May election could open floodgates to institutional crypto: OKX Australia CEO

May election could open floodgates to institutional crypto: OKX Australia CEO

Source: Coin Tegraph Australia’s next federal election, set for mid-May, could be a key inflection point for institutional crypto participation, according to crypto exchange OKX Australia’s newly appointed CEO. Speaking to Cointelegraph, OKX Australia CEO Kate Cooper said one of her hopes for the upcoming election is the introduction of the crypto legislation that’s already…

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Argentine prosecutor aims to freeze assets in LIBRA memecoin fraud case

Argentine prosecutor aims to freeze assets in LIBRA memecoin fraud case

Source: Coin Tegraph The lead prosecutor investigating Argentine President Javier Milei’s alleged involvement in the LIBRA cryptocurrency scandal has requested the freezing of as much as $110 million in assets. Argentine Federal Prosecutor Eduardo Taiano has also requested the recovery of deleted social media posts, including those made by Milei promoting the Solana-based memecoin, according…

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Trump’s crypto reserve likely to be mostly Bitcoin, bigger than expected: Bitwise

Trump’s crypto reserve likely to be mostly Bitcoin, bigger than expected: Bitwise

Source: Coin Tegraph Despite including several large-market cap altcoins, US President Donald Trump’s planned crypto reserve will eventually be made up almost “entirely of Bitcoin,” says Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. “Market participants have soured on the announcement because the proposed reserve holds more than Bitcoin,” Hougan explained in a March 5 market note. “The…

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US sanctions crypto addresses linked to Nemesis darknet marketplace

US sanctions crypto addresses linked to Nemesis darknet marketplace

Source: Coin Tegraph US authorities have sanctioned the operator of a shuttered online darknet marketplace, including his crypto addresses, which recently profited from Bitcoin price fluctuations.  Iran-based Behrouz Parsarad established the darknet marketplace Nemesis in 2021 and used it to facilitate the sale of drugs, false identification documents, professional hacking resources, and a variety of…

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