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US Inflation, Polkadot Upgrade, Solstice-Kamino Announcement: Crypto Week Ahead

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US inflation data is the main catalyst to watch this week, as it could shift market sentiment and Federal Reserve interest rate expectations. War in the Middle East and other geopolitical risks have kept commodity markets volatile, Bitcoin BTC$68,577.73 last week, failing to stay above the $70,000 mark. The conflict between the United States, Israel […]

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Nasdaq partners with Kraken to distribute tokenized stocks worldwide

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Nasdaq said it would work with crypto exchange Kraken to develop a system for issuing and trading tokenized versions of stocks and other exchange-traded products, according to a press release. Under the plan, tokenized shares would give investors the same corporate governance rights as common shareholders, including voting proxies and receiving dividends. Nasdaq said the

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Why bitcoin is rising even as the S&P 500 and tech stocks stumble

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The outbreak of war in the Middle East shook global markets, but Bitcoin BTC$68,990.06 did something unexpected: outperform stocks. Bitcoin is up about 3.5% to $68,000 since the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States began just over a week ago, according to CoinDesk data. Over the same period, it has outperformed most major

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US Treasury Department Says Crypto Mixers Also Have Legitimate Use Cases

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After years of opposition to cryptocurrency mixers, on-chain services that obfuscate digital asset transactions, the U.S. Treasury Department now says they may have legitimate privacy uses as well as their vaunted criminal applications. In a report relating to the implementation of the Genius Act, the Treasury recognized that mixing services can serve lawful purposes on

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BTC targets $70,000 after Trump says US was ahead of schedule in attack on Iran

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The wild 24 hours continued across markets after President Trump said the war with Iran could end soon. Action against Iran is “way ahead” of the expected four- to five-week timeline, Trump said in comments late in the afternoon. He is expected to provide an update on the situation at 5:30 p.m. ET. Already in

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Bithumb faces proposed 6-month partial ban over AML violations in South Korea

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South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has received a preliminary notice of sanctions that could lead to a partial suspension of its activities for six months, local media report. The advisory comes from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Financial Services Commission, which oversees crypto companies’ anti-money laundering compliance under the Reporting and Use of

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Crypto has no place in an AI portfolio because it’s ‘a different animal,’ says tech investor

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Tech investor Imran Khan says cryptocurrency does not play a significant role in his AI investment strategy, arguing that the asset class operates on a fundamentally different thesis than the AI-driven productivity boom. Despite the growing narrative that AI and crypto will converge, Khan said he largely views them as separate investment themes. “Crypto is

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Global insurance broker Aon tests stable payments on Ethereum, Solana with Coinbase, Paxos

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Aon (AON), which advises on $5 trillion in assets as one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, said it has completed a proof of concept using stablecoins to settle insurance premium payments, an early sign that dollar-pegged tokens could begin to integrate more deeply into corporate finance. The London-based company worked with crypto exchange Coinbase

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BTC rises 5% from worst levels overnight, reclaiming $69,000

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Crypto assets traded higher during the US session on Monday, rebounding from the sharp overnight losses that brought bitcoin. BTC$69,029.53 up to almost $65,000. Bitcoin was trading at midday at just under $69,000, up 2.5% over the past 24 hours, while Ether (ETH) reclaimed the $2,000 level, up 4% over the same period. Among crypto-related

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