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Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the driving force behind the renewed demand.
Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges.
Why trillion-dollar asset manager T. Rowe Price put memecoins in its crypto ETF
The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.
New XRP Ledger amendments target $530 million in tokenized Wall Street assets
A new XRPL amendment proposal would let institutions encrypt token balances and transfer amounts while still giving issuers, auditors and regulators selective access.
Trump-Backed American Bitcoin director Justin Mateen buys nearly $2 million of ABTC stock
Mateen purchased more than 306,000 shares across two days following the company's quarterly earnings, lifting his stake to more than 492,000 shares.
BitMEX sale collapsed as buyers balked at founder ownership and shrinking business
Potential buyers, including Exodus, passed on BitMEX amid concerns over founder ownership and its shrinking business, according to a source familiar.
Bybit sues North Korea and Lazarus Group over $1.5 billion hack, secures asset freeze
The exchange has secured a preliminary injunction freezing stolen assets.
A part of FTX survived, and it’s the case for the CLARITY Act
When FTX collapsed, the parts of it bound by law survived. As mainstream finance continues to converge with the digital asset market, the federal law designed to protect investors now faces its last real shot this year in the Senate in September.
JPMorgan says Hyperliquid ETF inflows have stalled as competition mounts
After leading crypto ETF inflows in May and June, demand for Hyperliquid funds stalled in July and August as competition intensified, the bank said.
Free Markets and Innovation, Sort Of
The Journal’s editorial board rejects crypto competition and instead misinterprets Clarity, a pro-innovation, pro-competition, and pro-consumer bill, argues the Blockchain Association's Summer Mersinger.
