Sanctioned jurisdictions account for 39% of illicit crypto transactions
A Chainalysis report has revealed that US-sanctioned jurisdictions, including Iran and Russia, moved $15.8 billion in crypto in 2024, with mixing services aiding evasion....
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Hong Kong regulator unveils ‘ASPIRe’ roadmap to become global crypto hub
The five-pillar ASPIRe strategy aims to tackle liquidity fragmentation, regulatory arbitrage and market volatility while fostering blockchain innovation....
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Mantra Finance secures Dubai crypto license to expand DeFi, RWA services
Mantra Finance has secured a Dubai VASP license, expanding its DeFi and RWA tokenization services for institutional investors in the UAE and MENA region....
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Bitcoin’s price movement ‘looks very manufactured’ — Samson Mow
“It seems like it’s some sort of price suppression,” said Mow during a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong....
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Understanding perpetual strike preferred stocks: Strategy’s latest offering explained
Strategy’s latest capital-raising method, perpetual strike preferred stock, is designed to fund Bitcoin buys with priority dividends, conversion options and controlled dilution....
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Regulators to blame for LIBRA memecoin scandal — Coin Bureau founder
Some in the crypto community are outraged about the lack of legal clarity around memecoins like Libra, which collapsed soon after endorsement by Argentine President Javier Milei....
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Wintermute to open New York office, eyes OTC and derivatives growth
Wintermute plans US expansion with a new New York office, betting on pro-crypto policies under the Trump administration, CEO Evgeny Gaevoy says....
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Bitcoin bull market can survive $77K BTC price dip in 2025 — Analyst
Bitcoin should not reenter a bear market in 2025, even with a 30% BTC price drop, says CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju....
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Hong Kong remains an ‘open and vibrant market’ for crypto, says financial secretary
Hong Kong financial secretary Paul Chan Mo-po says an exciting upcoming development is the intersection of AI and blockchain, which he said would create more use cases....
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Crypto firms need to go public to ‘address Wall Street’ — BitGo CEO
BitGo boss Mike Belsche has hinted at a potential public offering for his crypto custody firm, and says going public would help to “deliver trust in digital assets.”...
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