Javier Milei speaks out for the first time about a cryptocurrency scandal that’s dented his reputation in Argentina https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/milei-denies-wrongdoing-in-his-first-defense-of-crypto-debacle?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Milei Denies Wrongdoing in His First Defense of Crypto Debacle
President Javier Milei spoke out for the first time about a cryptocurrency scandal that’s dented his reputation in Argentina, triggering lawsuits and even calls for his impeachment.
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Robinhood Markets plans to launch crypto offerings in Singapore by the end of 2025 through an entity of European cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/robinhood-expects-to-launch-crypto-products-in-singapore-in-2025?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Robinhood Seeing Rising Memecoin Demand, Plans Singapore Crypto Launch
Robinhood Markets Inc. plans to launch Singapore crypto offerings in 2025 through an entity of European digital-assets exchange Bitstamp Ltd., which it recently acquired.
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It’s starting to feel like the old superpower days for the Kremlin in relations with the US https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-18/trump-s-us-russia-talks-bring-putin-in-from-the-cold?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Trump Brings Putin in From the Cold With Ukraine Talks
Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here.It’s starting to feel like the old superpower days for the Kremlin in relations with the US.
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Nigeria is amending regulations to allow cryptocurrency trading and digitized transactions to be taxed as it seeks to boost revenue https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/nigeria-amending-digital-asset-rules-to-tax-cryptocurrency-deals?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Nigeria Amending Digital Asset Rules to Tax Cryptocurrency Deals
Nigeria is amending regulations to allow cryptocurrency trading and digitized transactions to be taxed as it seeks to boost revenue.
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A pair of veterans from the quantitative trading world have launched a blockchain startup that wants to help other crypto projects seeking to replicate the success of the Solana network https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/hudson-river-amber-crypto-quant-vets-want-to-take-on-solana?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Hudson River, Amber Crypto Quant Vets Want to Take on Solana
A pair of veterans from the quantitative trading world have launched a blockchain startup that wants to help other crypto projects seeking to replicate the success of the Solana network.
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Fidelity Investments, the world’s third-largest asset manager, saw assets in its funds rise by $1 trillion over the past year and revenue jump to a record high https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/fidelity-assets-hit-5-9-trillion-as-revenue-jumps-to-record?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Fidelity Assets Hit $5.9 Trillion as Revenue Jumps to Record
Fidelity Investments, the world’s third-largest asset manager, saw assets in its funds rise by $1 trillion over the past year and revenue jump to a record high.
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Javier Milei stumbles in his bid to downplay his role in a crypto scandal in which he touted a memecoin that later crashed, with fallout spreading to Argentine assets https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/milei-s-crypto-defense-backfires-after-aide-interrupts-interview?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Milei’s Crypto Defense Backfires After Aide Interrupts Interview
President Javier Milei stumbled in his bid to downplay his role in a crypto scandal in which he touted a memecoin that later crashed, with fallout spreading to Argentine assets after investors returned from a US holiday.
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Crypto fraud prevention platform Blockaid has raised fresh funding in a round led by Ribbit Capital https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/ribbit-leads-50-million-investment-in-crypto-security-platform?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Ribbit Leads $50 Million Investment in Crypto Security Platform
Crypto security firm Blockaid has secured fresh funding as the platform gears up to tackle rising cyber-crime risks in the digital-asset space.
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One of the original founders of Tether is backing a new stablecoin project — one that will compete with the world’s most traded cryptocurrency https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/tether-co-founder-is-working-on-yield-bearing-stablecoin-rival?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Tether Co-Founder Is Working on Yield-Bearing Stablecoin Rival
One of the original founders of Tether is backing a new stablecoin project — one that will compete with the world’s most traded cryptocurrency.
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Adecoagro said stablecoin issuer Tether has submitted a proposal to acquire a majority stake in the South American agricultural and energy production firm, in a transaction valued at around $385 million https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/adecoagro-says-tether-submits-bid-to-acquire-majority-stake?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Farming Company Adecoagro Says Tether Submits Bid to Buy Majority Stake
Adecoagro SA said stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings SA de CV has submitted a proposal to acquire a majority stake in the South American agricultural and energy production firm, in a transaction valued at around $385 million.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was left casting around for scraps of second-hand information today after US and Russian officials convened today in Riyadh to discuss the future of his country: Here's your Evening Briefing https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-18/zelenskiy-left-in-the-dark-about-us-russia-talks?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Zelenskiy Left in the Dark About US-Russia Talks
Get caught up.
