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Blocksquare Partners with Florida Firm to Tokenize B in U.S. Commercial Real Estate

Blocksquare Partners with Florida Firm to Tokenize $1B in U.S. Commercial Real Estate

Blockchain real estate platform Blocksquare has entered into a major partnership with Florida-based Vera Capital to tokenize over $1 billion worth of U.S. commercial real estate. The collaboration aims to offer global investors fractional ownership in a diverse portfolio of properties spread across seven states. Announced on April 18, the initiative will launch a dedicated […]

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Bitget Responds to Abnormal Token Trading With Rollbacks and Refunds

Bitget Responds to Abnormal Token Trading With Rollbacks and Refunds

Crypto exchange Bitget said it will reverse a number of trades and compensate affected users following an episode of abnormal activity in its perpetual futures market involving a relatively obscure digital token. The incident, which unfolded early Sunday, involved VOXEL, a token tied to the Polygon-based role-playing game Voxie Tactics. The token’s trading volume briefly

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Brazilian Police Seize ,000 Worth of Crypto in ‘Protection Racket’ Raid

Brazilian Police Seize $45,000 Worth of Crypto in ‘Protection Racket’ Raid

Brazilian police have confiscated cryptoassets worth $45,000 in a major raid on a protection racket ring that appears to have targeted businesspeople in the south of the country. The Portuguese-language media outlet Livecoins reported that officers served multiple warrants in several cities in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Police think that the gang’s

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Trump’s Return Could Ignite Crypto Market Growth, CleanSpark CEO Predicts After SEC Shift

Trump’s Return Could Ignite Crypto Market Growth, CleanSpark CEO Predicts After SEC Shift

Key Takeaways: Political shifts have eased accounting rules that once hampered crypto custody. Repeal of the SEC’s custody bulletin has drawn traditional finance back to bitcoin. Trump‑linked crypto ventures add another layer to market dynamics. Long‑term growth will hinge on the shape of new U.S. digital‑asset rules. In an April 17 interview with CNBC, CleanSpark

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MoonPay CEO’s Letter to Congress: Stablecoin Bill Risks Creating National Monopoly

MoonPay CEO’s Letter to Congress: Stablecoin Bill Risks Creating National Monopoly

MoonPay co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wright has issued a formal letter to the U.S. Congress dated April 17, urging lawmakers to maintain a level playing field for both state and federal stablecoin issuers in upcoming legislation. Stablecoin rules shouldn’t play favorites. I’ve just sent a letter to Congress backing @CSBSNews’s push to keep state-regulated issuers

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European Blockchain Sandbox Selects Web3 Companies for Third Cohort, Including Privado ID

European Blockchain Sandbox Selects Web3 Companies for Third Cohort, Including Privado ID

The European Blockchain Sandbox has announced the third cohort of its dialogues, including a number of Web3, tokenization, decentralization, RWAs, and other blockchain-related projects. According to the announcement, the selection team was led by blockchain experts from strategy consultancy Warren Brandeis. In total, the initiative has chosen twenty participants. These include Privado ID and Privately,

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Non-KYC Exchange eXch to Close After Scrutiny Over Alleged Lazarus Group Links

Non-KYC Exchange eXch to Close After Scrutiny Over Alleged Lazarus Group Links

Privacy-focused cryptocurrency platform eXch has announced it will shut down on May 1 following heightened international scrutiny over alleged links to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The decision comes after mounting pressure from what the platform describes as a coordinated transatlantic effort to dismantle the exchange and pursue legal action against its team. In a statement

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VC Giant A16Z Pours M into LayerZero, Sending Native Token ZRO 10% Higher

VC Giant A16Z Pours $55M into LayerZero, Sending Native Token ZRO 10% Higher

Venture capital heavyweight Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has deepened its bet on LayerZero, committing $55m to the crosschain messaging protocol’s native token, ZRO. The fresh investment, which comes with a three-year lockup, was revealed by a16z general partner Ali Yahya in a post on X on April 17. ZRO rose as much as 10% following the

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South Korean Regulator Extends Bithumb Inspection, Plans Coinone Probe

South Korean Regulator Extends Bithumb Inspection, Plans Coinone Probe

The South Korean Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has extended the period of its on-site inspection of the Bithumb crypto exchange, with a Coinone inspection set to start next week. The media outlet Daehan Kyungjae reported that FIU, which answers to the Financial Services Commission (FSC), will wrap up its investigation on April 18. The probe

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SEC Sets Third Crypto Roundtable Date For April 25

SEC Sets Third Crypto Roundtable Date For April 25

Key Takeaways: The SEC will host its third crypto-focused roundtable of 2025, titled “Know Your Custodian: Key Considerations for Crypto Custody,” on April 25 at its Washington D.C. headquarters, with a focus on the complexities of cryptocurrency custody. Panelists include top legal and strategy executives from leading crypto firms like Fireblocks, Fidelity Digital Assets, Etana

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