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Brazilian Fintech Firm Méliuz Plans $78M Equity Offering to Buy Bitcoin, Shares Plunge

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Brazilian fintech Méliuz (CASH3), which serves over 30 million users in the country, is launching a public share offering to raise up to R$450 million ($78 million), with plans to allocate all proceeds to purchasing bitcoin BTC. The offering, announced Friday in a securities filing, consists of an initial issuance of 17 million common shares, […]

Trump’s Memecoin Dinner Questioned by Top Democrat on House Judiciary Committee

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A senior Democrat in the House of Representatives, Jamie Raskin, joined his name to lawmakers seeking answers about President Donald Trump’s recent dinner for top investors in his memecoin, sending questions directly to Trump. Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, has been a vocal critic of the president and becomes the latest […]

FTX Repayments May Have Positive Market Impact: Coinbase

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The FTX Recovery Trust will begin distributing over $5 billion in cash and stablecoins to creditors starting on Friday, with funds expected to land in accounts within the next three business days via BitGo and Kraken. And there’s a chance this wave of repayments will help lift the crypto market, analysts at Coinbase wrote in […]

Judge Declines to Order DOJ to Review Records in Roman Storm Case

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The federal judge overseeing Roman Storm’s prosecution declined to order the Department of Justice to review its records for any materials it might have missed that would help the Tornado Cash developer at the end of a 30-minute hearing Friday morning, though she told the government it should not have any disclosure issues. Judge Katherine […]

Bitcoin Slips Below $104K, Cryptos Slide as U.S.-China Tariff Tensions Flare Up

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Markets went red on Friday on renewed tariff-related apprehensions. Bitcoin BTC is down 2.1% in the last 24 hours, trading just above $104,000 after briefly hitting a session low of $103,900. The CoinDesk 20 — an index of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, except for stablecoins, memecoins and exchange coins — slumped even […]

AVAX Slides 7%, Hits Strong Resistance at $22.35 Level

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The cryptocurrency market is experiencing significant downward pressure as global economic uncertainties impact digital assets across the board. Avalanche (AVAX) has been particularly affected, with increased selling occurring at high volume, establishing strong resistance at the $22.35 level. New Jersey’s Bergen County announced on Wednesday that it plans to digitize all property deeds on the […]

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht to Bitcoiners: ‘Freedom is Worth the Struggle’

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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has a message for the crypto community: if you want to maintain your freedom, you must remain unified and decentralized, and you must be prepared for a struggle. In a heart-felt keynote speech closing out Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Thursday, Ulbricht, addressing the public […]

Asia Morning Briefing: Cooling BTC Pushing Up Altcoin Volumes

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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading above $105K as Asia begins its business […]

Suspects in Manhattan Crypto Kidnapping, Torture Case Plead Not Guilty as Investigation Widens

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Two men suspected in the kidnapping and torture of a 28-year-old Italian cryptocurrency investor have pleaded not guilty, while the investigation into their case appears to have expanded to the New York Police Department itself. New York police had previously arrested William Duplessie, 33, and John Woeltz, 37, on the charges, as well as a […]

SEC Files to Dismiss Long-Running Lawsuit Against Binance

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moved to drop its long-running lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance on Thursday, without providing an explanation in a court filing. The SEC and Binance filed a joint motion, noting that the case had already been paused while the SEC’s new crypto task force worked to “develop a regulatory framework […]

Nigel Farage Vows to Establish BTC Reserve and Pass Pro-Crypto Legislation Once in Government

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage promised today to pass crypto-friendly legislation and establish a bitcoin BTC reserve at the Bank of England if he comes into government. “We have put together… the Crypto Assets and Digital Finance Bill. We will campaign for this, and we will put it in place when we win in the […]

Asia Morning Briefing: All Eyes on TON as Elon Musk Pours Cold Water on xAI Deal Talks

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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Telegram’s blockbuster deal with xAI, which would see Elon Musk’s AI […]