Episode 475
📍 India's Directorate of Enforcement seizes almost $190 million worth of crypto in the BitConnect fraud case, with the founder Satish Kumbhani wanted in both India and the US.
📍 Brevan Howard Digital invests $20 million in Ethereum-based Kinto, a DeFi platform that integrates compliance features, signaling growing interest from traditional finance firms in blockchain-based finance.
📍 The Solana-based meme coin LIBRA, endorsed by Argentine President Javier Milei, crashes 95% after insiders remove $87 million in liquidity, sparking fraud charges against Milei and investigations into potential misconduct.
📍 US-listed Bitcoin miners grow their share of the network hashrate to 29%, with IREN, CleanSpark, and Riot Platforms leading the expansion, according to a report by Bernstein.
📍 Metaplanet buys an additional 269.43 bitcoin for $26.4 million, increasing its total holdings to 2,031.41 BTC, as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations.
