The TON team highlighted the magnitude of the recently concluded dogs token generation event and its subsequent airdrop, which disrupted its network several times. On social media, the TON team stated that unique active users rose to 1.1 million, reaching 14.4 million transactions in one day. In addition, dogs made history as the token with…
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat and his businesses, linking them to human trafficking and forced labor scams involving cryptocurrency fraud. Victims were manipulated into online scam centers, and trafficked workers were forced into labor for these schemes. The sanctions freeze U.S.-based assets and prohibit transactions,…
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Grayscale Investments has created a new trust for XRP, allowing accredited investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency known for facilitating cross-border transactions. The Grayscale XRP Trust functions like other single-asset crypto investment vehicles, holding only XRP. Grayscale’s head of product highlighted the potential of XRP to transform financial infrastructure. Grayscale Launches XRP Trust for…
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Standard Chartered has reaffirmed its projection that bitcoin will hit new all-time highs by the end of 2024, regardless of the U.S. election outcome. The bank’s digital assets head predicts bitcoin could reach $125,000 under Trump or $75,000 under Harris, with temporary drops under a Harris presidency. Regulatory concerns loom, but other factors, like U.S.…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the launch of his family’s cryptocurrency platform, World Liberty Financial, positioning it as an alternative to traditional banks. He encouraged users to join a live event on X next Monday. “We’re embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind,” Trump said. Donald…
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Nubank, one of the biggest neobanks in Latan, announced on Tuesday that it would terminate the trading of its nucoin cryptocurrency as it turns to use it as part of an internal rewards and benefits program for its clients. Users will have the choice of exchanging it for bitcoin or stablecoins before December 9. Nubank…
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Etoro USA has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges of operating as an unregistered broker and clearing agency for crypto trading. Etoro will limit U.S. customers’ trading options to bitcoin, bitcoin cash, and ether, with a 180-day window to sell other crypto assets. If certain…
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Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3, recently doubled down on his earlier prediction about bitcoin reaching $1 million this year. In an interview, Mow stated that the market was wrong, and that bitcoin was “massively undervalued” at current prices. “There is so little bitcoin out there you can’t even double your holdings as a large entity…
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Three former servicemen in India have lodged a complaint with the Chandannagar police, Pune, accusing eight officials from a trading firm of defrauding them of over Rs. 79.81 lakh (approximately $96,000) through a cryptocurrency scam since 2022. The ex-servicemen had invested their retirement savings in cryptocurrency, lured by promises of doubling their investment within 20…
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Bitfinex’s analysts anticipate a potential shift in cryptocurrency market dynamics. With bitcoin’s dominance decreasing and altcoins showing resilience, they suggested that altcoins could outperform bitcoin in the coming months, especially if macroeconomic conditions improve. They discussed altcoin market capitalization growth, bitcoin’s declining dominance, and speculative exhaustion in altcoins as key indicators of this trend. Analysts…
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