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💍 Men are increasingly using cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoin, to hide their assets during a divorce and avoid having them divided.
Because of the anonymity and decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies, these assets are harder to track, which is raising concerns among women and legal professionals.
In one case in the United States, a woman discovered that her husband had attempted to hide 12 BTC in an unknown wallet. She hired blockchain investigation experts who helped uncover the hidden assets.
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🌐 Less than 4% of the world’s population currently uses cryptocurrency.
The highest share of users is in North America, where they make up 10.7% of the population. In South America, the figure is 6.6%, followed by Asia with 3.6%, Europe with 3.4%, and Oceania with 3.3%. Africa lags behind significantly, with just 1.6%.
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🪙 Binance is in active talks with the U.S. Treasury, discussing the possibility of easing regulatory oversight and returning to the American market.
At the same time, the exchange is exploring a potential deal with the Trump family's crypto project, WLFI — a move that could bring in billions through increased circulation of the USD1 stablecoin.
Meanwhile, CZ has agreed to cooperate with the DOJ and testify about Justin Sun as part of a plea deal.
Sun denies the rumors, calling CZ a mentor and highlighting that the DOJ has always been a "close partner" of his projects.
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👮 Sam Bankman-Fried has been transferred to one of the most brutal prisons in Southern California, unofficially known as “Victimville.”
According to eyewitnesses, “fights break out regularly, and stabbings are not uncommon” in this facility.
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🇺🇸 US Senate confirmed Paul Atkins to lead the SEC as it enters crypto friendly era.
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⚔️ China announces additional 84% tariff on US goods.
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🇪🇺 The European regulator has warned that cryptocurrency poses a threat to financial stability:
🔴 ESMA believes that the growth of the crypto market and its ties to traditional finance carry significant risks.
🔴 According to the agency’s head, “there are no safe crypto-assets.”
🔴 Stricter regulation may be necessary.
🔴 Crypto currently makes up just 1% of global financial assets, but its influence is rapidly growing.
🔴 Key threats include stablecoins, hacks, fraud, and high-profile collapses.
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😂 White House says additional 104% tariffs on China went into effect today at noon.
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📊 Binance has released a new report, noting that the toughest trade tariffs since the 1930s are already impacting the global economy and the crypto market.
In the near term, increased volatility is expected.
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🪙 Binance has integrated Apple Pay and Google Pay into its fiat-to-crypto purchase system.
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🪙 Ethereum has dropped below $1 500 for the first time since March 2023.
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🇺🇸 Yesterday, the SEC released guidance stating that asset-backed stablecoins are not considered securities — as long as they do NOT generate income.
Earlier, it was reported that lawmakers view stablecoins primarily as a payment system, not an investment product.
This reinforces the broader regulatory direction: treating the sector as part of financial infrastructure rather than as securities.
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🇨🇳 🇺🇸 China to impose additional 34% tariff on US goods.
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🇺🇸 Over $1.65 trillion wiped out from US stock market at open.
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🇬🇧 JPMorgan has launched blockchain-based payments in British pounds (GBP), expanding beyond the previously available options of euros (EUR) and U.S. dollars (USD).
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🕵️♂ Chinese scammers defrauded 66 800 Indians out of 6 000 000 USDT through a fake investment platform promising 8–15% returns.
The scheme was promoted via social media and messaging apps, with funds funneled through shell companies. Nine people in China were sentenced to 5–14 years in prison.
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☠️ Rumors started circulating that the MANTRA (OM) project might be facing a situation similar to what happened with LUNA.
As a result, the token crashed by 80%.
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🇵🇭 "Artificial intelligence" turned out to be a crowd of Filipinos
The startup Nate marketed itself as an AI-powered online shopping assistant — the promise was that a neural network would automatically fill in all checkout fields at the click of a button.
In reality, the "AI" was actually a team of people: dozens of Filipinos manually carried out all the tasks instead of an algorithm.
Despite this, Nate managed to raise over $50 million in investments since its founding in 2018.
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🌏 The World Food Program USA, a nonprofit organization within the UN system, has begun accepting donations in more than 80 cryptocurrencies.
The call for new donations came after the Trump administration halted funding for the UN’s urgent humanitarian initiatives aimed at providing food aid to the world’s poorest countries.
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🇺🇸 President Trump authorizes 90-day pause on tariffs.
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🇨🇳 There are rumors circulating online that China is selling off U.S. Treasury bonds and buying Bitcoin.
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🫦 Donald Trump said that countries are "kissing his ass" to make new trade deals.
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🪙 Ripple acquires crypto-friendly prime broker Hidden Road for $1.25 billion.
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🇵🇰 Pakistan appoints Changpeng Zhao as strategic advisor on crypto.
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🎰 The scam project ZKasino, which was trading with funds that were supposed to be returned to users, closed a 20x leveraged long position on Ethereum on Hyperliquid, incurring a total loss of $27 100 000.
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🪒 A whale holding 67 570 ETH ($106M) on Maker was liquidated at an ETH price of $1 650.
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🪙 Grayscale files for Solana ETF.
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🇨🇳 Chinese company Cango, specializing in automotive services, has sold its China-based business for $352 million to restructure itself as a Bitcoin mining company.
The new owner of the business will be Bitmain, which will provide Cango with mining power of 32 exahashes per second.
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🇧🇷 Brazil’s largest bank, Itaú Unibanco, is planning to launch its own stablecoin.
This comes shortly after news that Brazil is considering a law that would allow employers to pay salaries in cryptocurrency.
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