust on Wednesday through Delaware’s Department of State’s Division of Corporations. The firm’s…
A January 21 court filing revealed that the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed sanctions against the crypto mixer Tornado Cash, which led to a sharp rise in the value of its token, TORN. Tornado Cash…
A Moscow bank staffer has been arrested on suspicion of stealing “about 180 million rubles [$1.8 million] from a client’s safe deposit box” and swapping the “stolen” banknotes for crypto. The banker was reportedly arrested “at one of the capital’s airports.”…
Upbit and Bithumb, South Korea’s two biggest crypto exchanges, have agreed to pay customers around $2.4 million worth of compensation for outages during the martial law chaos of December 3. Maeil Ilbo reported that the platforms have agreed to settle with…