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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who created the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and served prison time for failing to stop criminals from using the platform to move money connected to child sex abuse, drug trafficking and terrorism. The pardon caps a monthslong effort by Zhao, a billionaire commonly known as CZ in the …

This file photo shows bitcoin tokens in Sandy, Utah. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Bowmer/AP The U.S. government has seized bitcoin worth nearly $15 billion and charged a joint U.K.-Cambodian businessman, Prince Holding Group Chairman Chen Zhu, with wire fraud and money laundering. The Justice Department says the bitcoin is currently in U.S. government custody and calls the …

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging UK and Cambodian national Chen Zhi, also known as Vincent, 37, the founder and chairman of Prince Holding Group (Prince Group), a multinational business conglomerate based in Cambodia, with wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy for directing Prince Group’s operation of forced-labor scam compounds across Cambodia. …

The cryptocurrency market has seen a drastic fall for two days in a row. Reports suggest this downturn comes in the wake of President Donald Trump‘s imposing 100% tariffs on China. On Sunday, the total market capitalization of the crypto market has plummeted to $3.7 trillion, down from a historic high of $4 trillion just last week. The trading volume currently stands …

Morgan Stanley is opening cryptocurrency investments to all clients. Here’s what percentage of your portfolio should be in crypto.  MarketWatch Morgan Stanley drops restrictions on which wealth clients can own crypto funds  CNBC Morgan Stanley to open up crypto investing to all its clients – report (MS:NYSE)  Seeking Alpha Morgan Stanley to open crypto access to all client accounts, including retirement plans: CNBC  theblock.co …

Key Takeaways Bitcoin hit another record high Monday after surpassing the closely watched $125,000 level over the weekend for the first time ever. The cryptocurrency broke out from a two-month descending channel last week, potentially setting the stage for a continuation move to the upside. Bars pattern analysis forecasts a bullish move to around $160,000 that may play out over …

‘The MASK token is coming’: Consensys CEO says MetaMask’s native cryptocurrency is on its way  theblock.co MetaMask Ethereum Token: Traders Bet on Timing as Joe Lubin Hints at Imminent Drop  Yahoo Finance Will MetaMask launch a token in 2025?  Polymarket The MASK Token Launch: Shaping Crypto Payroll Integration for Startups  OneSafe Web3 Wallet Wars Rage On as Rabby and Metamask Tease Tokens  The Defiant Source …

NEW YORK (AP) — South Korean cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two fraud charges arising from the $40 billion collapse of a cryptocurrency ecosystem that had promised investors their money was safe. Kwon, 33, dubbed by some as “the cryptocurrency king,” entered the plea in Manhattan federal court. According to a plea agreement signed by Kwon …

A group of crypto investors is claiming responsibility for a series of incidents where green sex toys were tossed onto WNBA courts, adding a strange wrinkle to an already-charged furor that casts a shadow over the league. WNBA games in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Phoenix have seen bright green, phallic-shaped objects hurled toward the hardwood during play. The …

WNBA sex toy incidents linked to cryptocurrency group  Reuters Crypto group says it orchestrated sex toy tosses in WNBA games  ESPN Man arrested for throwing sex toy at Phoenix Mercury crowd, court docs say  FOX 10 Phoenix WNBA sex toy controversy explained: Why are they being thrown on court at games?  USA Today How does the WNBA solve its sex toy problem? What to …