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Stablecoin Giant Circle Targets $6.7 Billion Valuation in US IPO
New York-based Circle and some existing investors are looking to raise up to $624 million (roughly Rs. 5,339 crore) by offering 24 million shares priced between $24 (roughly Rs. 2,053) and $26 (roughly Rs. 2,225) a piece. Circle is offering 9.6 million shares in the offering.
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Solana Partners Swiss Watchmaker Franck Muller to Launch Limited Edition Web3 WatchÂ
Solana and Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller announced the launch of a limited edition of Web3-enabled luxury watch. The price of this watch is CHF 20,000 (roughly Rs. 20.7 lakh), the announcement revealed.Â
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Dubai's VARA Sets June 19 Deadline for Crypto Firms to Comply With Updated Activity-Based Rulebooks
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) introduced changes to its crypto policies aiming to increase risk oversight and ensure investor security. The policy changes focuses on deploying more control around margin trading and token distribution services among others.
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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Gets 12 Years Prison for Crypto Fraud
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to securities fraud and commodities fraud. Federal prosecutors said Mashinsky, 59, misled customers about Celsius' safety, and artificially inflated the value of Celsius' proprietary token Cel.
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Binance to Delist Tether and Eight Other Stablecoins in Europe on March 31: All Details
Binance will delist stablecoins that fail to comply with the EU’s MiCA regulations after March 31. The exchange announced that Tether (USDT), along with First Digital USD (FDUSD), Pax Dollar (USDP), Dai (DAI), Anchored Euro (AEUR), TerraUSD (UST), TerraClassicUSD (USTC), TrueUSD (TUSD), and Paxos Gold (PAXG), will no longer be available to EU use...
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Coinbase Plans India Re-Entry with UPI-Linked Services, Starts Discussions with Potential Partners: Source
Coinbase plans to compete with CoinSwitch and CoinDCX among others in the sector of India centralised exchanges. To facilitate their UPI-enabled crypto purchase plans, the exchange is prioritising partnerships with local partners for elements like KYC verifications – a step they had not taken the last time they attempted to enable this feature in...
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Russia's Energy Ministry Mulls Compulsory Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment
Russia’s Ministry of Energy is planning to create a mandatory registry of crypto mining equipment to identify mining businesses. The initiative has been proposed by Yevgeny Grabchak, the Deputy Minister of Energy.
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Coinbase Acquires Onchain Ad Platform Spindl to Boost Visibility of Base-Powered Web3 Projects
Coinbase has acquired Spindl, an onchain advertising platform, to help Web3 developers expand their project reach within Web3 communities.
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US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.
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Racial Bias in Web3, Blockchain Boom in Indian Entreprises: Interview With Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal  Â
Along the sidelines of the recently concluded India Blockchain Week 2024, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal discussed a variety of topics with Gadgets360. In our chat, Nailwal gave us his take on the racial bias allegedly prevalent in the global Web3 arena while also voicing an opinion on India’s Web3 market, Polygon’s future plans, and ur...
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US Court Reverses Sanctions Against Tornado Cash: All You Need to Know
A US federal court has overturned the 2022 sanctions against Tornado Cash. The Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans ruled that immutable smart contracts do not qualify as property, making them ineligible for sanctions under existing laws.
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Crypto Taxes Generated $78 Million in Kenya, Authorities Target Over $460 Million
Between 2023 and 2024, the Kenya Revenue Authority collected taxes from 384 digital asset dealers. Over the next five years, the KRA aims to raise KES 60 billion (roughly $464 million) from participants in Kenya’s Web3 ecosystem.
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FTX Sues Binance and Ex-CEO Zhao, Seeking $1.8 Billion Clawback
FTX is seeking to claw back almost $1.8 billion it alleges was fraudulently transferred by Sam Bankman-Fried. Binance, Zhao and other Binance executives received the funds as part of a July 2021 share repurchase deal with Bankman-Fried, the FTX co-founder who is now in prison.
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff Group Reportedly Targeting Crypto Community Members on MacOS
According to SentinelLabs, North Korea's BlueNoroff group is distributing fake crypto news to lure users into downloading infected multi-storage malware onto their MacBook. Earlier in September, the FBI reported that crypto consumers lost over $5.6 billion (roughly Rs. 47,029 crore) to cryptocurrency-related fraud last year.
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JPMorgan Rebrands Blockchain Division from ‘Onyx’ to ‘Kinexys’ and Unveils New Features
JPMorgan has rebranded its blockchain unit, originally known as ‘Onyx,’ to ‘Kinexys,’ reflecting its strategic vision for Web3 adoption. The rebranding introduces a suite of new financial products and services, placing blockchain technology at the core of its offerings.
