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Variational Raises $50M to Build RFQ Crypto Perps and RWA Trading Platform

Variational Raises $50M to Build RFQ Crypto Perps and RWA Trading Platform

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Variational has raised $50 million in a Series A led by Dragonfly, with backing from Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures, to push a simple but potent idea: crypto trading needs better execution, not more circus acts. $50 million Series A led by Dragonfly Bain Capital Crypto and Coinbase Ventures joined the round Omni uses […]

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Feds Bust Alleged ISIS Crypto Plot Involving Drones, RPGs and $2,000 Transfers

Feds Bust Alleged ISIS Crypto Plot Involving Drones, RPGs and $2,000 Transfers

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Federal authorities say they disrupted an alleged ISIS crypto scheme before it could turn into real-world violence, arresting three U.S. citizens accused of coordinating extremist support, online threats, and more than $2,000 in crypto and cash transfers. Three arrests in Kansas and California Material support to ISIS charges filed by federal prosecutors More than $2,000 […]

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Greece Proposes 15% Crypto Capital Gains Tax as Europe Tightens the Squeeze

Greece Proposes 15% Crypto Capital Gains Tax as Europe Tightens the Squeeze

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Greece is moving to impose a 15% crypto capital gains tax, a clear sign that digital assets are no longer being treated like some untouchable gray-market sideshow. 15% crypto capital gains tax proposed First €500 in gains would be tax-free Individual mining excluded, company mining taxed Enforcement remains the real problem Europe’s crypto tax squeeze […]

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Greece Proposes 15% Crypto Capital Gains Tax With €500 Exemption

Greece Proposes 15% Crypto Capital Gains Tax With €500 Exemption

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Greece is moving to tax cryptocurrency profits with a proposed 15% flat capital gains tax, a sign that digital assets are being pulled into the country’s formal tax system rather than left in the regulatory weeds. 15% flat tax on crypto capital gains €500 exemption for small gains Individual miners excluded Corporate mining operations taxed […]

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Illinois Pauses Data Center Tax Breaks, Raising Costs for Bitcoin Miners

Illinois Pauses Data Center Tax Breaks, Raising Costs for Bitcoin Miners

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Illinois is hitting the brakes on a tax perk that has helped data centers and crypto miners keep costs down, and the timing could make bitcoin mining in the state a lot less attractive starting July 1. Tax break pause: Illinois is suspending data center tax incentives starting July 1. Higher costs: Bitcoin miners could […]

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South Korea Softens Crypto Reporting Crackdown After Exchange Backlash

South Korea Softens Crypto Reporting Crackdown After Exchange Backlash

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South Korea is easing a proposed crypto reporting crackdown after heavy pushback from exchanges, shifting toward a more risk-based approach for overseas transfers while keeping anti-money-laundering pressure firmly in place. FIU softens automatic suspicious-reporting rule 10 million won threshold no longer triggers blanket flags Travel rule expansion below 1 million won stays in place DAXA […]

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Bitcoin Slides Below $60K as Spot ETF Outflows Hit $325M, IBIT Leads Redemptions

Bitcoin Slides Below $60K as Spot ETF Outflows Hit $325M, IBIT Leads Redemptions

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Bitcoin’s latest drop is a blunt reminder that institutional demand can disappear just as fast as it arrives. On June 5, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs swung back into heavy outflows, BlackRock’s IBIT leads Bitcoin ETFs back into outflows as BTC price slides, and BTC slipped below the crucial $60,000 support level before bouncing modestly. $325.69 […]

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Ethereum Exchange Reserves Fall as ETH Price Stays Below $1,700

Ethereum Exchange Reserves Fall as ETH Price Stays Below $1,700

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Ethereum’s exchange reserves keep falling, but ETH is still stuck under $1,700 — a clean reminder that shrinking supply means squat if buyers are nowhere to be found. ETH trading around $1,675–$1,700 Exchange reserves still declining $1,800–$1,900 flipped from support to resistance Price below 50-day, 100-day, and 200-day moving averages Bulls need a fast reclaim […]

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South Korea Ballot Shortage Reignites Debate Over Blockchain Voting and Election Integrity

South Korea Ballot Shortage Reignites Debate Over Blockchain Voting and Election Integrity

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South Korea got a brutal reminder that democracy can be tripped up by something as stupid as a paper ballot shortage. The June 3 local election disruption sparked apologies, legal action, and a fresh debate over whether blockchain voting could improve election integrity without turning the whole process into a shiny, overhyped mess. Ballot shortage […]

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