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NEW YORK — Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday for his role in creating a bitcoin mixing service that prosecutors say was used to launder $237 million in dirty money. District Judge Denise Cote of the Southern District of New York (SDNY), who oversaw the case, handed down the sentence after a roughly hour-long hearing at the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan. Rodriguez’s sentence of five years is the statutory maximum sentence for his crime. In the government’s sentencing memo submitted to the court on Oct. 31, prosecutors urged Judge Cote to…

Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, announced in its new announcement that it will include the Sapien (SAPIEN) token in multiple services of its ecosystem. Binance Adds Sapien (SAPIEN) Token to Earn, Convert, Margin, and Buy Crypto Platforms SAPIEN will be available for trading on Binance Simple Earn, Buy Crypto, Convert and Margin platforms as of 13:00 on November 6, 2025. Users can earn income by subscribing to SAPIEN’s flexible products through Binance Simple Earn. SAPIEN is also participating in the Binance HODLer Airdrops Program. In this program, BNB holders can automatically earn token airdrop rewards based on…

EKOX announced their integration with AIDEN, an IQ AI knowledge agent for the blockchain, in the emerging restaking segment of Ethereum. This partnership allows EKOX to incorporate intelligent community knowledge assistance into their fast-growing ecosystem. This integration is an important milestone in AIDEN’s journey to expand its reach across the blockchain ecosystem. The AI agent can support more than 250 protocol communities with a high level of reliable accurate competency of blockchain information. Combining Restaking Solutions with AI Intelligence EKOX has taken the lead in the Ethereum Restaking space, giving users a seamless approach to earn stalking and restaking rewards…

The crypto market is eying a relief rally in the coming days after the mild US consumer inflation report. It may also benefit from the upcoming Federal Reserve decision and talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Summary A crypto market rally happened after the latest US inflation data. The report came a few days before the Fed delivers its interest rate decision. Donald Trump will meet with Xi Jinping next Thursday. Crypto market may rally as inflation data raises odds of Fed cuts The cryptocurrency market rose today, Oct. 24, with Bitcoin (BTC) jumping to $111,300 and the total…

The jury deciding the fate of two men accused of money laundering and fraud related to a $25 million exploit of the Ethereum blockchain has submitted a series of detailed questions to the judge as they deliberate, indicating a close scrutiny of key points in the case. On Wednesday, jurors in the criminal trial of Anton and James Peraire-Bueno began deliberating over a verdict after three weeks of hearing differing theories of the case from defense attorneys and US prosecutors. The brothers stand accused of using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots to extract about $25 million in digital assets from…

Stability World AI, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform merging AI agents with blockchain incentives, is excited to announce its landmark collaboration with REI Network, a high-performance, lightweight, and scalable blockchain. The mission of this partnership is to merge the specialties of Stability World AI with REI Network to join AI with Web3 technology for seamless deployment of decentralized AI. Partnership AnnouncementStability World AI x REI NetworkWe’re excited to announce our new partnership with @GXChainGlobal (REI Network) — a next-generation, lightweight, and scalable blockchain powering the future of Web3.This collaboration marks a major step in integrating… pic.twitter.com/waQEwZYjQO — Stability World…

Stablecoin issuer Circle has advocated for a level playing field among banks, nonbanks and stablecoin issuers as the US Treasury Department considers implementing the GENIUS Act following its signing into law in July. In comments submitted on Tuesday as part of the Treasury’s notice of proposed rulemaking for GENIUS, Circle was one of many crypto companies that weighed in on how the US government should implement the law establishing a framework for payment stablecoins. While the company reiterated many of the principles for which proponents of the bill had advocated, such as having stablecoins “fully backed with cash and high…

Bybit Pay has rolled out in Sri Lanka, bringing a new crypto payment option to shops, services and online stores across the island. The launch pairs 50 Android point-of-sale terminals in physical locations with 50 selected digital merchants, a modest but deliberate first step to weave digital-asset payments into everyday commerce. The program is being run locally through CeyPay, the payments arm of Ceylon Cash, which means merchants won’t need deep crypto know-how to get started. Whether you run a corner café, a salon, a boutique or an e-commerce site, Bybit says the setup is “plug-and-play”: sign up, accept payments,…

Avalanche partnered with Animoca Brands, Tether, and HashKey Exchange. This was to host a unique event during the Hong Kong FinTech Week 2025. It was called the Capital Reimagined: The RWA Salon. The closed-door meeting featured the leaders of the financial sector and blockchain working on various aspects. This included converging Traditional Finance (TradeFi) and Real World Assets (RWA). Avalanche alliance of Industry Powerhouses Avalanche demonstrated its powerful blockchain payments system that facilitates an effortless tokenization of such assets as bonds and real estate. Animoca Brands launched NUVA, an RWA investment platform that eases the access of assets by the…

The White House announced that inflation data for October will not be released next month due to the US government shutdown. This could lead to the first gap in the data series that has continued uninterrupted for over 100 years. The White House, which stated that the federal government has been shut down for 24 days due to a budget dispute between Republicans and Democrats, said, “Because field studies cannot be conducted, it appears that for the first time in history, inflation data will not be released next month.” The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that a limited…