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Crypto custody firm BitGo has launched a global over-the-counter trading desk for digital assets amid its plan to go public https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/crypto-custody-firm-bitgo-adds-otc-trading-as-it-mulls-ipo?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Adds OTC Trading as It Mulls IPO
Crypto custody firm BitGo Inc. has launched a global over-the-counter trading desk for digital assets amid its plan to go public.
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The Solana cryptocurrency sank to the lowest level since early November as the president of Argentina became embroiled in a scandal involving a memecoin launched on the token’s blockchain https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/argentina-scandal-fuels-selloff-on-favorite-memecoin-platform?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Argentina Scandal Fuels Selloff on Favorite Memecoin Platform
The Solana cryptocurrency sank to the lowest level since early November as the president of Argentina became embroiled in a scandal involving a memecoin launched on the token’s blockchain.
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The estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has begun distributing cash to creditors https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/ftx-estate-begins-to-repay-bankrupt-exchange-creditors-in-cash?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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FTX Estate Begins to Repay Bankrupt Exchange Creditors in Cash
The estate of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has begun distributing cash to creditors more than two years after Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading platform imploded.
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy plans to offer $2 billion of convertible debt in a private offering, extending the self-styled Bitcoin treasury company’s unconventional fundraising strategy. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/saylor-s-strategy-to-raise-another-2-billion-for-bitcoin-buying?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Saylor’s Strategy to Raise Another $2 Billion for Bitcoin Buying
Michael Saylor’s Strategy plans to offer $2 billion of convertible debt in a private offering, extending the self-styled Bitcoin treasury company’s unconventional fundraising strategy.
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There's no positive spin to put on the latest memecoin controversy on Solana, @MuyaoShen writes in the @Crypto newsletter. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-02-18/milei-s-foray-into-memecoins-highlights-a-solana-hellscape?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Milei’s Foray Into Memecoins Highlights a Solana ‘Hellscape’
Muyao Shen reports that Argentina President Javier Milei’s brief foray into the world of memecoins is leaving a mark on the Solana blockchain that hosts many such tokens.
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Everything you need to know about what's moving markets today https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-18/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Stocks Decline Amid Fresh Round of Tariff Threats: Markets Wrap
Stocks closed at all-time highs as traders looked past signals the Federal Reserve is in no rush to cut interest rates.
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Singaporean blockchain platform DigitFT will offer a tokenized version of a $6.3 billion Invesco private credit fund, the latest example of blurring lines between the finance and crypto worlds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/digitft-to-offer-tokenized-version-of-6-3-billion-invesco-fund?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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DigiFT to Tokenize $6.3 Billion Invesco Credit Fund
Singaporean blockchain platform DigiFT will offer a tokenized version of a $6.3 billion Invesco private credit fund, the latest example of blurring lines between the finance and crypto worlds.
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The political uproar over Argentine President Javier Milei’s role in a crypto scandal has cast the spotlight on his closest adviser and gatekeeper: his sister https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/milei-crypto-scandal-widens-with-allegations-against-his-sister?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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Milei Crypto Scandal Widens With Allegations Against His Sister
The political uproar over Argentine President Javier Milei’s role in a crypto scandal has cast the spotlight on his closest adviser and gatekeeper: his sister.
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Singaporean blockchain platform DigiFT will offer a tokenized version of a $6.3 billion Invesco private credit fund, the latest example of blurring lines between the finance and crypto worlds https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/digift-to-offer-tokenized-version-of-6-3-billion-invesco-fund?utm_source=telegram&utm_content=crypto&utm_medium=social
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DigiFT to Tokenize $6.3 Billion Invesco Credit Fund
Singaporean blockchain platform DigiFT will offer a tokenized version of a $6.3 billion Invesco private credit fund, the latest example of blurring lines between the finance and crypto worlds.
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