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Coinbase pays $6.5 million to settle trading investigation with CFTC

Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release Friday that cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has paid $6.5 million to settle regulators’ claims that it reported misleading transaction data. According to the CFTC, between January 2015 and September 2018 “Coinbase recklessly delivered false, misleading,…

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Coinbase pays $6.5 million to settle trading investigation with CFTC

Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said in a news release Friday that cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has paid $6.5 million to settle regulators’ claims that it reported misleading transaction data.
According to the CFTC, between January 2015 and September 2018 “Coinbase recklessly delivered false, misleading, or inaccurate reports concerning transactions in digital assets.” The agency alleges that two trading programs operated by Coinbase generated orders that traded with each other, which could have misled traders about the trading volume on the exchange now called Coinbase Pro.
The CFTC also fined Coinbase for what are known as “wash trades” in the Litecoin cryptocurrency and bitcoin that were conducted by a…

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Israel sanction Iran-linked cryptocurrency accounts used to fund Hezbollah, other proxies

Israel sanction Iran-linked cryptocurrency accounts used to fund Hezbollah, other proxies…

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Israel sanction Iran-linked cryptocurrency accounts used to fund Hezbollah, other proxies

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Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216 Million to Cover Dividend Payments

Strategy sold 3,588 bitcoin for $216 million to cover dividend payments on its preferred stock, according to a Monday morning post from co-founder Michael Saylor. The sale brings Strategy’s bitcoin reserve down to 843,775 BTC as of July 5, 2026. The company also holds $2.55 billion in cash reserves…

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Strategy Sells 3,588 Bitcoin for $216 Million to Cover Dividend Payments

Strategy sold 3,588 bitcoin for $216 million to cover dividend payments on its preferred stock, according to a Monday morning post from co-founder Michael Saylor. The sale brings Strategy’s bitcoin reserve down to 843,775 BTC as of July 5, 2026. The company also holds $2.55 billion in cash reserves…
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MicroStrategy Sold 7x More Bitcoin Than Reports Suggested

MicroStrategy appears to have reduced its Bitcoin holdings by 3,588 BTC over the past week, a figure significantly larger than earlier market speculation centered on a rumored 491 BTC transfer. The change, reflected on the company’s Bitcoin treasury dashboard, has reignited debate over the firm’s evolving treasury strategy and whether its long-standing buy-and-hold approach is

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MicroStrategy Sold 7x More Bitcoin Than Reports Suggested

MicroStrategy appears to have reduced its Bitcoin holdings by 3,588 BTC over the past week, a figure significantly larger than earlier market speculation centered on a rumored 491 BTC transfer. The change, reflected on the company’s Bitcoin treasury dashboard, has reignited debate over the firm’s evolving treasury strategy and whether its long-standing buy-and-hold approach is
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BlackRock’s 2% Bitcoin cap has a hidden impact – advisors may have to sell during rallies

BlackRock’s 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation range reads as a bullish nod to advisor adoption, but it also works as a boundary. Once Bitcoin is included in a model portfolio, its upside runs through rebalancing bands, tax location, and sometimes a loan that keeps the position intact…

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BlackRock’s 2% Bitcoin cap has a hidden impact – advisors may have to sell during rallies

BlackRock’s 1% to 2% Bitcoin allocation range reads as a bullish nod to advisor adoption, but it also works as a boundary. Once Bitcoin is included in a model portfolio, its upside runs through rebalancing bands, tax location, and sometimes a loan that keeps the position intact…
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