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South Korean City Has Seized Crypto from 200+ Residents Over Unpaid Tax Bills
Cheongju, the capital and largest city of South Korea’s North Chungcheong Province, says it has seized crypto from 203 residents since…
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South Korea Lifts Ban on VC Funding for Crypto Companies
South Korean cryptoasset-related companies can now apply for venture capital (VC) funding after Seoul abolished a seven-year-old ban. The…
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Top Trump crypto backer Justin Sun says his World Liberty tokens ‘unreasonably’ frozen
[PARIS/BOSTON] Justin Sun, one of the biggest known backers of US President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto venture, said on…
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Australian Retirement Funds Have ‘Missed the Rally’ in Crypto This Year
Australian self-managed retirement funds held A$3.02 billion (US$1.9 billion) in cryptocurrencies at the end of June, but fresh data…
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Trump Media buys US$2 billion in Bitcoin for crypto treasury plan
Trump Media & Technology Group, the firm behind Truth Social, has acquired about US$2 billion in Bitcoin and related securities as part of…
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Trump signs stablecoin law as crypto industry aims for mainstream adoption
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed a law to create a regulatory regime for dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a…
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Every Democrat Who Helped Pass Trump’s Dangerous Crypto Bill
One of Donald Trump’s former employees is drawing a line connecting Jeffrey Epstein and the real estate mogul. The former president and…
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Trump reports tens of millions in income from crypto ventures
PRESIDENT Donald Trump filed his first public financial disclosure report of his term on Friday (Jun 13), providing what he said was the…
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Australia cracks down on crypto ATMs as scams, fraud uncovered
There are now more than 1,800 machines in the country compared to just 23 in 2019, according to Austrac data Australia’s financial crimes…
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NYC Crypto Torture Case: Two NYPD Detectives, One on Eric Adams' Security Detail, Linked to Kidnapping and Torture of Italian Bitcoin Millionaire
Two NYPD detectives, including one who is part of Mayor Eric Adams' security detail, have been placed to modified duty as officials…
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Vance urges crypto industry to stay involved in politics as he touts Trump administration's record
Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking,…
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Bitcoin up as JD Vance keynotes crypto conference: Live Updates
By Amanda M. Castro is a Newsweek Live Blog Editor based in New York. Her focus is reporting on U.S. politics, breaking news, consumer…
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Trump Media Ramps Up Crypto Shadiness With Bitcoin Plans
“We’ve lost some sales perhaps on the left, but we’ve gained them on the right. The sales numbers at this point are strong and we see no…
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Trump’s Crypto Dinner Guests Admit They’re Trying to Buy Him Off
“It’s kind of a fund-raiser” for Mr. Trump, Korean crypto executive Sangrok Oh and another dinner attendee, told the Times. “And he’ll…
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Karoline Leavitt Says You’ll Never Know Who’s at Trump’s Crypto Dinner
“Well as you know, Garret, this question has been raised with the president. I have also addressed the dinner tonight; the president is…
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After rocky week, Coinbase becomes first crypto exchange to join the S&P 500
Coinbase on Monday became the first cryptocurrency exchange to join the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, marking a pivotal moment for the…
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Mixing the Political and the Personal: Trump’s Swap Scheme and Crypto Reserve
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How Donald Trump’s Crypto Dealings Push the Bounds of Corruption
Imagine that someone in a position of great political power created a hundred billion raffle tickets and made them available for public…
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Crypto Bill Stalls in the Senate as Democrats Balk
A first-of-its-kind bill to regulate parts of the cryptocurrency industry stalled in the Senate on Thursday, after Democrats blocked it…
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Trump Crypto Deals Provoke Senate Backlash and Calls for Investigation
Senate Democrats are demanding changes to cryptocurrency legislation pending in Congress, responding partly to growing evidence that the…
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As Crypto Slips, Dubai Emerges As Next Destination; Draws Thousands to TOKEN2049
The cryptocurrency industry, once propelled by political support and promising regulatory changes, is now facing a slowdown. Earlier this…
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Trump’s Open Corruption Hits Next Level With $2 Billion Crypto Scheme
The move comes after Trump’s first choice for the ambassadorship, Representative Elise Stefanik, withdrew her name from consideration…
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UK sets out new rules for crypto as it aligns with US on approach
Britain will bring cryptocurrencies under compulsory regulation, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Tuesday as the government…
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Secret Deals, Foreign Investments, Presidential Policy Changes: The Rise of Trump’s Crypto Firm
The pitch from “ZMoney” arrived on the encrypted messaging app Signal just days before Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.…