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FinCEN Withdraws Two Proposed Rules on Crypto Wallets and Mixing
One proposal covered certain transactions involving convertible virtual currency and unhosted wallets; the other concerned a special measure for crypto mixing.
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U.S. Crude Stocks Fall by Estimated 2.09 Million Barrels
The preliminary reading covers the week ended Oct. 2. Government inventory figures are scheduled for Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. ET (14:30 UTC).
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THORChain Co-Founder to Ask Treasury About Returning Bitget Fees
Chad Barraford said the developer fund could return some income from swaps involving funds stolen in Bitget’s September hack.
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StoneX Analyst Mark Palmer Cuts Strategy Price Target to $435
Strategy spent $176 million on STRC buybacks, compared with $29 million on Bitcoin purchases. The interview also covered its $4.9 billion cash reserve.
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Bitcoin Developer Amir Taaki Says Singapore Deported Him
Taaki said police questioned him for six hours about his work before removing him from the country. He also described other detentions and deportations during the past year.
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Bitcoin Partly Clears $85,000 Sell Wall as ETF Inflows Slow
Bitcoin topped $87,000 on Oct. 2. Weekly U.S. spot ETF inflows fell 87.7% to $208.1 million through Oct. 4.
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SEC Crypto FAQ Explains Staff Views but Has No Legal Force
The FAQ covers token buybacks and builds on a March release addressing several crypto transactions. Separate proposed rules remain under consideration.
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Indonesia Sets Gold Export Duties of Up to 15% on Some Products
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The $58 billion sale cleared 0.2 basis point below the when-issued yield, while direct bidders received 31.66% of the securities.
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TechnologyTHORChain Co-Founder to Ask Treasury About Returning Bitget Fees
Chad Barraford said the developer fund could return some income from swaps involving funds stolen in Bitget’s September hack.
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TechnologyTHORChain Co-Founder to Ask Treasury About Returning Bitget Fees
Chad Barraford said the developer fund could return some income from swaps involving funds stolen in Bitget’s September hack.
