💲 Tether acknowledged by US DOJ* for support in $225M seizure linked to "pig butchering" fraud

* — Department of Justice.

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📣 US Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, remains at 4.25-4.50%

🪙 BTC = $104,315

🔄 Earlier: Trump muses about appointing himself to lead central bank.

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💎 Pavel Durov gave "the biggest interview" to the French press for the first time

🔄 Earlier: Negative articles.

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⚡️ US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said "crypto is not a threat to the dollar" and "digital assets are one of the most important phenomena in the world right now"

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🔝 The Portals App reached one million users in less than a month

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💎 Key points:

• Durov calls accusations against him absurd, claims punishment without trial, banned from leaving France, unable to see sick parents or newborn son.

• Prioritizes Telegram neutrality and free speech, rejected $1B Google offer, sole Telegram shareholder to ensure independence.

• Children access fortune after 30 years; has 6 official kids, over 100 via anonymous sperm donation.

• Nikolai Durov’s AI will “understand the world”, unlike current “unintelligent” large language models.

• Telegram, unprofitable for founder Pavel Durov, carries $2B debt. Durov's wealth stems from early Bitcoin investments, not messenger revenue.

🔜 Full interview

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⚡️ Ohio House passes bill to exempt Bitcoin payments under $200 from taxes

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🔥 Trump: "We are going to show the World how to WIN with Digital Assets like never before!"

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❕ Bank of Korea warns local stablecoins could boost dollar demand against presidential goals

🔄 Earlier: Pro-crypto president.

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📣 CZ: "Every platform should have a ‘will function’ — so that when someone is no longer around, their assets can be distributed to designated accounts according to specified proportions. Regulatory frameworks should also allow minors to have accounts (they can be restricted from trading, but should be allowed to receive funds)”.

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🔥 Australian digital dollar stablecoin AUDD officially launches on the Hedera network

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⚡️ Visa says every institution that moves money will need a stablecoin strategy

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⚡️ Bitget secures digital asset license in Georgia

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🔥 Musk’s X to offer investment and trading in "super app" push

🔄 Earlier: Crypto integration.

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❕ Trump company reduces stake in crypto venture

One of Trump’s companies reduced its stake in WLF from 60% to 40% at some point in the last 11 days.

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💎 Pavel Durov gets easing of judicial supervision

According to Le Monde, Pavel Durov will be allowed to leave mainland France for a maximum of fourteen consecutive days starting July 10, only to go to Dubai, where his relatives reside and where Telegram has offices.

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🪙 More than 830,000 BTC are collectively held by over 100 companies

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🪙 Glassnode: BTC Number of transactions report

The average transaction size has surged, despite a drop in the number of transactions, suggesting that wealthy or institutional players are increasingly driving on-chain activity.

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⚡️ Revolut* is keenly investigating the development of its own stablecoin

* — British multinational neobank and fintech company.

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📣 US Senator Cynthia Lummis says: “The Bitcoin Strategic Reserve is the only solution to America’s national debt”.

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