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Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. BTC tops $77,000
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Friday, lifting it to 1.25%, the highest level in 31…
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US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers
US authorities on Thursday announced sanctions against Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, accusing it of processing Bitcoin paid by ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The…
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North Korea Drives Onchain Malware Surge, CoinEx Shuts: Asia Express
State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds North Korean and Iran linked hackers were responsible for the majority of the 420% increase…
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Wall Street gets five years to test U.S. stocks on blockchain, with the SEC’s blessing
There are guardrails, however. The software running that market must be public and auditable and deployed on a public, permissionless blockchain. Access to the trading…
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The Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending
In her filing, Dr. Clinton claimed to have been estranged from her mother since 2022 after an incident during a family vacation when Kathleen Allman…
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CFTC Issues No-Action Position for Trading Software Providers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has expanded regulatory relief for “passive software” providers that connect users to regulated derivatives firms and exchanges. In a…
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Kevin O’Leary says Congress will revisit CLARITY next year as crypto tax bill advances
Shark Tank host and veteran investor Kevin O’Leary said he’s convinced the Clarity Act will eventually advance in the Senate and could return as soon…
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SEC opens door to tokenized U.S. stock trading. Here’s who could benefit
Those models would need to change if providers want to use the SEC’s new U.S. pathway. Robinhood’s crypto head, Johann Kerbrat, nevertheless welcomed the agency’s…
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MoonPay Adds WisdomTree Fund to Stablecoin Reserve Strategy
WisdomTree and MoonPay are partnering to expand US investor access to a tokenized Treasury money market fund, which MoonPay also plans to use as part…
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Is There Any Chance Left to Save the CLARITY Act?
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink may be the sentiment of the crypto industry, lobbyists and lawmakers who’ve spent the last year…
