Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting enforcement director Cara Petersen has quit, saying that she has never “seen the ability to perform our core mission so under attack.”
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Bitcoin update to raise data limit on divisive OP_RETURN function Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain.
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Crypto scammers plead guilty to $37M scheme targeting Americans Five members of an international crypto scam ring are accused of stealing nearly $37 million from American victims and sending the funds to Cambodia.
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UK appoints specialist to recover crypto from bankruptcy cases The UK Insolvency Service has hired a former police investigator to help creditors recover cryptocurrency from failed companies and criminal cases.
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Crypto exec ran a ‘covert pipeline for dirty money,’ DOJ says Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin has been accused of using sanctioned Russian banks to launder millions into the US, with the funds used in part to undermine American interests.
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Bitcoin quantum threat is a ploy by ‘yo-yo token’ sellers: Saylor Strategy’s Michael Saylor says even if a legitimate quantum computing threat emerged from a tech giant, it won't be released.
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Corruption watchdog clears Javier Milei over LIBRA crypto scandal Argentina’s corruption watchdog has cleared President Javier Milei of wrongdoing over the LIBRA scandal, saying the post was made while acting in a personal capacity.
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Coinbase says it’s tackling frozen accounts in ‘major issue’ Improvements in Coinbase's machine learning models and infrastructure helped to cut the number of unnecessary account restrictions.
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Alleged French crypto kidnapping mastermind arrested in Morocco Moroccan police arrested Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who is accused of being one of the ringleaders behind a spate of recent crypto-related kidnappings in France.
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Ethereum Foundation says next 18 months ‘pivotal’ amid new treasury policy The Foundation backing the Ethereum blockchain has laid out a new treasury policy to ensure it allocates resources efficiently while supporting its DeFi ecosystem.
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California moves forward bill to accept crypto for state payments The California State Assembly passed a bill that would allow state agencies to accept crypto for payment in a unanimous 68-0 vote, which will now head to the Senate.
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Meta signs 20-year nuclear energy deal to power AI Meta will use nuclear energy to power its data centers and AI models with a 20-year deal to secure 1.1 gigawatts of energy from an Illinois facility.
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Trump-linked asset manager files Truth Social Bitcoin ETF with SEC A Bitcoin ETF branded with Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is seeking a green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber, launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that’s now trading on OTC markets and may soon be listed on the country's top stock exchange.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy offers $250M preferred stock to buy more Bitcoin Bitcoin-stacking Strategy is looking to raise $250 million through a new perpetual preferred stock listing to buy more Bitcoin.
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Robinhood completes $200M acquisition of crypto exchange Bitstamp Robinhood has acquired the world’s longest-running crypto exchange, Bitstamp, for $200 million, expanding its institutional crypto offerings to Europe, the UK and Asia.
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Meta won’t buy Bitcoin as shareholders knock back treasury idea Meta shareholders shut down a proposal to assess whether Bitcoin should be added to its balance sheet, with just 0.08% of votes in favor of the idea.
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Wintermute’s ‘CrimeEnjoyor’ to flag Ethereum’s wallet-draining contracts Wintermute has created code that warns of malicious code in Ethereum delegate contracts to protect users from a new wallet-draining tactic.
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Panama City mayor says canal should give Bitcoin-paying ships faster access Panama should allow ships wanting to transit the Panama Canal to skip the line if they pay in Bitcoin, says Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi.
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NYC cops linked to crypto torture case put on modified duties: Report Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.
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SEC drops lawsuit against crypto giant Binance The SEC and Binance have filed a joint motion to end a nearly two-year legal battle in the agency’s latest backdown from its prior crypto enforcement actions.
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Elon Musk leaves DOGE as job was ‘uphill battle’ Elon Musk says he’s quitting his cost-cutting side hustle DOGE, admitting he spent “too much time on politics” and it was harder than he anticipated.
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New Jersey county to tokenize $240B property deeds Blockchain land record management firm Balcony has signed a five-year deal with officials in New Jersey’s Bergen County to tokenize 370,000 property deeds onchain.
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US court freezes $57M USDC allegedly linked to LIBRA scandal A Manhattan federal court has frozen $57 million worth of USDC allegedly tied to the controversial Libra memecoin.
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Rep. Steil urges restraint on adding ‘non-germane items’ to crypto bills US Representative Bryan Steil wants lawmakers to hold off adding non-relevant items into crypto bills, arguing that political scandals should stay out of legislative text.
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Nasdaq files for 21Shares Sui ETF, kicking off SEC review Nasdaq has filed with the SEC to list 21Shares spot Suit ETF, jumpstarting the agency’s review of the proposed listing.
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Saylor says onchain proof-of-reserves a ‘bad idea’ due to security risks Strategy’s Michael Saylor advised against institutions publishing proof-of-reserves to show their crypto holdings, saying it’s a “bad idea” that increases the risk of a security breach.
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Another suspect to surrender in NYC crypto torture case: Reports A second person suspected of being tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his crypto will surrender to New York City police, according to multiple reports.
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Trump crypto dinner guest describes ‘worst food’ ever and ‘bullshit’ speech Social media prankster Nicholas Pinto said the food served at President Donald Trump’s memecoin dinner was like trash and that Trump’s speech was “pretty much like bullshit.”
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US Speaker shrugs off Trump crypto dinner concerns amid calls for probe US House Speaker Mike Johnson avoided answering whether the attendees of Donald Trump’s crypto dinner should be disclosed as Democrats call for a DOJ probe.