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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: Sanctions evasions using crypto increase by 700%, Fed clarifies capital rules for tokenized securities, NYSE parent invests in OKX at $25B valuation, Coinbase CEO and execs face lawsuit over compliance failures, SEC and Justin Sun reach settlement over Tron lawsuit, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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• Bitcoin holds around $71,000 as rally falters amid Iran turmoil and oil tanker attack

  • ETH, SOL, and XRP surge +8% on easing war fears before reversing -3% as investors turn cautious

  • ETH ETFs draw $169M, highest level in two months, while BTC ETFs extend two-week inflow streak

  • 38% of altcoins near all-time lows, as altcoin chatter sinks to 2-year low

• Crypto stocks rally as Trump and regulators signal pro-crypto policy shift

Prediction Markets

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Headline Roundup
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• SEC and Justin Sun reach settlement over Tron lawsuit (DC)

• FBI arrests suspect in $46M US Marshals crypto theft (DC)

• X user claims $24M stolen in violent crypto attack (TB)

• Coinbase CEO and execs face lawsuit over compliance failures (TB)

• Crypto legislation stalls in clash over stablecoin yields (BM)

• Anthropic reopens Pentagon talks as Trump pushed to drop risk tag (CT)

• Fed clarifies capital rules for tokenized securities (TB)

• Big Tech signs Trump pledge to cover their own AI costs (CT)

• Iran crypto activity tops $3B as illicit transactions surge (DC)

• SEC submits framework on applying securities laws to crypto (TB)

• Trump-linked American Bitcoin pushes holdings to 6,500 BTC (TB)

• More crypto firms likely to get Fed master accounts (TB)

• Pudgy Penguins accused of trademark infringement by apparel brand (DC)

• Canadian government and TD Bank pilot $100M bond issuance (TB)

• Judge freezes BlockFills assets in dispute over 70 bitcoin (CD)

• CleanSpark sells 97% of bitcoin production to fund AI pivot (CD)

• SOL Strategies shares jump as firm posts network growth (TB)

• IREN expands processing capacity by 50% (CD)

• SoFi taps BitGo for stablecoin infrastructure (CT)

• Aave Labs outlines security plan after $1.5M audit (TB)

• Cardano's token now accepted in Switzerland supermarket (DC)

Venture Capital

• Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE, invests in crypto exchange OKX at $25B valuation (DC)

• Bitcoin miner Core Scientific secures $1B in financing from Morgan Stanley (DC)

• Nigel Farage’s Reform UK secures $4M from Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne (CT)

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Launches

• Kraken's xStocks launches liquidity layer for tokenized stocks (TB)

• Ripple adds Coinbase crypto futures to its platform (CD)

• Doppler token platform expands to Solana (TB)

• BNB-based prediction market Opinion launches token (TD)

• Solo Satoshi launches touchscreen Bitcoin miner (BM)

Regulation

• Senator flags corruption concerns over Iran predictions markets (DC)

• Fintech giant Revolut files for US banking license (TB)

• IRS proposes mandated electronic delivery of crypto tax forms (TB)

• Dubai regulator says KuCoin serves residents without approval (FM)

• Russia proposes allowing brokers to obtain crypto licenses (FM)

Cybersecurity

• Sanctions evasions using crypto increase by 700% (CD)

• Solv Protocol exploit drains $2.7M from vault (TB)

• Canadian robbed of crypto via ATM kiosk (DC)

• Coinbase and Microsoft take down phishing service (CT)

• Europol and FBI wipe cybercrime forum LeakBase off the web (CT)

Extra Reads

• Authorities in North Carolina seized more than $61M in Tether’s USDt in February, uncovering the inner workings of a massive cryptocurrency fraud - Here’s how investigators traced $61M tied to romance scams

Chart of the Day

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