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Cathie Woods ARK Invest files for two crypto index ETFs linked to CoinDesk 20

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ARK Invest, the asset management firm led by Cathie Wood, has filed with US regulators to launch two new cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that will track the CoinDesk 20 – a benchmark for the most liquid digital assets, including bitcoin, ether, solana, XRP and cardano. Instead of holding crypto directly, the proposed ETFs would rely […]

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US Marshals Investigate Claim of $40 Million Crypto Theft by Son of Federal Crypto Custodian

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The US Marshals Service (USMS) is investigating allegations that the son of a Department of Defense and Justice Department service provider charged with managing cryptocurrency seized by law enforcement stole more than $40 million in confiscated digital assets. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT accused John “Lick” Daghita, son of Dean Daghita, president of CMDSS — a company

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BTC holds close to year lows as precious metals continue to attract attention

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Bitcoin BTC$87,775.09 remained stuck in limbo at around $88,000 on Monday as gold and silver extended their blistering rallies before taking advantage. BTC has rallied slightly from what is now becoming a renewed pattern of weekend panic selling, but has fallen from around $90,000 late Friday. Rising odds of a government shutdown on Jan. 31

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Why This Former BlackRock Executive Thinks Ethereum’s TVL Will 10X By 2026

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The context: Former BlackRock Head of Digital Assets Strategy and SharpLink CEO Joseph Chalom says institutional giants are betting heavily on Ethereum to serve as the global infrastructure for asset tokenization, ignoring the current price stagnation. He outlines three key drivers for an expected 10x increase in Ethereum activity this year: BlackRock’s Larry Fink has

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Millions in crypto wealth are at risk of disappearing when holders die. How to protect it

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If someone threw away a lot of early bitcoin BTC$88,186.15 holdings, or a grandchild has persuaded an older family member to take a flyer on a coin or token, intergenerational wealth transfer these days can easily include crypto. Not so long ago, families in this position faced uncertainty about the basics: Does crypto count as

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Russia Labels Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT ‘Unwanted’

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Russia has officially banned Ukrainian-founded cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT, escalating efforts to crack down on firms it says support Ukraine’s war effort. The country’s attorney general designated WhiteBIT and its parent company, W Group, as “undesirable organizations,” a legal label that criminalizes any activity involving the firm in Russia. Russian authorities accused the exchange of building

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Jefferies sees market structure bill as tokenization inflection point, despite a rocky road ahead

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Jefferies, a Wall Street investment bank, said growing blockchain infrastructure and gradual regulatory progress are laying the groundwork for a new wave of tokenization of institutions in traditional finance (TradFi). Wide adoption, however, depends on clear rules for US market structures, it says. The bank pointed to the draft Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as

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Bitcoin miners Cleanspark, IREN and TeraWulf among those lower after NVDA/CRWV deal

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As if continued declines in the bitcoin price weren’t enough, shares of bitcoin miners that have changed their business plan to focus on AI infrastructure were mostly sharply lower on Monday following Nvidia’s $2 billion investment in CoreWeave. While the investment underscores the growing demand for high-performance computing as AI applications expand, it also highlights

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Senate agriculture panel delays market structure hearing until Thursday after winter storm

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The Senate Agriculture Committee postponed the markup hearing on its crypto market structure bill, previously scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, by two days. The committee had intended to let lawmakers debate amendments and vote on its version of the bill, which aims to define how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission can oversee crypto markets, but a

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