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Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, has directed Binance’s local arm to engage an independent auditor after finding significant weaknesses in the exchange’s anti‑money‑laundering (AML) and counter‑terrorist financing (CTF) systems. The regulator said the move follows a supervisory review that uncovered shortcomings in governance, customer
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Taiwan’s Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office has filed charges against 14 people in a large cryptocurrency-related money‑laundering and fraud case, saying the scheme involved about 1,539 victims and hundreds of millions of New Taiwan dollars in illicit proceeds. Prosecutors asked the court to confiscate roughly NT$1.275
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Financial and risk advisory firm Kroll is facing a class-action lawsuit after creditors tied to the FTX, BlockFi and Genesis bankruptcy matters reported repeated phishing attempts that they say followed a prior Kroll data breach. The suit, filed on behalf of an FTX claimant, accuses Kroll of negligence tied to
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The European Union is reportedly examining major public blockchain networks such as Ethereum and Solana as potential platforms for a digital euro, according to recent reporting. This marks a possible shift away from privately run central bank digital currency (CBDC) models toward infrastructure that would operate on public chains. Officials
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Strategy — the corporate vehicle led by Michael Saylor that holds the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury — does not structure its purchases to push Bitcoin’s market price, Strategy’s corporate treasurer and head of investor relations, Shirish Jajodia, told Coin Stories host Natalie Brunell. Jajodia said the company deliberately paces trades
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For years, crypto traders have relied primarily on price charts—candlesticks, moving averages and a tangle of indicators—to make sense of market moves. But a quieter shift is taking shape: conversational AI tools like ChatGPT and Grok are becoming a first stop for many users seeking context, sentiment and
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U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have experienced a multi-day run of net redemptions totaling roughly $1.17 billion over the last five trading days, marking their longest consecutive outflow streak in several months. Despite that pullback, crypto investor and commentator Anthony Pompliano told CNBC that Bitcoin’s spot price
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The Solana-based YZY memecoin—announced in connection with Kanye West’s YZY Money project—exploded in trading activity on launch day, rocketing to multi‑billion-dollar valuations within minutes before plunging back down. On‑chain analytics and market trackers recorded enormous volume and extreme volatility as retail buyers rushed in and
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The long-running animated series South Park targeted U.S. President Donald Trump and his perceived ties to the cryptocurrency industry in its most recent episode, which aired as part of the show’s 27th season. The installment uses satire to link Trump with crypto-friendly officials and tech figures while lampooning
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The U.S. House has added language to its National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) package that would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or offering Fed products or accounts directly to individuals. The amendment inserts a prohibition into the defense policy bill that would
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has launched a second “crypto sprint” aimed at advancing policy steps recommended by the White House and the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. This new effort centers on outreach and stakeholder engagement, with the agency asking market participants for
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Australia’s corporate regulator says it has removed more than 14,000 online investment and phishing sites since July 2023, with just over 3,000 of those takedowns linked to crypto investment schemes. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced it will expand its takedown capability to include monitoring