Czech Government Survives No-Confidence Vote Over $45M Bitcoin Donation
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The Czech government has weathered a political storm this week, surviving a no-confidence vote triggered by a $45 million bitcoin payment from a convicted criminal. The scandal has rocked Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s administration months before national elections, Reuters reports. The payment of 468 bitcoin was made to the state by a man previously jailed […]

CoinMarketCap Briefly Exploited With Wallet Phishing Pop-Up Message
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Hackers exploited a vulnerability in CoinMarketCap’s front-end system, using a seemingly harmless doodle image to inject malicious code that triggered fake wallet verification pop-ups across the site. The breach, confirmed by CoinMarketCap, used its backend API to deliver a manipulated JSON payload that embedded JavaScript into the homepage according to blockchain security firm Coinspect Security. […]

Bloomberg Analysts See 90% Chance SEC Clears Most Crypto ETFs Filings
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Odds are stacked that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approves most of the filed crypto exchange-traded funds, including the various XRP ETFs, by their respective deadlines, according to Bloomberg Analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas. “We are raising our odds for the vast majority of the spot crypto ETF filings to 90% or higher,” […]

TON Breaks $3 Barrier Amid Surging Volume, Riding Telegram's Growth
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The Telegram-native cryptocurrency TON has broken through the psychologically significant $3 barrier, demonstrating robust momentum with exceptional trading volume nearly triple the period average. This surge coincides with growing interest in Telegram's ecosystem as WhatsApp begins implementing advertisements, positioning TON as a beneficiary of the shift toward ad-free, crypto-integrated messaging platforms. Despite recent volatility, TON […]

CryptoQuant Warns of $92K Bitcoin Drop as Analyst Views Diverge
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. As Asia begins its trading day, bitcoin is trading above $104,500 […]

Crypto Taxes Are Complicated, Don’t Let Them Derail Your Portfolio
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In today’s Crypto for Advisors, Bryan Courchesne from DAIM provides information on tax planning for crypto trades. Although we are half a year away from tax season, there are many considerations to track in order to be tax-ready. Then, Saim Akif from Akif CPA breaks down the differences in tax treatment between crypto and equities/bonds […]

DOJ Ties Kansas Bank Collapse to $225 Million ‘Pig Butchering’ Seizure
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A Kansas banker who looted millions from his small-town bank in 2023, which triggered its collapse, lost much of the money to overseas crypto scammers targeted in a record-breaking DOJ bust, according to a complaint filed Wednesday. Prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action targeting over $225 million in laundered USDT, part of a butchering […]

NEAR Protocol Plunges 6% as Middle East Tensions Fuel Crypto Selloff
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GENIUS Act Positions Ethereum at the Center of Tokenized Finance, Says Wall Street Veteran
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Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. As Asia begins its trading day, is trading above $2500 as […]

XRP Gets Another DeFi Boost Through Flare’s FAssets and FXRP, Messari Says
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Flare Network is helping push XRP deeper into decentralized finance (DeFi) with FXRP — a fully collateralized, non-custodial representation of XRP on Songbird — and a growing suite of infrastructure now drawing interest from retail and institutional players alike, according to a Messari report. Flare validates off-chain data without external middleware. The framework secures FAssets, […]

BTC Tops $108K on JPMorgan Crypto Filing, XRP Rallies on ETF News
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Crypto markets pushed higher on Monday as traders have shifted focus from geopolitical anxieties to crypto-related institutional developments ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee’s meeting. Bitcoin has risen 3.1% in the last 24 hours and is now trading for $108,600, only a couple of thousand dollars below its all-time record. It certainly wasn’t […]

Crypto Exchange WhiteBIT’s Token Jumps 30% Over Juventus Partnership
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The price of cryptocurrency exchange WhiteBIT’s token, WhiteBIT Coin , climbed more than 30% in the last 24 hours after the exchange announced a high-profile partnership with Italian football club Juventus. Under a new three-year deal, WhiteBIT became the “official cryptocurrency exchange” and “official sleeve partner” of Juventus, according to a press release. Starting with […]