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U.S. sanctions Iran-linked bitcoin insurance scheme for Strait of Hormuz ships
At the time the platform’s website showed only a landing page, and CoinDesk could not verify whether it was operational or whether any cargo owners…
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Traders brace for an August crypto pull-back as protection against $60,000 bitcoin dip becomes top trade
That didn’t happen, and probably catalyzed the closure of those bets during Friday’s 08:00 UTC expiry, which settled BTC and ether (ETH) options worth $10…
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Citadel Buys Situational Awareness Stocks After July AI Market Rout: Reports
Ken Griffin’s Citadel reportedly bought a large proportion of the public stock portfolio of Situational Awareness, the hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold…
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Crypto Kiosk Scams Cost Texans $57M as Lawmakers Weigh a Ban
In brief Texans reported $56.8 million in crypto kiosk losses in 2025, more than any other state, across 1,179 FBI complaints. National losses rose 58%…
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Bitcoin slides on the final day of July while equities boom
The crypto market is closing out July on the back foot, with bitcoin BTC$63,038.01 falling 1.31% since midnight UTC to $63,870 and ether (ETH) dropping…
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BIS Project Agorá settles $1 million in tokenized cross-border payment trials
Twenty-eight financial institutions and central banks completed real-value settlements across six currencies using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits. Source link
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New York AG Seeks $36B From Kalshi Over ‘Illegal Gambling’
In brief New York State wants Kalshi shut down and stripped of three times its gains, with damages put at a minimum of $36 billion.…
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New York Sues Kalshi Over Alleged Illegal Gambling Operation
New York has sued prediction market platform Kalshi, alleging it operates an illegal, unlicensed gambling business by offering event contracts on sports, elections and other…
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New York sues Kalshi, will seek damages, alleging it offers gambling platform
James’ office described Kalshi’s event contracts as bets and said the platform takes wagers on professional and college sports, elections and culture. The lawsuit alleges…
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$38M in Bitcoin Drained by Coldcard Key Flaw Its Maker Thinks AI Found
In brief Coinkite says a build error meant seeds on its Coldcard hardware wallets were drawn from a software fallback instead of the hardware generator.…
