OKX Pleads Guilty and Shells Out $500M After Violating Anti-Money Laundering Laws
“OKX was used to facilitate over five billion dollars’ worth of suspicious transactions and criminal proceeds,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky. OKX Settles for $500M Following Guilty Plea in Anti-Money Laundering Case Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange OKX pled guilty to…
Quick Take: Over $1.1 Billion Wiped from Crypto Markets
The crypto market saw a sharp selloff, erasing over $1.1 billion in value within 24 hours, primarily affecting overleveraged long positions. The losses are compounded by struggles in U.S. equities and growing economic concerns. Quick Take delivers key facts fast—concise, clear,…
SEC Drops Robinhood Crypto Investigation
The regulator initiated 125 cryptocurrency-related enforcement actions totaling more than $6 billion in penalties under former Chairman Gary Gensler. U.S. Regulator Abandons Robinhood Crypto Probe Robinhood Crypto (RHC), a division of financial services firm Robinhood, announced on Monday that the…
Michael Saylor | US Should Buy 20% of Entire Bitcoin Supply
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of Strategy, is making a big ask: he wants the US government to buy 20% of all the bitcoin supply. According to him, this would strengthen the US dollar, grow the economy, and even…
This Altseason Is Different – Don’t Wait For 100X
Key Points: Definition of Altcoins:Altcoins refer to any cryptocurrencies alternative to Bitcoin, including popular coins like Ether, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. Shifting Market Metrics:According to Ki Young Ju of CryptoQuant, Bitcoin dominance is no longer the defining metric for altseason—instead, altcoin…
From Skeptic to Player: Citadel Securities Is Planning to Expand Into Crypto Trading
Bloomberg reported that Citadel Securities, led by Ken Griffin, is planning to expand into cryptocurrency trading, capitalizing on President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto stance, which is expected to boost the industry. Previously cautious due to regulatory uncertainties, the firm aims to…
Brad Mills | ‘Max Out Credit, Buy Bitcoin’
“It’s actually smarter if you’re young enough to accumulate as much debt as you possibly can and buy bitcoin with it.” So says Brad Mills, Canadian entrepreneur, angel investor and YouTuber, who has been involved with bitcoin mining since 2011…
Google Trends PH: Hamster Kombat Search Interest Drops
With the ongoing decline in the number of its players, one of Telegram’s known tap games, Hamster Kombat, experienced continuous decline in search interest in the Philippines since its peak in mid-2024. Moreover, search interest for “notcoin,” “tap to earn,”…
Mike Novogratz Says Eth Hardfork To Recover ByBit Funds Doesn’t Make Sense
Mike Novogratz shared his opinion on the calls for the Ethereum hard fork and said that it doesn’t make sense at the current age of Ethereum. Summary The crypto community demands an Ethereum network fork to recover funds. Mile Novogratz…
ETF Weekly Recap: Bitcoin ETFs See Consecutive Week of Outflows With $559 Million Exit, While Ether ETFs Gain Modest $1.6 Million
During the week of Feb. 17 to 21, bitcoin ETFs experienced a net outflow of $559 million, marking the second consecutive week of declines. In contrast, ether ETFs saw a modest net inflow of $1.6 million during the same period….
