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Firoz Patel, Payza’s founder, received 41 more months in prison for concealing 450 BTC (over $43 million) from authorities after his 2020 money laundering conviction14. He tried using Binance and Blockchain.com to hide the funds.
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BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with over $11.6 trillion in assets under management, has expanded its stake in Michael Saylor’s rebranded company, Strategy.
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MBD Financials and Indigo Precious Metals join hands to launch gold-backed NFTs, tokenized gold bars, and gold-backed digital avatars.
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The SEC officially acknowledges Grayscale’s Solana ETF proposal, opening it for public feedback. This marks the first time a Solana ETF filing has been recognized, signaling a possible shift in regulatory stance. With analysts assessing its impact, the ETF’s approval process could shape the future of Solana investments.
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Less than 48 hours ago, an unknown wallet received 1.24 trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens—worth approximately $20.2 million—from the crypto exchange Kraken, according to Whale Alert data. 🚨 1,239,940,928,235 #SHIB (20,136,020 USD) transferred from #Kraken to unknown wallethttps://t.co/PxsHyZ8BcD — Whale Alert (@whale_alert) February 5, 2025 Transfers from exchanges to private wallets are often seen as […]
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Hong Kong-based crypto custodian Hex Trust successfully closed a strategic funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital on Friday.
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Trump Meme Coin Official Trump ($TRUMP) appears excluded from the very wave of “meme coin mania” it created, subdued by a recent legal hit.
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Tether is continuing to expand its stablecoin supply by minting $1 billion batches of USDT on the TRON blockchain. The move is a sign of Tether’s commitment to bolstering liquidity across chains, while also highlighting the rapid expansion of TRON’s DeFi ecosystem. Tether’s strategic expansion on TRON On Wednesday, on-chain data analysis by X account […]
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