PolitiFi memecoins outperform wider crypto market as BODEN and TRUMP lead the way.
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 Proposal for Hashdex's Ethereum ETF has been withdrawn.
Nasdaq posted a notice of withdrawal on Tuesday, a week after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved 19b-4 forms for eight Ethereum ETFs, excluding Hashdex.
The fund planned to invest in ether, ether futures contracts listed on the CME, cash and cash equivalents.
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 85-year-old disbarred attorney admits role in $9.5 million crypto Ponzi scheme.
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 Hidden Road halts client access to Bybit over anti-money laundering, KYC issues.
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 MASTERCARD CRYPTO CREDENTIAL LAUNCHES WITH "FIRST PEER-TO-PEER PILOT TRANSACTIONS".

Mastercard says wider availability will roll out to more than 7 million users across participating exchanges.
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 Tokenization platform Fortunafi raises funds at $48 million valuation, unveils stablecoin protocol Reservoir.
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 OpenAI's Sam Altman and Argentinian President Javier Milei discuss Worldcoin investment.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman and Argentinian President Javier Milei met in San Francisco and discussed a Worldcoin investment in the South American country, among other things.
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 A Crypto-Backed Mastercard? 
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 Ethereum targets US$4,500 with ETFs and should favor Bitcoin's rally with ETH's rival on the brink.

Prices were falling with the movement of US$ 7 billion in Mt. Gox portfolios, but new highs remain on the radar.
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 Former FTX exec sentenced to 7.5 years in prison after guilty plea.

After Sam Bankman-Fried, Ryan Salame is one of the first individuals connected to FTX and Alameda Research to receive prison time.
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 Indian Citizen Faces 20 Years in US Prison for Stealing Crypto in $37M Coinbase Spoofing Scam.
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 Malaysian Authorities Bust Syndicate Accused of Laundering Fraud Proceeds via Cryptocurrency.
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 Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca Describes Xapos' Proposition, Talks US Regulation, Emerging Markets, and Stablecoins.
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 Nigeria Increases Capital Requirements for Currency Dealers Nearly Sixtyfold to $1.4 Million.
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 Spot Ether ETFs Are Approved, But Gary Gensler Didn't Vote for Them.

Unlike spot Bitcoin ETFs, which were approved by vote of a five-member committee including SEC chief Gary Gensler, spot Ether ETFs were approved by the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets.
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 Ethereum ETF Approval Could See $500M Inflow From Institutional Investors, According to OKX.
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 Scarpa reacts after Bigode ‘offers’ Xland cryptocurrencies on FTX as collateral: ‘Don’t even come if you don’t have it’.

Meia do Galo used social media to anticipate a negative response to the proposed agreement made by the Santos player, a former teammate at Palmeiras.
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 Ethereum ETF approved so why aren’t we rich yet?

Crypto commentators suggest there could be two reasons why the price of ETH hasn’t rocketed in the wake of spot Ether ETF approvals.
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 Ether ETFs took a major step toward becoming available in the U.S. as the SEC approved key regulatory filings. Ether ETFs Clear Major Hurdle, Though SEC Hasn't Cleared Them for Trading Yet.
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 While the 19b-4 forms could get approved today, it’s likely the S-1 forms won’t go effective for a number of weeks, one source said, which will delay trading until that happens.
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 ‘Asia’s MicroStratey’, Metaplanet, Crushes All Other Japanese Stocks.

Trading in Metaplanet shares has been halted for two straight days under Tokyo Stock Exchange rules as its shares have soared over the past week.
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 Florida's First District Court of Appeal vacated an Emergency Suspension Order (ESO) issued by the Office of Financial Regulation against Binance.US, according to a May 22 court document.
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 Analyst: Gold Demand From China Continues Supporting the Bull Market.
Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a gold market analyst, has assessed the state of the gold market, reporting that growing demand from both the private market and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been instrumental in the rise of gold prices. Chinese private investors purchased 543 tonnes during Q1, while the PBOC acquired 189.
 

 President Biden's campaign team is hiring a meme master.
The successful candidate will be responsible for “engaging the internet’s top content and meme pages.”
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 Zeneca’s portfolio peaked at $20M — and he has ‘2021 vibes’ again: NFT Collector.
But 99.9% of ETH NFTs are "not coming back" says Zeneca, whose portfolio hit $20M at the peak of the last bull run.
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 MetaMask, the most-used Ethereum wallet, is working to integrate native bitcoin (BTC), according to two people familiar with the matter.
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 Degen token rises 17% with Farcaster's $150 million Series A investment round.

