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ED undertakes first-ever searches in Ladakh in crypto fraud case
In its first ever raids in the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted searches as part of its money laundering probe linked to a cryptocurrency fraud case in which investors lost more than Rs 7 crore worth of deposits, officials said. The agency's zonal office here raided at least six premises in Leh town of Ladakh, Jammu in J-K and Sonipat in Haryana in the case against A R Mir and others. It is alleged that 2,508 investors deposited more than Rs 7.34 crore …
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Ethereum surges 22% on speculation ETFs could be approved as soon as this week — and a new bitcoin record might not be far behind
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Filip De Mott
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Filip De Mott
The GameStop guy is back. But he seems to be having a midlife crisis.
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Emily Stewart
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'Big Short' investor Michael Burry exits Amazon and Alphabet — but boosts Alibaba and bets on Baidu
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Bitcoin could see a wave of forced selling as miners face the reality of lower rewards post-halving, research firm says
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Filip De Mott
3 reasons the dollar can't be dethroned as the world's dominant currency, according to Morgan Stanley
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Crypto prices are back. So are the TV ads.
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Matthew Fox
A Hong Kong-based crypto exchange used deepfakes of Elon Musk to claim the billionaire was its lead developer
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Donald Trump spends day off from his hush-money trial attacking Biden's crypto knowledge and pushing mugshot NFTs
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George Glover
Bitcoin trader loses almost $70 million after sending crypto to wrong online account address
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Kenneth Niemeyer
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Yuheng Zhan
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Matthew Fox
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
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Binance's former CEO could be the richest US prison inmate ever if sentenced with his $43 billion fortune
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Memecoins are back, and the returns are so big that even hedge funds can't resist
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Jamie Dimon warns the world order is being challenged and bashes crypto once more
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Yuheng Zhan
Jamie Dimon calls bitcoin a 'fraud' and a 'Ponzi scheme' and says the crypto is hopeless as a currency
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Bitcoin's sell-off could continue another 18% lower as the crypto breaks through a key support level, technical analyst says
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