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Canadian Police Seize Bitcoin Worth $28 Million From Former Government Employee in Ransomware Case
Canada’s police have seized bitcoin worth more than $28 million from a former government employee who has been extradited to the U.S. to “face charges for dozens of ransomware attacks resulting in the payment of tens of…
AMC Theatres Now Accepts Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Crypto Payments
The world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has finally begun accepting payments in dogecoin and shiba inu. Supporters of DOGE and SHIB have been waiting for AMC Theatres to accept the two meme cryptocurrencies…
US Treasury Launching Cryptocurrency Awareness Program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is launching a cryptocurrency awareness program. “We’re just trying to raise awareness without trying to stamp out new technology and new innovation,” said an official of the…
Chainalysis Launches Screening Tools Designed to Prevent Sanctions Evasion
Blockchain forensics company Chainalysis is launching two tools that will allow crypto companies to deny sanctioned persons and entities access to their platforms. The move comes amid concerns that Russia may use cryptocurrencies to evade…
Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the…
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Gives Gen Zers Advice: ‘Contribute Monthly Savings to Bitcoin and Hold’
Popular commentator and veteran trader Peter Brandt gave advice to Gen Zers on Thursday and said that they should contribute savings to bitcoin and stocks of solid companies. In the same Twitter thread, Brandt noted that “crypto is…
Biggest Movers: RUNE Rallies on Friday, With KDA Climbing Over 10%
Despite mainly being in the red, there were a few notable big movers in crypto markets on Friday. Initially, STX was one of them, climbing by as much as 36%, before giving up all of these gains. However, RUNE and KDA managed to sustain…
Demand for UST Keeps Rising, Luna Foundation Guard to Burn 4.2 Million LUNA From Treasury
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a nonprofit organization, has announced new measures to keep the supply of UST, the flagship stablecoin of the Terra ecosystem, liquid in secondary markets. The protocol has already reached the max issuance…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: More Crypto Price Uncertainty Heading Into the Weekend
Bitcoin consolidated on Friday, as prices hovered marginally below the $40,000 level. This comes following a volatile day of trading in which BTC fell to its lowest point since Wednesday. Ethereum also remained slightly above its recent…
South Korea Elects Crypto-Friendly President Who Vows to Deregulate Digital Asset Industry
South Korean voters have elected a crypto-friendly president. Yoon Suk-yeol of the conservative People Power Party has vowed to deregulate the crypto industry and introduce favorable tax laws for crypto investors. “To realize the…