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OKX Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans Leaves the Exchange
According to Beugelmans’ Linkedin profile, he spent three years and eight months at the exchange.

IREN Calling Off Bitcoin Mining Expansion in Favor of AI Data Centers
The company expects to reach its previously planned 52 EH/s of bitcoin mining capacity in coming months.

Michael Saylor's Strategy Adds Another 22K Bitcoin for $1.92B
The purchase was funded mostly common stock issuance and brought the company's holdings to 528,185 BTC.

Strategy Holders Might be at Risk From Michael Saylor's Financial Wizardry
Though Strategy has been buying bitcoin for nearly five years, the recent aggressive pace of purchases means another moderate leg lower in prices would put the company in the red on its BTC stack.

Galaxy Digital Reaches $200M Settlement Agreement With NYAG Over LUNA Investments
Galaxy reported profit of $174 million and $365 million for Q4 and the full year of 2024, respectively

Tokenized Gold Hits Record $1.4B Market Cap as Trading Volumes Soar in March
The overall stablecoin market, including tokens pegged to currencies and commodities, crossed $230 billion rising for the 18th consecutive month, CoinDesk Data's report show.

GameStop Tumbles 25% Following Bitcoin Convertible Bond Plan. What's Happening?
The sell-off might have to do with the convertible note pricing, while some speculated that it's a sign of investor disapproval of the bitcoin acquisition plans.

Possible Blow to Crypto as CoreWeave Reportedly Slashes Valuation to $23B
A separate report said the AI-related firm is also cutting the size of its IPO to just $1.5 billion.

Tether Boosts Stake in $1.12B Agricultural Firm Adecoagro to 70%
AGRO shares jumped over 7% to $11.95 in pre-market trading following the announcement

Ripple Partners With Chipper Cash to Boost Payments in Africa Using XRP
Chipper Cash, which claims to have five million customers across nine African countries, said the move will allow consumers to speedily receive funds from around the world, around the clock.

