Crypto laundering is soaring! π¨ $45B in illicit transactions in 2024, up from $7B in 2023, projected to reach $21.8B via DEXs/bridges/exchanges by 2025. $2.5B linked to North Korean hackers & $300M to Iran. $9.3B lost to fraud, targeting seniors. #crypto #fraud #security
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Infinity Ground receives strategic investment from DWF Labs to accelerate AI ecosystem development! Focus: agentic infrastructure, AI app adoption & liquidity. π
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Trump reportedly drafted a letter seeking to fire Fed Chair Powell, consulting with GOP reps. Heβs long criticized Powellβs policies. However, the Supreme Court has limited a Presidentβs ability to remove Fed officials to cases of misconduct, not disagreement with policy. (NYT)
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Talos is acquiring on-chain data firm Coin Metrics for >$100M, creating a powerful platform for institutional digital asset trading. Talos, valued at $1.25B, is backed by PayPal, Fidelity, & Citi. π #crypto #acquisition #talos #coinmetrics
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Nasdaqβs Windtree Therapeutics secures up to $200M investment from Build and Build Corp & will launch a BNB cryptocurrency treasury strategy β a first for a Nasdaq-listed company! π #BNB #crypto #investment
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Binance launches a pre-TGE offering for BAS! π Subscribe to BAS tokens directly in your Binance Wallet. Max 3 BNB deposit per user β allocation is proportional. Unused BNB is returned after the offering. #Binance #BAS #TGE
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Mira Verify is here! This new system tackles AI "hallucinations" & false info in text. It uses multiple AI models to fact-check statements, labeling them True, False, or No Consensus. Learn more: link to article
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Tether minted 2B USDT on Ethereum in the last 20 mins, sending 1B to Binance. CEO Ardoino says these are pre-authorized tokens for future use & on-chain swaps, not necessarily immediate circulation.
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BNB Chain is getting faster & cheaper! π Recent upgrades cut block times to 0.75s & fees to ~$0.01, handling 17.6M daily transactions. Securityβs up too β 95% fewer MEV attacks! More gas limit increases & native privacy features are planned for 2026. #BNBChain #blockchain
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Belgravia Hartford secured $5M convertible debt & raised ~$2.92M USD in a private placement to buy more Bitcoin. This follows a $500K BTC purchase (4.86 BTC) on June 9th, as part of their ongoing Bitcoin strategy. #Bitcoin #crypto
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