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Bitcoin ETFs Near $1B in Outflows as Analysts Debate Emerging Bear-Market Signals
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Cryptoqueen Jailed in UK for $6.6 Billion Bitcoin Laundering — One of the Largest in History
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Inmate Trader: How Phillip John Smith Crafted a Crypto Side-Hustle Behind Bars
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Solana, Polygon, Fireblocks, TON, and Stellar Unite to Launch Global Blockchain Payments Consortium
Article Summary: A coalition of leading blockchain innovators — Fireblocks, Solana, TON, Polygon, and Stellar — has formed the Blockchain Payments Consortium to standardize cross-chain
Over Half of Hedge Funds Now Invested in Crypto in 2025, Marking a Major Institutional Shift Toward Digital Assets
💹 Institutional Investors Deepen Crypto Exposure A new global survey conducted by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) in collaboration with PwC has revealed that
Europol’s $689M Crypto Crackdown Marks New Era of EU Enforcement
Article Summary: Authorities in Cyprus, Spain, and Germany arrested nine suspects in a $689 million crypto-laundering bust, seizing $1.7 million in assets in a Eurojust–Europol
Alibaba’s Qwen3-Max AI Outperforms GPT-5 in Global Crypto Trading Challenge
🌟 Key Takeaways ⚙️ The Future of AI Trading: Analysts say the results highlight China’s growing influence in fintech AI, but experts caution that future
Thodex Founder Faruk Fatih Özer Found Dead in Turkish Prison Amid $2 Billion Crypto Fraud Legacy
📌 Key Takeaways ⚰️ Former Thodex CEO Discovered Dead in Jail Cell Faruk Fatih Özer, the 30-year-old founder of the defunct Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex,
BONK Inc. (BNKK) Positioned as Premier Public Gateway to BONK Ecosystem, Independent Report Finds
💼🌐 Independent Research Spotlights BONK Inc. BONK Inc. (Nasdaq: BNKK) has gained recognition from Harbinger Research, which identified the company as the top public market