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Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report

A few years ago, bitcoin {{BTC}} became a popular means to conduct illegal transactions to support a booming global business in the smuggling and exploitation of people, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.Source link

Robinhood’s Higher Crypto Revenue Could be Positive for Coinbase Earnings

The shares of the popular trading platform rose 15% after beating earnings and revenue estimates.Source link

Crypto Political Group Fairshake Targets California Democrat Sen. Katie Porter

The U.S. crypto industry's most prominent campaign-finance organization, Fairshake, is going after Sen. Katie Porter (D-Calif.), spending a part of its war chest to try to derail the progressive lawmaker.Source link

Craig Wright Blasts ‘Experts’ Who Can’t Verify Their Work at Trial Over Satoshi Claims

On Tuesday, he once again faced questions about a public blog post he'd signed cryptographically to prove he was Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto that experts have since debunked.Source link

Bitcoin ETFs’ First Month Is in the Books: How it Went and What Comes Next

Excitement was high about one month ago, when TradFi once again got the regulatory go-ahead to launch an entirely new investment vehicle for crypto. The process of bringing to the U.S. market a spot bitcoin ETF took more than a decade, but on Jan. 11, 10 such products finally began trading. It’s been a hell of a ride since.Source link