Cointelegraph analyzed 16 company statements made this week and found a whopping $7.8 billion has been earmarked or used to buy crypto.
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Jesse Coghlan is a Sydney-based journalist and joined Cointelegraph’s Asia-Pacific newsdesk as its deputy editor in 2022. He mainly covers court cases and government policy from around the world that focuses on crypto and aims to translate the complex legal language into something more accessible. He previously co-hosted and produced a podcast covering crypto news and reported on crime and civil unrest with his early work as a freelance reporter. Jesse has no crypto holdings above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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Crypto class actions on pace to nearly double in 2025 Crypto-related securities class-action lawsuits are already near their total for the whole of 2024, Cornerstone Research says.
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Crypto users warned as ads push malware-laden crypto apps Over 10 million have been potentially targeted by a malware campaign designed to steal crypto and credentials, say cybersecurity researchers at Check Point.
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Bakkt sells loyalty business to focus on being ‘pure-play crypto’ Bakkt Holdings says it has agreed to sell its loyalty services business in its bid to focus purely on its crypto offerings.
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Canadian vape company jumps 550% in pivot to BNB treasury firm CEA Industries shares are up nearly 550% as the vape company revealed plans to turn into a BNB treasury company backed by a firm tied to Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao.
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Democrats probe housing regulator over considering crypto in mortgages A group of Senate Democrats has probed Federal Housing Finance Agency director William Pulte over his order to propose how to consider crypto in mortgage applications.
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Coinbase sues man using a Coinbase-like URL to make money Coinbase has sued a man in Germany, accusing him of squatting on a domain with the exchange’s name to try to get the company to overpay for it.
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Logan Paul can’t blame CryptoZoo co-founders for collapse, judge says A Texas magistrate judge says Logan Paul’s bid to blame the co-founders for the failure of his CryptoZoo NFT project should be rejected.
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Auction house Christie’s debuts crypto-only real estate team Christie’s, a crypto-forward auction house, has created a team dedicated to facilitating real estate deals that will solely use crypto.
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US Ether ETFs celebrate 1 year with bullish inflow streak Spot Ether ETFs went live on the US market one year ago, have taken in nearly $8.7 million in net inflows and now wield over $16.6 billion in assets.
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US appeals court overturns Yuga Labs’ $9M win against Ryder Ripps The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed Yuga Labs’ $9 million reward in its trademark infringement suit against artist Ryder Ripps.
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Republicans propose 7% leaner SEC budget compared to Biden’s era House Republicans have proposed a plan to trim the SEC’s budget and cut enforcement funding for a Biden-era rule requiring public companies to quickly report cyberattacks.
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Roman Storm could go for mistrial over scam victim’s testimony: Report Tornado Cash co-creator Roman Storm, facing 45 years behind bars, could move for a mistrial after claiming that a scam victim’s testimony wasn’t connected to the crypto mixer.
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US bank lobby challenges crypto firms’ bids for bank licences US banking and credit union groups asked the OCC to delay deciding on bank license applications from crypto firms, arguing there are “significant policy and process concerns.”
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UK working to sell $7B in seized Bitcoin to boost budget: Report A new report suggests the UK Treasury is working to sell up to $7 billion worth of seized Bitcoin, but one person has slammed the report as “sensationalism” amid a crypto bull run.
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GENIUS Act heads to Trump’s desk: Here’s what will change The stablecoin-regulating GENIUS Act is headed to Donald Trump’s desk, which is expected to shake up how stablecoins operate in the US and abroad.
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UK officer jailed for 50 Bitcoin theft during Silk Road 2.0 probe The UK has jailed a former National Crime Agency officer who stole and spent Bitcoin seized from Silk Road 2.0 co-founder Thomas White.
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Crypto bills move forward after nine-hour stalemate on House floor The US House has moved forward three crypto bills after a record-long procedural vote saw a group of Republicans hold out to ensure language banning CBDCs.
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LA sheriff deputies admit to helping crypto ‘Godfather’ extort victims The Justice Department says two LA Sheriff deputies admitted to helping extort victims, including for a local crypto mogul, while working their private security side hustles.
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Unauthorized crypto trading now carries 2 years of prison in Hungary Hungary has updated its Criminal Code, imposing potential prison sentences for those using or running unauthorized crypto exchanges.
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‘100-bagger’ — Ethereum could hit $1.5M over time: EMJ Capital EMJ Capital founder Eric Jackson says approved Ether staking ETFs could kick off a rally that could see it rise by more than 100-fold and eventually hit $1.5 million per token.
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NFT lawsuit against Dolce & Gabbana in doubt as US arm cleared A US federal judge allowed Dolce & Gabbana USA to escape a class-action lawsuit over an NFT project launched by its Italian parent company.
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LIBRA token creator fights class suit, citing lack of jurisdiction Hayden Davis wants a New York lawsuit against him dismissed, arguing the LIBRA token was offered worldwide and didn’t specifically target the state or its residents.
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Pump.fun buys Kolscan in first acquisition, eyes gamified trading Memecoin creation platform Pump.fun has made its first acquisition, buying the wallet-tracking project Kolscan ahead of its $1 billion ICO.
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Bitcoin Depot discloses data breach that doxed 27K customers Bitcoin Depot has disclosed that 27,000 of its customers data was breached, but said there was “no evidence of customer information being misused.”
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Binance founder’s family office backs BNB treasury firm eyeing IPO Binance founder Changpeng Zhao’s investment firm is backing the creation of a company that will buy and hold BNB with plans to go public in the US.
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Bots behind most tokens on Pump.fun and LetsBonk: Coinbase exec Bots are likely behind most of the memecoins launched on Pump.fun and LetsBonk, according to Coinbase's head of product, Conor Grogan.
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Coinbase crypto lobby urges Congress to back major crypto bill US House lawmakers have been urged by 65 crypto organizations to pass the CLARITY Act, which would hand most policing of crypto to the CFTC.
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UK sentences 2 men to prison over $2M cold-calling crypto scam Two men who admitted to running a crypto scheme that defrauded 65 investors have both been sentenced to over five years in prison.
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Trump says Musk ‘off the rails’ for forming political party to rival GOP US President Donald Trump has blasted Elon Musk’s plan to start a new political party that could splinter the Republican vote in the 2026 midterm elections.