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FBI Warns: Valentine’s Day to Bring a Surge in Crypto Fraud—Don’t Get Trapped

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The FBI warns that scammers are exploiting Valentine’s Day to lure victims into fraudulent cryptocurrency investments, using fake identities and deceptive websites to steal funds. FBI Alert: Crypto Con Artists Are Using Valentine’s Day to Lure in Victims The FBI Philadelphia Field Office is

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Coinbase Quietly Becomes a Banking Giant—Now Bigger Than Most US Banks

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Coinbase is transforming into a financial giant, rivaling banks and brokerages with $420 billion in assets. CEO Brian Armstrong envisions a future where crypto dominates financial services. Coinbase Surpasses Banks, Envisions a Unified Crypto-Powered Financial System Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., has quietly

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Ripple: Congress Crypto Clarity Push Is ‘100% a Big Deal’—A Shift Like Never Before

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Top U.S. lawmakers have pledged to pass crypto legislation, marking an unprecedented shift toward regulatory clarity. Ripple calls it “100% a big deal” amid industry optimism. Ripple Says ‘100% a Big Deal’—Congress Makes Historic Move for Crypto Clarity U.S. lawmakers are advancing efforts to establish clear regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, following directives

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Kanye West Wants to Discuss Crypto With Brian Armstrong

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Hip hop mogul and self-proclaimed billionaire Kanye West wants to chat with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong about purchasing crypto “without a middle man,” according to a Friday post by the rapper on X. It’s unclear if West currently owns any crypto, but back in 2014, he took legal action against an early memecoin project dubbed […]

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Franklin Templeton’s Crypto Index ETF Edges Closer to SEC Approval

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Franklin Templeton’s crypto ETF is set to offer institutional investors regulated exposure to bitcoin and ether, pending SEC approval, with secure custody and no staking risks. Franklin Crypto Index ETF Awaits SEC Approval, Plans to Trade on Cboe BZX Exchange Franklin Templeton filed Amendment No. 2 to its Form S-1 Registration Statement with the U.S. […]

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New Stablecoin Aims to Bring Regulatory Compliance to Nigeria’s Digital Economy

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A coalition of software firms recently launched Nigeria’s first compliant stablecoin, cNGN, which is now included in the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission incubation program. Stablecoin to Bring ‘Stability’ to Nigeria’s Digital Economy A coalition of software firms recently launched what has been described as Nigeria’s first “compliant” stablecoin, cNGN. The

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Balancer V3 Debuts on Arbitrum Featuring Boosted Pools System

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Balancer claims that this new development will allow for more effective utilization of the funds in these pools on Arbitrum as part of its version 3 (v3) launch, automatizing their management to maximize yield. The new version also includes more optimizations. Balancer Launches Boosted Pools On Top Of Arbitrum Balancer, a decentralized finance protocol with […]

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Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev Walks Free

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In a positive turn of events, the court released the 31-year-old developer and placed him under house arrest and electronic monitoring until his trial. Tornado Cash’s Alexey Pertsev Regains Freedom Following Court Decision After languishing in a Dutch jail for nine months, Alexey Pertsev, one of the developers of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash, was […]

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CFTC’s Crypto CEO Forum Aims to Shape Future of Digital Asset Markets With Pilot Launch

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) which regulates the U.S. derivatives market said it will hold a CEO Forum with leaders from Coinbase, Ripple, Circle, Crypto.com, and Moonpay to evaluate a digital asset markets pilot program. The announcement was made on Friday and the purpose of the program will be to establish regulatory clarity around […]

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Report: Japan’s FSA Compels Apple to Act on Unregistered Exchanges as Google Delays

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Nikkei, Japan’s daily business newspaper, reports that it was learned on Feb. 7 that the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has engaged Apple and Google, urging them to remove unregistered crypto exchanges from their respective app stores. Japan’s FSA Directs App Stores to Expunge Unauthorized Crypto Platforms On Friday, it was reported that the FSA […]