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While the company was founded in 1999, Metaplanet’s stock prices — listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — have struggled since 2013.

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All firms and individuals involved with the discussions provided documents suggesting that the SEC reevaluate its previously held position that many cryptocurrencies were securities under its purview. The commission has several pending enforcement actions against firms, the majority of which were filed under then-Chair Gary Gensler, but dropped an investigation into Robinhood Crypto and OpenSea. It may decide to end a case against crypto exchange Coinbase.

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The transfers occurred days ahead of Solana’s $2-billion token unlock, which is set to release over 11.2 million SOL tokens into circulation on March 1.

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Meanwhile, Ben Chow, the co-founder of Meteora, has reportedly resigned from his role at Meteora, according to a Feb. 18 post to X from fellow Meteora co-founder and Jupiter founder Meow.

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Alon said priorities should include educating users on how to safely and ethically create coins, making onboarding for new traders “friendlier,” and making users safer by reducing the visibility of tokens that display suspicious trading patterns or ownership structures.

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He has since called for token-launching platforms to provide guardrails to “ensure users are as safe as possible while meeting their demands.”

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However, Alon has defended his platform, arguing it was created as a mechanism to protect against insider-controlled token launches.

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However, several wallets quickly siphoned off over $107 million in single-sided liquidity from the token’s liquidity pool while Milei deleted the tweet endorsing the token, leading to a $4.4 billion market cap wipeout in just six hours.

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Launched on Feb. 15, LIBRA was shared by President Milei as the official token of the country of Argentina.

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In response, Phemex announced on Jan. 23 that it had temporarily suspended withdrawals to conduct a comprehensive security inspection and enhance its wallet services:

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Cyvers’ co-founder and chief technology officer, Meir Dolev, highlighted that 125 suspicious transactions were recorded across 11 blockchains, with some assets already swapped to bypass freezing measures.

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Phemex crypto exchange has halted withdrawals after being alerted to nearly $30 million worth of “suspicious” outflows, which raised alarms among blockchain security firms.

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Today in crypto, Phemex, a cryptocurrency exchange, has halted withdrawals after reports emerged of millions of dollars in outflows from its hot wallets, US House Democrats want a government oversight committee to probe President Donald Trump over his crypto ventures, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) briefly listed a page for upcoming derivative products tied to cryptocurrencies.

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As the Chainalysis report notes, many groups that have already been debanked may seek out additional methods of funding, including cryptocurrency. Extremist groups, outside of the traditional banking system, use crypto as a means to avoid sanctions and continue funding their activities.

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One of the most controversial topics regarding hate groups is “debanking” — or the closure of bank accounts associated with high-risk individuals and organizations. The controversy sometimes involves the practice itself, as it runs counter to principles like liberty but also to the individuals and organizations designated as “high-risk,” which may depend on political climates.

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To raise more money, extremist groups often cross-pollinate their ideologies — essentially blending them. By combining different extremist movements and focusing their supporters on a common enemy, they are able to attract more financing.

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However, extremist groups have proven adept at changing their fundraising methods. Often driven off the mainstream internet, they turn to the dark web to continue their causes. Some have gone a step further and removed public postings of cryptocurrency donation addresses, choosing to communicate the addresses directly with supporters. Others are using privacy coins, like Monero (XMR).

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Some centralized crypto exchanges have run afoul of those laws and suffered significant penalties. In November 2023, the US government fined Binance $4.3 billion for failure to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws. Binance allegedly failed to report suspicious transactions, later proven to be associated with a variety of terrorist organizations.

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