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Stablecoin Giant Circle Targets $6.7 Billion Valuation in US IPO
New York-based Circle and some existing investors are looking to raise up to $624 million (roughly Rs. 5,339 crore) by offering 24 million shares priced between $24 (roughly Rs. 2,053) and $26 (roughly Rs. 2,225) a piece. Circle is offering 9.6 million shares in the offering.
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Solana Partners Swiss Watchmaker Franck Muller to Launch Limited Edition Web3 WatchÂ
Solana and Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller announced the launch of a limited edition of Web3-enabled luxury watch. The price of this watch is CHF 20,000 (roughly Rs. 20.7 lakh), the announcement revealed.Â
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Dubai's VARA Sets June 19 Deadline for Crypto Firms to Comply With Updated Activity-Based Rulebooks
Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) introduced changes to its crypto policies aiming to increase risk oversight and ensure investor security. The policy changes focuses on deploying more control around margin trading and token distribution services among others.
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Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Gets 12 Years Prison for Crypto Fraud
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to securities fraud and commodities fraud. Federal prosecutors said Mashinsky, 59, misled customers about Celsius' safety, and artificially inflated the value of Celsius' proprietary token Cel.
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Binance to Delist Tether and Eight Other Stablecoins in Europe on March 31: All Details
Binance will delist stablecoins that fail to comply with the EU’s MiCA regulations after March 31. The exchange announced that Tether (USDT), along with First Digital USD (FDUSD), Pax Dollar (USDP), Dai (DAI), Anchored Euro (AEUR), TerraUSD (UST), TerraClassicUSD (USTC), TrueUSD (TUSD), and Paxos Gold (PAXG), will no longer be available to EU use...
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Coinbase Plans India Re-Entry with UPI-Linked Services, Starts Discussions with Potential Partners: Source
Coinbase plans to compete with CoinSwitch and CoinDCX among others in the sector of India centralised exchanges. To facilitate their UPI-enabled crypto purchase plans, the exchange is prioritising partnerships with local partners for elements like KYC verifications – a step they had not taken the last time they attempted to enable this feature in...
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Russia's Energy Ministry Mulls Compulsory Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment
Russia’s Ministry of Energy is planning to create a mandatory registry of crypto mining equipment to identify mining businesses. The initiative has been proposed by Yevgeny Grabchak, the Deputy Minister of Energy.
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Coinbase Acquires Onchain Ad Platform Spindl to Boost Visibility of Base-Powered Web3 Projects
Coinbase has acquired Spindl, an onchain advertising platform, to help Web3 developers expand their project reach within Web3 communities.
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US Court Reverses OFAC’s Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
On January 21, the US District Court for the Western District of Texas reversed OFAC’s sanctions against Tornado Cash. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) levied sanctions against the platform in 2022 for allegedly becoming a solution for money launderers to move illegal funds around.
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Racial Bias in Web3, Blockchain Boom in Indian Entreprises: Interview With Polygon’s Sandeep Nailwal  Â
Along the sidelines of the recently concluded India Blockchain Week 2024, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal discussed a variety of topics with Gadgets360. In our chat, Nailwal gave us his take on the racial bias allegedly prevalent in the global Web3 arena while also voicing an opinion on India’s Web3 market, Polygon’s future plans, and ur...
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US Court Reverses Sanctions Against Tornado Cash: All You Need to Know
A US federal court has overturned the 2022 sanctions against Tornado Cash. The Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans ruled that immutable smart contracts do not qualify as property, making them ineligible for sanctions under existing laws.
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Crypto Taxes Generated $78 Million in Kenya, Authorities Target Over $460 Million
Between 2023 and 2024, the Kenya Revenue Authority collected taxes from 384 digital asset dealers. Over the next five years, the KRA aims to raise KES 60 billion (roughly $464 million) from participants in Kenya’s Web3 ecosystem.
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FTX Sues Binance and Ex-CEO Zhao, Seeking $1.8 Billion Clawback
FTX is seeking to claw back almost $1.8 billion it alleges was fraudulently transferred by Sam Bankman-Fried. Binance, Zhao and other Binance executives received the funds as part of a July 2021 share repurchase deal with Bankman-Fried, the FTX co-founder who is now in prison.
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North Korea’s BlueNoroff Group Reportedly Targeting Crypto Community Members on MacOS
According to SentinelLabs, North Korea's BlueNoroff group is distributing fake crypto news to lure users into downloading infected multi-storage malware onto their MacBook. Earlier in September, the FBI reported that crypto consumers lost over $5.6 billion (roughly Rs. 47,029 crore) to cryptocurrency-related fraud last year.
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JPMorgan Rebrands Blockchain Division from ‘Onyx’ to ‘Kinexys’ and Unveils New Features
JPMorgan has rebranded its blockchain unit, originally known as ‘Onyx,’ to ‘Kinexys,’ reflecting its strategic vision for Web3 adoption. The rebranding introduces a suite of new financial products and services, placing blockchain technology at the core of its offerings.
