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Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires Tokens.com Domain to Front-Run $24B RWA Market

The retailer-turned-holding-company paid $2.25M for the premium domain to build a consumer frontend for its tZERO and Figure-powered real estate tokenization stack.

February 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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NY Prosecutors Torch ‘GENIUS Act’; Claim Tether & Circle Pocket $1B from Frozen Reserves

NYAG Letitia James claims the GENIUS Act allows Tether and Circle to earn $1B annually from yield on frozen illicit assets.

February 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Unsealed Files: Epstein Capital Flowed Into Blockstream, MIT Core Devs

New DOJ documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein held a $500,000 allocation in Blockstream's seed round and indirectly funded Bitcoin Core developers via MIT.

February 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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UAE Royal Secretly Funneled $500M Into Trump’s World Liberty Financial Days Before Inauguration

Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought nearly half of Trump's crypto venture for $500M days before inauguration, preceding a major U.S. AI chip export…

February 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Ripple Secures Full EU License in Luxembourg; XRP Holds $1.92

Ripple Payments Europe S.A. upgrades its Luxembourg status to a full EMI license, enabling passported services across the 27-nation bloc.

February 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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BitRiver CEO Arrested; En+ Pushes for Bankruptcy as Russian Mining Giant Stumbles

Russia's largest miner faces liquidation as CEO Igor Runets is charged with tax evasion and En+ Group demands $9.2M in unpaid debts.

February 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Sun’s “Human Shield”: Ex-Partner Leaks WeChat Logs Alleging Forced Employee Wash Trading

Leaked WeChat logs allege Justin Sun used employees as 'human shields' to wash trade TRX on Binance, as questions mount over his stalled SEC case.

February 2, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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BitRiver CEO Igor Runets Arrested; Mining Giant Accused of Tax Concealment

Igor Runets faces house arrest as Russian authorities crack down on the country's largest crypto miner over alleged tax concealment.

February 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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White House Summons Crypto, Bank CEOs as $500B ‘Deposit Flight’ Stalls Bill

Administration officials intervene after Standard Chartered data warns stablecoin yields could drain $500 billion from U.S. bank deposits by 2028.

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Warren Demands Hearings Over $500M UAE Stake in Trump Crypto Project

Senator Warren alleges "corruption" after reports reveal the UAE's intelligence chief bought a 49% stake in Trump's crypto venture days before securing AI chip export…

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments