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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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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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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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EU Regulator Considers Crypto Inclusion in €12 Trillion UCITS Funds

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has initiated a call for evidence to explore the potential inclusion of new assets, including cryptocurrencies, in UCITS funds, which represent a major…

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Core Scientific Posts $210.7M Profit in Q1 2024, Boosted by Bitcoin Mining Surge

Core Scientific announced a significant recovery in its financial performance for the first quarter of 2024, reporting a net income of $210.7 million, a stark contrast to the net loss…

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Optimism Stack Update: OP to Support Layer Three With Funding, Features, and Revenue Sharing

Ethereum scaling solution provider Optimism announced plans to enhance blockchain throughput by integrating Layer three applications on top of its OP Stack, aiming to foster a Superchain network where Layer…

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