Tag: Crypto

What Dubaiโ€™s Ban on Monero and Zcash Signals for Regulated Crypto

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Key takeaways Dubai does not criminalize privacy coins yet has ordered them to be removed from regulated financial channels. This means licensed firms in the DIFC can no longer trade, promote or package them into investment products. From a compliance perspective, privacy-by-default features conflict with AML and sanctions frameworks that require transaction visibility, making certain tokens structurally incompatible with regulated intermediaries. The policy reflects a broader global trend, as regulators in Europe, the US and parts of Asia are also restricting privacy-focused assets on licensed crypto platforms and within financial…

$MAXI Next Crypto to Explode

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What to Know: Binanceโ€™s latest Proof-of-Reserves (PoR) confirms 1:1 asset backing, creating the safety baseline required for a broader market risk-on rotation. Smart money is moving from stable infrastructure plays into high-volatility assets, evidenced by aggressive accumulation in new presales. Maxi Doge ($MAXI) combines viral โ€˜gym-broโ€™ culture with trading utility, raising over $4.5M. Trust is the ultimate currency in digital assets. And right now, Binance is hoarding it. CoinMarketCap recently released its latest research on top exchanges by proof-of-reserves (PoR), reaffirming Binance as the industryโ€™s leader. The data shows Binance…

Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi

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A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward core infrastructure, as decision-makers focus on liquidity constraints and market plumbing.ย  The findings come from a new report published by the digital asset conference CfC St. Moritz, based on responses from 242 attendees of its invitation-only event in January. Respondents included institutional investors, founders, C-suite executives, regulators and family office representatives.ย  According to the survey, 85% of respondents selected infrastructure as their top funding priority, ahead of DeFi, compliance, cybersecurity…

South Korea Sentences Crypto Firm Executive to 3-Year Jail Just Before Corporate Regulations

Key Notes Authorities said Lee minted a total of $4.8 million through token manipulation, while undermining fair price formation for the ACE token. South Korea is enforcing strict penalties as it moves toward stronger regulation of corporate participation in digital asset markets. On the other hand, South Koreaโ€™s FSS announced AI-driven upgrades to its VISTA surveillance system. South Korean regulators are once again tightening their grip over the crypto market and the rising corporate involvement. A South Korean court has recently sentenced the CEO of a crypto asset management firm…

South Korea gets rich from crypto… North Korea gets weapons

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In Seoul, crypto is loud and hard to ignore. In Pyongyang, it moves in silence, but its impact spreads far beyond the countryโ€™s closed borders. The two Koreas are among the most influential countries in crypto today, but for opposite reasons. South Korea drives markets through retail participation, culture and politics. A Seoul crypto trading competition in e-sports format. (Bunsan) Meanwhile, its secretive neighbor up north extracts billions in crypto through cyber operations. Its state-backed hackers are leading suspects in some of the industryโ€™s most damaging incidents. North Koreaโ€™s influence…

Ark Invest snaps up crypto stocks as Bitcoin dips below key averages

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Ark Invest bought Coinbase, Block, Bullish, Circle and Bitmine as Bitcoin and Ether traded below key moving averages, with sentiment weak but longโ€‘term theses intact. Summary Ark Invest accumulated shares of Bitmine, crypto exchange Bullish, Circle, Block Inc. and Coinbase as their prices slid with the broader digital asset market.โ€‹ The buying coincided with Bitcoin and Ether trading below their 200โ€‘day moving averages and longโ€‘term trend lines, while sentiment gauges flashed heightened caution. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan described an extended bear phase since early 2025, while Cathie Wood highlighted goldโ€™s…

Incognito Market Founder Bags 30-Year Jail Term for Crypto Darknet Operation

Key Notes Rui-Siang Lin, the founder of Incognito Market, will now spend the next 30 years in jail. He was accused of operating a digital asset dark web marketplace that facilitated more than $105 million in illicit narcotics sales. Lin will also get another five years of supervised release. Incognito Market founder Rui-Siang Lin was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison by a United States judge. This judgment was issued as a consequence of operating a digital asset dark web marketplace that facilitated more than $105 million in illicit…

Crypto Investors Are In SERIOUS Trouble (Tom Lee & Raoul Pal)

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Bitcoin โ€˜full crypto winterโ€™ call puts January 2025 as cycle peak start

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Crypto winter since Jan 2025, masked by ETF demand, now nearing late-stage exhaustion. Summary wise CIO Matt Hougan labels current market a fullย cryptoย winter starting January 2025, not a standard correction. Institutional buyers, including ETFs and digital asset treasuries, snapped up over 744,000 BTC, cushioning prices yet failing to reverse declining sentiment. Hougan points to history, macro growth, CLARITY Act progress, and potential sovereign Bitcoin moves as catalysts for eventual recovery from late-stage winter conditions. Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan has characterized the current cryptocurrency market conditions as a full-scale…

Crypto Winter Started Early 2025, Says Bitwiseโ€™s Hougan

Key Notes Hougan says strong institutional flows delayed recognition of the crypto winter that began in January 2025. He noted that the market may be closer to the end of this bear phase. Bitcoin dipped near $73,000 on February 3 before rebounding above $76,000. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says the current crypto winter started far earlier than most market participants realized. In a recent article on X, Hougan argued that the drop effectively started in January 2025, even though strong institutional flows hid the damage across much of the market.…