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Europe tightens crypto regulations with new anti-money laundering laws
Crypto Asset Service Providers (CASP) in Europe would have to implement stringent Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures to combat money laundering following the European Parliament greenlight of new
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Morgan Stanley considers allowing brokers to recommend Bitcoin ETFs to clients
Morgan Stanley could soon allow its 15,000 brokers to recommend Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF) to their clients, AdvisorHub reported on April 24 The financial behemoth had initially
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BlackRock’s historic 71-day streak ends as IBIT Bitcoin ETF sees zero inflows
The BlackRock IBIT Bitcoin ETF’s monumental 71-day streak of inflows since its inception has finally come to an end, as April 24 saw zero net inflows for the fund It reached the top 10 of the
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High Bitcoin fees push active addresses down to 3-year low
On April 20, the day of the Bitcoin halving, total transaction fees paid to miners jumped to 1,25771 BTC, the highest since December 2017 The high amounts starkly contrasted with fees from the
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Ex-Binance CEO CZ seeks forgiveness and a fresh start in pre-sentencing apology letter
Binance‘s co-founder and former CEO, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, submitted a letter of apology to the court on April 24 Zhao, who pleaded guilty to criminal charges earlier this year,
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Authorities shut down Samourai Wallet, arrest founders over money laundering charges in $2 billion DOJ case
International authorities collaborated to shut down Samourai Wallet and arrested its two founders on April 24 after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed criminal charges against the privacy
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KPMG survey reveals significant uptick in institutional adoption of crypto in Canada
The Canadian financial sector witnessed a significant uptick in crypto adoption in 2023, according to a recent survey by KPMG in Canada Financial firms offering crypto products and services increased
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Amazon, Microsoft AI partnerships face potential UK antitrust probe
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken preliminary steps to investigate recent partnerships made by top AI sector participants, according to an April 24 release The CMA
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Bitwise CIO predicts Bitcoin volatility will fall 50% as institutional adoption rises
In a recent investor note, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan provided a comprehensive outlook on Bitcoin’s trajectory towards the 2028 halving, predicting a 50% decrease in volatility and heightened
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Vitalik Buterin addresses ZKasino’s misuse of ‘zero-knowledge’ in $33M scam
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the issues with ZKasino were evidence that the term “Zero-Knowledge (ZK)” has gained enough prominence in the industry to attract misuse by
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Are Inscriptions following the path of the Dodo?
Quick Take In the aftermath of the April 20 Bitcoin halving, the digital asset has experienced significant changes in its fee structure, transaction composition, and hash rate resilience Data from
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Renzo’s ezETH token depeg triggers liquidations across DeFi platforms
Renzo’s liquid restaking token (LRT), ezETH, experienced a significant depegging event that liquidated millions from “loopers” using the token as collateral on leverage protocols
