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OKX Settles U.S. DOJ Charges, Pays Over $500M Penalty and Forfeiture

An OKX subsidiary said it resolved a U.S. DOJ investigation.

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Finance

Citadel Plans Crypto Market-Making Business: Bloomberg

The company had previously been wary, but the friendlier U.S. regulatory outlook has that stance.

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Markets

Payments Card Issuer Infini Offers Reward for Return of Funds After $49 Million Exploit

The neobank offered the perpetrator 20% of the stolen funds to return the money within 48 hours, threatening legal action otherwise.

Glasses in front of monitors with code (Kevin Ku/Unsplash)

Finance

Chintai Tokenizes $570M Real Estate Cash-Flow for RealNOI

The platform gives investors access to cash flows of nearly 1,900 apartments, while helping property owners access capital.

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Markets

DekaBank Rolls Out Crypto Trading, Custody Services for Institutions: Bloomberg

The bank, with over 370 billion euros in assets under management, is emphasizing security and regulatory compliance.

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Policy

US SEC Closes Investigation Into Robinhood's Crypto Business

On Feb 21. the SEC’s Enforcement Division said it had concluded its investigation, Robinhood said in a statement.

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Markets

Wall Street-Backed Crypto Exchange EDX Markets Adds 17 New Cryptocurrencies, Including XRP, SOL, Trump Coin

The expansion significantly broadens trading options for users, reflecting a friendlier regulatory environment in the U.S.

 Wall Street-backed crypto exchange EDX Markets expands cryptocurrency offering as it gets ready for growing institutional demand. (Unsplash)

Markets

Strategy Bitcoin Stack Just Shy of 500K Tokens After Latest $2B Purchase

The Michael Saylor-led company used funds from last week's $2 billion 0% convertible note offering.

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Finance

USDe Stablecoin Developer Ethena Raises $100M: Bloomberg

USDe's market cap has jumped to around $6 billion this month, becoming the third largest stablecoin behind Tether's USDT and Circle's USDC

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Markets

Memecoins Under Fire as BTC Lullfest Below $100K Revives Memories of 2018

Attendees at Consensus saw memecoins as net negative for the broader crypto market. Some expected the SEC to approve ETFs tied to top altcoins.

BTC, Nasdaq may stabilize as JPY bull positioning looks overstretched. (geralt/Pixabay)

Policy

Germany's Centre Right Alliance Secures Most Seats in EU Nation's Election

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU secured 28.52% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) secured 20.8% of the vote.

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Markets

Raydium’s RAY Dives 25% as Pump.Fun Appears to Test Own AMM Exchange

Crypto watchers noticed the popular Solana tool apparently testing its own AMM in early Monday hours, dampening sentiment for tokens of its existing exchange.

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Markets

Solana Whales Increase Engagement in Bearish Options Plays on Deribit Amid SOL Meltdown and Impending Unlock

SOL put options accounted for most of the block trades that crossed the tape on Deribit last week.

The Q1 ended with a notable bearish BTC block options bet. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

Markets

Bybit Closes 'ETH Gap' as Exchange Replenishes $1.4B Hole After Hack

Bybit has returned to a 1:1 backing of client assets days after being hit by the biggest crypto heist ever.

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