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CoinFlash

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell Issues Tough Critique of 'Reckless' DeFi Launches

"Stop f**king up your bulls**t DeFi scams and expecting exchanges to bail you out," Powell said.

Kraken CEO Jesse Powell

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Crypto Exchange Huobi Adds Direct Visa, Mastercard Payments

The exchange is making it simpler to pay for cryptocurrency with Visa and Mastercard with a direct service through a regulated subsidiary.

Credit cards

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Kik's Token Survives SEC Battle, No Barrier to Exchange Listings, Says Kin Foundation

The Kin Foundation says both itself and the Kin token have survived the recently resolved court battle with the U.S. SEC over a 2017 ICO.

Kik app icon

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BitMEX Delves Deeper Into DeFi With New Futures Listings

BitMEX is soon to offer futures contracts for DeFi project yearn.finance (YFI), Polkadot (DOT) and Binance coin (BNB).

BitMEX

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Chinese Authorities Crack Down on Gambling Sites Using Tether Stablecoin

Chinese authorities have arrested 77 individuals and shuttered gambling sites using the dollar-pegged tether (USDT) cryptocurrency.

Tether. (CoinDesk archive)

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Grayscale Added $300M in Digital Assets to Its Portfolio During the Last Day

Grayscale Investments bought $300 million more in cryptocurrencies over the last 24 hours.

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Filecoin Network Upgrade Goes Live, Miners Claim 25% Block Rewards

The mandatory upgrade is the first post-launch upgrade to the Filecoin network.

Juan Benet, Filecoin founder

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PayPal's Move Is Good for Crypto Adoption but Not So Much for Profits: Morgan Stanley

There may be more upside for crypto than for PayPal's earnings, researchers wrote.

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Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations

Arbistar 2.0 operator Santiago Fuentes was arrested Wednesday and faces criminal fraud and money laundering charges in Spain.

National Police of Spain

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Bitstamp Names Gemini Alum Julian Sawyer as CEO

Sawyer replaces Bitstamp's founder Nejc Kodrič, now in a "non-executive role."

Julian Sawyer, Gemini Exchange