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US Man Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Involving $13M in Bitcoin

During a 28-month period, Hugo Mejia illegally exchanged millions of dollars in bitcoin while attempting to hide his activity.

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

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'A Good Thing': Elon Musk Says He's a Supporter of Bitcoin

It would be the most "entertaining and ironic outcome" if dogecoin "becomes the currency of [E]arth in the future," Musk also said.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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$180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day

The bitcoin fund is available in both U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Canada

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bumps to $38.6K While DeFi Exchanges Hit $50B

Crypto spot volumes rose to the second-highest level in over a month.

CoinDesk 20 Bitcoin Price Index

Tech

Are You Running a Bitcoin Node?

And if you aren't, what's stopping you?

A full node setup

Markets

After GME, Dogecoin and Bitcoin, Chinese Traders Are Betting What Will Pump Next

For Chinese investors, including Justin Sun, FOMO has surpassed fear of losing money.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus (CoinDesk Archives)

Markets

India Would Ban Private Cryptocurrencies Under Proposed Legislation

A ban on cryptocurrency trading had been in effect for almost two years before it was overturned by the Supreme Court in March 2020.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Markets

First Mover: Elon Musk #Bitcoin Moment Adds to Dogecoin, GameStop Wackiness

The GameStop-galvanized "bear raid" by retail stock traders appears to have terrified Wall Street, but crypto-industry marketeers are salivating over the prospect of new customer leads and more demand.

Dogecoin has become a $6 billion meme. The breed behind the mooning digital token is the shiba inu. Pretty cute, right?