Crime
US Secret Service has seized over $100 million worth of crypto since 2015
An assistant director of the US agency revealed that the federal agency tracks Bitcoin transactions on blockchain.
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Exchanges
Kraken’s Bitcoin Lightning service hits 2,500 BTC in transactions
Less than three week since launch, Kraken’s Lightning service has already processed over 2,500 BTC in Lightning transactions. Kraken is now the sixth largest node on the Lightning network.
Taxes
Taxpayers get a surprise as the IRS pushes for reporting on crypto assets
Although filing returns went smoothly this season, the IRS caught many new crypto owners by surprise after mandating them to include digital asset purchases and sales in their filings.
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Analysis
BTC, ETH plummet amid US stock futures decline as investors prepare for Q1 earnings
Bitcoin, ether and other major cryptocurrencies have dropped sharply over the weekend, sending BTC below $39,000 and ether well below $3,000. Crypto is tightly correlated with general markets fearing the coming week.
Payments
AMC Theatres now accepts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu
American movie theater company AMC Theatres has added cryptocurrencies Dogecoin and Shiba Inu to the payment options included in the company’s mobile app. The movie company now accepts several cryptos via BitPay.
NFTs
American Idol to roll out real-time predictive NFTs in partnership with Theta Labs
The American Idol NFT pack will go for $99, and collectors will get an NFT representing one of the top-14 contestants.
Regulation
President Biden to nominate former Ripple adviser as Fed Vice-Chair for Supervision
The Vice-Chair for Supervision of the Federal Reserve position has been empty since Governor Randal Quarles’ term ended in October last year.
Hacks
US claims North Korea’s ‘Lazarus Group’ responsible for Axie Infinity hack
Authorities in the US have blacklisted an Ethereum wallet containing over 100,000 units of the stolen funds.
Banking
Circle plans to apply for US Bank Charter soon, lauds the OCC for cooperation
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire is hoping the firm's positive relationship with regulators will help its banking license application when it is finally filed.
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