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US judge tosses SEC fraud suit against Hex founder Richard Heart

A district court judge has dismissed the US securities regulator’s lawsuit accusing Hex founder Richard Heart of raising over $1 billion through unregistered crypto offerings

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Bybit $1.4B hack investigators tie over 11K wallets to North Korean hackers

Bybit and blockchain analytics firms have ramped up efforts to track and recover stolen funds, identifying more than 11,000 wallets linked to North Korean hackers.

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BTC must reclaim $106K before a 'new round of price discovery' — Traders

A crypto trader says a move back to $106,000 is needed for Bitcoin to confirm another uptrend. However, some think a dip to $85,000 is

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Crypto voters could tip upcoming Australian federal election: YouGov poll

A recent YouGov poll suggests around 2 million Australians could form a pro-crypto voting bloc at the next federal election slated for May. Source link

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Italy engages with crypto firms on regulatory safeguards

Italy’s Banca d’Italia and Consob are in talks with crypto firms to ensure compliance, as regulatory gaps widen between the EU and US. Source link

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Blockchain games see 3x year-on-year rise in activity for January: DappRadar

DappRadar reported that there were 7 million daily unique active wallets in Web3 gaming last month, up 386% compared to January 2024. Source link

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BNB Chain memecoin platform Four.Meme hit by $183K exploit

The memecoin launch platform has temporarily stopped the creation of new liquidity pools while it addresses the exploit. Source link

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Kanye West claims to have rejected $2M offer to promote crypto scam

Kanye West, aka Ye, says he rejected a $2 million offer to promote a cryptocurrency scam, which involved posting a fraudulent promotion and later claiming

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Crypto market has become ‘very confusing,’ losing all logic — Traders

Crypto traders say the market has “lost all sense of logic” and is now “confusing just about every investor” despite pro-crypto moves by the US

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Bitcoin falls below $100K following Donald Trump imposing import tariffs

Bitcoin has dropped below $100,000 for the first time since Jan. 27 following Donald Trump imposing import tariffs on goods from China, Canada, and Mexico