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French financial regulator AMF is offering "asylum" to companies that are fleeing the U.S. due to regulatory ambiguity. The agency noted that so far 74 cryptocurrency counterparties have already registered in the EU.
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Representatives of the U.S. Secret Service, along with members of the REACT unit, held an AMA session on the Reddit platform. When asked by the audience whether the Secret Service would launch its own meme-coin, the agency replied that their USSS San Francisco collection was already running on OpenSea.
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Elon Musk announced that he is leaving the post of Twitter CEO. He has already found a replacement. The new CEO is expected to take over at the end of June or early July. Musk also noted that the new CEO will be a woman.
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Yesterday, the trial of Nathaniel Chastain took place. A jury found the ex-manager of OpenSea guilty on charges of insider trading, fraud and violating AML laws. A final hearing is scheduled for August 22, at which time the court will announce the verdict. Chastain faces up to 20 years in
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During April, cryptocurrency projects lost $103.7m due to exploits, hacks and exit scams. The cumulative loss since the beginning of 2023 was $429.7m, according to a report by analytics firm CertiK. April's biggest exploits included a $25.4 million attack on several MEV trading bots, a
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MicroStrategy will unveil Lightning Network-based software for corporations next week. The announcement was made by the firm's former head Michael Saylor. The presentation will take place May 1-4 at the MicroStrategy World 2023 event (Florida).
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The developers of Telegram bot Wallet have announced the addition of a new feature. Users will now be able to buy, withdraw or exchange bitcoins directly through the bot. It will be possible to buy BTC with a bank card or via P2P.
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Intel has officially announced that it will discontinue production of its new 1000 series ASIC Blocksale chips, which were designed for mining. The manufacturer introduced these chips just over a year ago. "Our main focus now is on investing in IDM 2.0, so we are winding down the
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Solana Labs held a presentation of its Saga crypto phone. The release was conducted live by employees of Solana's mobile division. The device will go on mass sale on May 8 at a price of $1000. The device will run on Android OS. The creators call their technology
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong claims that the exchange is planning Lightning Network integration. "Lightning is cool, we plan to add this technology in the future," he stated.
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US cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is preparing to launch an international derivatives exchange, The Information reports, citing insiders. To that end, Gemini's management has been working with market makers who conduct overseas operations for the past several months.
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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has stated in their announcement that according to their own analysis, NFT is a collector's item. And in their view, NFT should be taxed in the same way as stamps of all kinds, works of art and wines. "For example, a gemstone