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Pantera Capital Backs Telegram’s TON With Its Largest Investment Ever

Pantera Capital has made a significant investment in Telegram’s The Open Network (TON) blockchain, highlighting the platform’s large user base and potential for fostering cryptocurrency adoption and innovation in decentralized…

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Tether Counters Deutsche Bank’s Stablecoin Warning, Defends Reserve Transparency

Tether strongly criticized a Deutsche Bank report that raised concerns about the stability of stablecoins, including Tether’s dollar-pegged token, predicting a potential crisis similar to the 2022 collapse of Terrausd,…

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Agridex Raises $5 Million to Expand Agricultural Tokenization on Solana

In a recent funding initiative, the Solana-based Agridex project secured $5 million in a pre-seed round aimed at enhancing the tokenization of agricultural commodities. The funding, led by Endeavour Ventures,…

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Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Crypto-Funded Murder-for-Hire Scheme

Michelle Murphy, 58, from Bedford, Texas, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for attempting to hire a hitman using bitcoin to kill her boyfriend’s lover. Charged in…

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Robinhood’s Crypto Revenue Surges 232% Despite Looming SEC Battle

Retail trading platform Robinhood has announced that its crypto revenue grew by 232% in the first quarter. Despite this success, Robinhood faces potential enforcement action by the U.S. Securities and…

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Binance Fined Over $4 Million in Canada for Money Laundering Violations

Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) has imposed a fine of C$6 million on crypto exchange Binance for failing to comply with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws.…

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Mastercard, Visa, JPMorgan, and Other Major Banks Explore Tokenized Asset Settlements

Several major financial firms are collaborating to test the benefits of shared-ledger technology for jointly settling tokenized assets like commercial bank money and various securities. The initiative, known as the…

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Ripple and XRPL Labs Join Alliance to Develop Blockchain Recovery Standards

Ripple and XRPL Labs have become founding members of the Derec Alliance, which aims to create an interoperable recovery standard for digital assets. This initiative is expected to simplify the…

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Swing State Voters Highlight Cryptocurrency as a Key Issue for 2024 Elections, Survey Finds

A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll and commissioned by Digital Currency Group (DCG) reveals that cryptocurrency is emerging as a critical issue among voters in key swing states.…

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