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Ripple jumps 8% above $2, beating bitcoin (BTC), amid SEC shakeup

Le XRP a dépassé 2 $ vendredi pour la première fois depuis la mi-décembre, prolongeant un bon début jusqu’en 2026 alors que les traders ont souligné des afflux réguliers d’ETF au comptant et une amélioration du sentiment réglementaire aux États-Unis. Data cited by SoSoValue shows that US spot XRP ETFs brought in $13.59 million on […]

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Ilya Lichtenstein credits Trump’s First Step Act for early release in Bitfinex hack case

Ilya Lichtenstein, who was sentenced to five years in prison in November 2024 after pleading guilty to charges related to the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex in 2016, has been released from prison after just 14 months behind bars. “Thank you to the president [Donald] Under Trump’s First Step Act, I was released from prison

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Chairman Tom Lee advocates for a significant increase in the number of shares

Tom Lee, President of Ether ETH$3,130.02 Treasury company BitMine Immersion (BMNR) has urged shareholders to approve a board proposal to sharply increase the number of authorized shares of the company. In a message earlier this year, Lee said the proposal to increase the company’s share count from 500 million to 50 billion was not a

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$110 billion in crypto leaves South Korea in 2025 as trade rules lag global markets

Last year, South Koreans moved more than 160 trillion won ($110 billion) from local crypto exchanges to foreign platforms due to regulatory restrictions in the country, one of Asia’s most active digital asset markets, a joint report from Coingecko and Tiger Research showed on Friday. The regulatory framework has taken time to evolve. In December,

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Bitfarms (BITF) exits Latin America with sale of Paraguay site

Bitcoin miner Bitfarms (BITF) is set to exit Latin America with the sale of its site in Paso Pe, Paraguay. The company is selling the site to Sympatheia Power Fund (SPF), managed by Singapore-based Hawksburn Capital, for up to $30 million, the company announced Friday. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is

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Turkmenistan passes crypto law allowing mining, trading to attract foreign investment

Turkmenistan has officially put into effect the Virtual Assets Law legalizing cryptocurrency mining and cryptocurrency exchanges, aiming to boost economic development and attract foreign investment. The new rules, which President Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed into law on November 28, provide a framework for the use, creation and exchange of virtual assets in the country. A 2025

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Iran accepts cryptocurrency as payment for its advanced weapons

Mindex, the export center of the Iranian Defense Ministry, accepts cryptocurrency payment methods for advanced weapons systems to circumvent international sanctions the country faces. Prospective customers can purchase weapons such as missiles, tanks and drones using crypto, among other accepted payment methods including Iranian rial or barter, according to the center’s website. Mindex is responsible

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