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Howard Lutnick's Trump Treasury Secretary Chances Rise On Polymarket After Musk, RFK Jr. Commendations

Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick is fast becoming a popular name in talks regarding Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary pick, and while Scott Bessent is still leading on Polymarket, Lutnick is gaining traction after commendations from Elon Musk, RFK Jr. and David Bailey.

International Business Times

When Is The Right Time To Convert $ETH To $BTC? Executive's Move Divides Community

Vik Sharma, the founder of Cake Wallet, announced he will convert all of his Ethereum holdings to Bitcoin, sparking a debate among crypto users about whether he is making the right choice or not at this point.

International Business Times

Crypto Users Blast Scottie Pippen For Claiming He Met Satoshi Nakamoto In 1993

Bitcoiners and crypto users are going wild on X after Scottie Pippen claimed he met Satoshi Nakamoto "back in 1993," and clips of Michael Saylor's reaction to his claims are going viral.

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How high will Bitcoin go? Here's what prediction markets say

For a contract on what price Bitcoin will hit in November, the odds are 72% that it will reach $95,000. The price with the next highest odds is $105,000 at 23%, then $110,000 at 14%.

Fortune

Bitcoin launderer hands over $400 million as he heads to prison — offender sentenced to three years in prison for laundering money for drug dealers

The U.S. District Court awarded an Ohio resident, Larry Dean Harmon, a three-year prison sentence with additional three-year supervised releases and ordered the surrender of over $400 million in assets for laundering money for drug dealers using a darknet-based Bitcoin mixer called 'Helix.'

Tom’s Hardware

MarketBeat Week in Review – 11/11 - 11/15

The post-election rally fizzled out as inflation concerns dampened hopes for rate cuts; next week investors will see if retail stocks bring holiday cheer.

MarketBeat

Stock Market Erases Most 'Trump Bump' Gains After Week of Sharp Losses

The stock market has officially lost its "Trump bump" after the S&P 500 closed just above the nearly record-high post-election open.

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Two small countries bet on Bitcoin—and it's paying off big time

Bhutan and El Salvador have seen their Bitcoin holdings soar beyond $1 billion and $500 million, respectively.

Fortune

Top-Performing Non-Leveraged ETFs This Year

As cryptocurrencies surged two different times in 2024, crypto-focused ETFs unsurprisingly came out on top; these are three leading funds not using leverage.

MarketBeat

US hacker sentenced to five years in the slammer for laundering the proceeds of nearly 120,000 stolen bitcoin worth $10,800,000,000 at today's prices

No, less. No wait, more. No, it's less again.

PC Gamer

In US First, Pennsylvania Lawmaker Introduces State Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act

Pennsylvania Rep. Mike Cabell introduced the Pennsylvania Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Act, which will allow the state's treasury to invest up to 10% of the state's $7 billion fund into $BTC, utilizing the cryptocurrency as a hedge against inflation.

International Business Times

Crypto hacker who stole $11 billion of bitcoin sentenced to prison

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced for theft of $11 billion worth of bitcoin from the Bitfinex crypto exchange

The Independent UK

US hacker jailed for five years over Bitcoin heist worth billions of dollars

Ilya Lichtenstein stole around 120,000 Bitcoin - now worth $7.6 billion

Evening Standard

DeFi Technologies Launches CoreFi Strategy, A MicroStrategy-Inspired Approach To Amplifying $BTC Returns With $CORE

CoreFi Strategy, an upcoming publicly traded company, aims to simulate MicroStrategy's success in Bitcoin, but this time, leveraging on $CORE to maximize Bitcoin yield.

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Bitcoin Thief Sentenced To 5 Years For Laundering Scheme

Computer expert and wife sentenced for stealing billions in bitcoin and laundering funds. Case highlights challenges of cybercrime in cryptocurrency space.

The Independent UK

Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison

A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — has been sentenced to five years in prison

The Conversation

Cryptocurrencies are making investors very rich – and making it harder to catch financial scammers

Fraudulent payments – where people are tricked into sending money to criminals – cost consumers £460 million in England and Wales last year. To give consumers more protection, the UK government now plans to give banks 72 hours to delay completion of potentially fraudulent transfers.

Latin Times

Most Markets Drop As Traders Weigh Fed; Bitcoin Eases

Bitcoin eased just below the $90,000 level it broke for the first time Wednesday when it hit a record $93,462, with observers expecting it to soon top $100,000 following pro-crypto pledges from the US president-elect.

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Trump's Pick For Intel Chief – A Former Democrat – Is Pro-Crypto

Donald Trump's cabinet is shaping up to be largely pro-crypto, as he announced Wednesday that he has chosen former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to lead national intelligence.

Fortune

Exclusive: Portal Ventures raises oversubscribed $75 million crypto fund backed by Chris Dixon and Marc Andreessen

The pre-seed venture firm is deploying capital as the blockchain industry comes roaring back.

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Inside Russia's dark web drug markets

Even in totalitarian states, it’s easier than ever to get high. All you need is an internet connection

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Asian Markets Mixed Amid Dollar Strength And Inflation Concerns

Asian markets show mixed performance due to U.S. inflation report and dollar strength. U.S. stocks close with slight gains. Cryptocurrency and oil markets ...

International Business Times

Bitcoin Hits $93K – Expert Says $200K Before Year-End Possible Under One Scenario

Bitcoin has once again hit a new all-time high, passing the $93,000-mark and is showing signs of going even higher – with much optimism for a new administration's friendlier tone toward crypto, is $200,000 possible before 2024 comes to a close?

International Business Times

Asian Markets Mixed As Traders Weigh Fed; Bitcoin Above $90,000

Asian markets diverged Thursday as investors digested US inflation data that supported the case for another interest rate cut next month but worries over the next Trump administration continued to cloud optimism.

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