Farcaster, blockchain's answer to traditional social media, has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round led by Paradigm, sending a community token upwards.
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 Why the Crypto Market Is Betting on Spot-Ether ETFs?
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 On May 21, with the potential approval of several spot ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust (ETHE) saw its discount to net asset value (NAV) reach its lowest point since 2021.
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 Godzilla vs. Kong: SEC faces fierce battle against crypto’s legal firepower. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s legal battles against cryptocurrency firms, once likened to David versus Goliath, now resemble Godzilla versus King Kong, given the industry’s growth to a $2.5-trillion market.
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 Biden Administration Opposes Crypto Bill FIT21.
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 CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger on Overzealous Crypto Regulation and the Need for Legislative Action.

The commodities regulator has been clear about the dangers of regulating a burgeoning industry through enforcement actions.
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 Market Analyst Michael Oliver: Gold Is Entering a 'Generational Event' Bull Market Trend.
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 Stablecoin Issuer Circle to Make US Legal Home Ahead of Listing.
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 Kraken, a U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, insists it will keep USDT listed in European markets as long as regulations regarding stablecoins are not finalized. Mark Greenberg, Global Head of Kraken’s Asset Growth and Management Business, clarified they will “continue to look at all options to offer USDT under the upcoming regime.”
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 Jack Dorsey’s Technology Expands in Africa With Chipper Cash.
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 NY Attorney General Secures $2 Billion Settlement With Bankrupt Crypto Lender Genesis.
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 62 Crypto Projects Raise $474M in 20 Days, Led by Sophon and Securitize.
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 Vitalik Buterin addresses threats to Ethereum's decentralization in new blog post.
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 AI Agents Will Drive the Next Wave of Crypto Adoption?
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 Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme.
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 US Authorities Arrest Chinese Nationals Allegedly Behind Crypto Scam Network.
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 Binance-backed Magic Square IDO platform to democratize retail investor access.
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 Crypto Mining Surge and Erratic Weather Strain Laos' Power Grid.

A report released on May 16 highlights how increased electricity consumption due to crypto mining and inconsistent rainfall have led to power shortages in Laos, challenging its goals as a hydropower exporter in Southeast Asia.
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 After start of SEC's 'war on DeFi,' UNI and others struggle to recover.
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 Bitcoin Rises Above $67K, but Lags Broader Crypto Market as ETH, SOL, LINK Post Big Gains. Softer U.S. inflation figures and big institutional interest in the spot bitcoin ETFs helped turn sentiment around.
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 Kraken is 'actively reviewing' whether to end Tether support in the EU.
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 Over 80% of recent token listings on Binance are bleeding red. Most newly launched tokens function as “exit liquidity” for insiders who capitalize on the lack of retail access, due to their high initial FDV.
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 ZkSync, Ethereum Layer-2 Network, Hints at Airdrop By End of June.
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 DTCC, Chainlink Complete Pilot to Accelerate Fund Tokenization with JPMorgan, Templeton, BNY Mellon Participating; LINK Gains 7%.

The aim of the Smart NAV pilot was to test a process to bring and disseminate fund data on multiple blockchains, a key step for tokenization.
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 Animoca Brands leads $7 million funding round for Param Labs.
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 🇫🇷 French Securities Regulator Warns Investors Against Crypto Exchange Bybit. The exchange has been blacklisted by the AMF since May 2022 for non-compliance with French regulations.
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 U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat.
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 The target of criticism, the AI regulation bill in Brazil has a vote postponed until June.
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 Circle, the company responsible for issuing the USDC stablecoin, is preparing to move its regulatory headquarters from Ireland to the United States. Although the company has not reported this, analysts speculate that Circle may be looking to go public.
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 Brothers arrested after DOJ says they stole $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds in Ethereum blockchain attack.
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 Intent-centric DeFi protocol Shogun raises seed round at $69 million token valuation.
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 UK cannabis millionaire’s legal ‘deals on wheels’ via crypto.

Maximillian White, owner of Europe's largest medical marijuana business, is now embracing crypto and blockchain.
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 Gamestop, AMC Shares Plunge as 'Roaring Kitty' Keeps Posting Video Clips and Memes.
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 House Resolution to Overturn Controversial SEC Rule Likely to Pass in Senate: Sources. Critics of the SEC bulletin argue it constrains companies unfairly.
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 Cryptocurrency hedge fund suffers huge loss of funds after attack.
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 Hyperion Decimus' Newest Fund to Leverage CoinDesk Indices' Bitcoin and Ether Trend Indicators.
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 Moonpay Donates $1 Million to Stand With Crypto.
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 Crypto investors have flocked to unofficial GameStop memecoins because they're jumping on any “sign of hope they can,” say traders.
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 Stablecoin issuer Circle to make US legal home ahead of listing.
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 Leading Trader Criticizes Worldcoin’s 'Predatory' Tokenomics, Labels WLD a Fake $60B AI Coin.
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 🇵🇭Philippines' Central Bank Gives Approval to Coins.ph to Pilot Stablecoin in Key Remittance Market.
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 Industry Stakeholders Believe a UK Election Won't Derail Crypto Plans.
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 U.S. Blocks China-Tied Crypto Miners as 'National Security Risk' Near Nuke Base.

