Crypto

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  Donald Trump Enters Telecom Market With Gold-Colored 'T1 Phone'

  The Trump company announced Monday a new business, Trump Mobile, that will offer cell service in a licensing deal and sell gold phones by the summer.

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  Bitget Partners UNICEF Unit to Expand Blockchain Training Across India, Other Countries 

  Bitget plans to educate over 3,00,000 individuals across eight countries, including India, Brazil, Malaysia, and Morocco among others, in partnership with UNICEF Luxembourg . "Bitget Academy", the educational arm of exchange, will create a training module teaching how to create video games using the blockchain technology. 

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Edges Past $106,000 in Modest Recovery; Altcoins See Gains

  The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.95 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered minor gains on Monday, June 16. Solana, Cardano, Chainlink, and Avalanche are also trading in profits. Whereas, Dogecoin joined Tron and Shiba Inu in seeing losses.

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  Crypto, Golf, Watches, Perfumes: How Trump Earned Over $600 Million in 2024

  Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms.

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  Coinbase Announces American Express-Backed Crypto Credit Card That Offers Bitcoin Rewards

  Coinbase has introduced a crypto credit card in partnership with American Express. A blog post by Coinbase claimed that the card would waive trading fees on the first $500 (roughly Rs. 43,000) earned in trades. Meanwhile, USDC stablecoin holders will be able to gain additional rewards.

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  Bitcoin Falls to $104,300, Most Altcoins See Losses Amid Israel-Iran Tensions

  The overall crypto market cap dipped by 4.14 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether, both registered losses on Friday, June 13. Market analysts highlighted that the other cryptos within the top 10 list are also facing a similar pullback, which suggests the correction could persist for a few more days.

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  US Senators Seek Details on Meta's Stablecoin Plans as GENIUS Act Stands Close to Approval

  US senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to clarify whether the company intends to launch its stablecoin. The letter to Meta, dated June 11, follows a recent Fortune report that claimed the company is exploring stablecoins to facilitate cost-effective cross-border payouts.

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  Crypto Scams Cost Investors $4.6 Billion in 2024, Social Engineering Attacks Surge: Bitget

  Bitget’s 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report estimates that global crypto scams led to losses of $4.6 billion (roughly Rs. 39,364 crore) in 2024. CEO Gracy Chen noted that AI has made these scams faster, cheaper, and more difficult to detect.

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Hovers Near $110,000 as Most Altcoins See Gains

  The overall crypto market cap rose by 0.81 percent in the past 24 hours. While Bitcoin and Ether saw slight movements, both continued to trade at elevated levels. On Wednesday, June 11, altcoins such as Monero, Litecoin, and Shiba Inu recorded gains. In contrast, Ripple, Solana, and Dogecoin experienced price dips, with Ripple and Dogecoin ending t...

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  UK Bolsters Web3 Investigations, Appoints First Crypto Intelligence Specialist to Insolvency Service

  The UK government appointed Andrew Small as the first crypto specialist in the Insolvency Service, which is responsible for the recovery and tracing assets linked to bankrupt individuals or liquidated companies. In the past five years, the number of insolvency cases involving crypto as a recoverable asset have clocked a massive increase of 420 perc...

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  South Korea’s Ruling Party Unveils Plan to Allow Stablecoins

  South Korea's newly elected President, Lee Jae-myung plans to permit local companies to issue stablecoins in South Korea. The country is already a hotbed for crypto activity. More than a third of the population, or around 18 million people, participate in digital-asset markets.

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  WazirX Parent Zettai Urges Singapore Court to Review WazirX Restructuring, Extend Moratorium

  Zettai, the parent company of crypto exchange WazirX, has approached the Singapore High Court seeking a reassessment of its financial restructuring plan. The filing also requests an extension of the ongoing moratorium, which has protected both Zettai and WazirX from creditor lawsuits while the company works on its reimbursement strategy.

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  Cybersecurity Researchers Find 20 Crypto-Phishing Apps on Google Play Store: Check List

  A team of cybersecurity researchers have found over 20 apps on the Google Play Store which were targeting cryptocurrency wallet users. According to a report by a cybersecurity research firm, these crypto-phishing applications impersonated legitimate crypto wallets such as Hyperliquid, PancakeSwap, and Raydium. Threat actors leveraged phishing tacti...

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  Crypto Price Today: Bitcoin Trades at $105,000 as Market Consolidates, Altcoins See Small Losses

  The overall crypto market cap underwent a slight slip by 0.16 percent in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin and Ether saw losses on Monday, June 9 alongside Tether, Tron, and Stellar among other assets. Small gains were retained by Solana, Ripple, and Bitcoin Cash.

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  Uber Reportedly Exploring Stablecoin Adoption to Cut Cross-Border Transfer Costs

  Uber is looking to reduce the costs of processing international money transfers, and it is now analysing if stablecoins can help in the process. Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, spoke about Uber's ongoing stablecoin study phase during the Bloomberg Tech conference held this week in San Francisco.