President Biden ordered a halt to the MineOne operation near Warren Air Force Base, citing Chinese ownership, foreign technology and proximity to a strategic missile base.

The White House says a Chinese crypto-mining operation set up shop within a mile of a U.S. nuclear missile base without getting proper clearance.
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 Coinbase is currently battling a major outage that began at 4:15 AM UTC.
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 Crypto Exchange Rain Hit by $14.8M Exploit: ZachXBT.
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 Hong Kong Bitcoin, Ether ETFs wipe 2 weeks of inflow in a single day. Net outflows for Hong Kong’s crypto ETFs reached a record $39 million on Monday with bleeding felt across all six funds.
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 GameStop's Halting Rally Has Crypto Howling. The U.S. stock market has circuit breakers that halt shares sometimes as a safeguard. That's funny to crypto folks.
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 DYdX Founder Antonio Juliano to Step Down as CEO of the Decentralized Exchange; Ivo Crnkovic-Rubsamen Takes Over.
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 Crypto Teams May Exit Space Due to Ethereum Security Classification, Amina Bank Report Suggests.
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 Mark Cuban Blasts SEC’s Crypto Regulation, Advocates for Japan’s Approach.
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 El Salvador Enhances Bitcoin Treasury Transparency With Launch of Dedicated Mempool Space.
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 Ark Invest Removes Staking Option From Latest Ethereum ETF Proposal.
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 Binance to be under FRA surveillance for next 3 years: Report.
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 US Regulatory Clarity for Crypto: Landmark Legislation FIT21 Act Heads to House Vote.
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 India Approves Crypto Exchanges Binance and Kucoin as Registered Virtual Asset Service Providers.
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 While encouraging investors to “Take advantage of what could be the biggest precious metals bull market in history,” Schiff calls bitcoin “dead money,” expecting outflows from spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund.
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 Influencer-Investors Get Perks to Pitch Tokens: Inside Crypto's 'KOL' Economy.
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 Canada fines Binance R$22.5 million for violating anti-money laundering laws.
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 Crypto advocacy group Stand With Crypto is opening its own Political Action Committee ahead of this year's elections.
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 X Launches 'AI Audience' for Advertisers, Promises Precision in Targeting.
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 ECB's Joachim Nagel Urges Central Banks to Evolve: 'We Need to Work on Our Business Model'.
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 Solana drops 5% on new FTX plan, quick rebound to wipe $125M shorts.
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 Crypto Monthly Trading Volume Drops for First Time in Seven Months to $6.58T. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, fell nearly 15% in April, ending a seven-month streak.
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 Coinbase Legal Chief Urges SEC Chair to Stop Misleading the Market About Crypto Tokens Being Securities.
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 Revolut Launches Stand-Alone Crypto Trading Platform in the UK.
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 VanEck's MarketVector Starts Index to Track the Largest Meme Coins. The index contains a variety of dog-themed coins and other popular meme tokens.
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 The stablecoin already enjoys a dominant position in stablecoins and its integration with the TON (Telegram) network could boost it further, says Sylvia To, head of partnerships and token research at Bullish.
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 Indonesian Authorities Bust Synthetic Marijuana Lab Supported by Crypto. The syndicate had been operating for six months before being apprehended last week.
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 FTX plans to pay billions more to creditors for compensation.
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 QCP Capital, one of the largest options trading desks for digital assets, wins initial approval to operate in Abu Dhabi.
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 U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion.
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 India Proposes CBDC That Can Function Offline.
The country has been testing both wholesale and retail CBDCs, and last year tested the use of the digital rupee in contactless payments.
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 Revolut has announced its new Revolut X crypto trading platform for UK retail users, which it claims offers low fixed fees and easy fiat-to-crypto conversion.
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 Germany’s KfW to Sell Its First Blockchain-Based Digital Bond.
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 SEC Postpones Decision on Invesco Ethereum ETF.
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 SEC issues Wells warning for Robinhood crypto deal.
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