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      <description><![CDATA[The $1.9 trillion asset manager says excluding established memecoins on principle would undermine its active approach to crypto investing.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new XRPL amendment proposal would let institutions encrypt token balances and transfer amounts while still giving issuers, auditors and regulators selective access.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[If a minority chain appears this weekend, buyers could replay signed fork-coin sales on bitcoin itself, making doing nothing the safest move until the chains can be separated.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Truth Social parent company is refocusing on media and its pending merger with a fusion energy firm, as the digital asset treasury boom has lost its steam.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Treasury's OFAC targeted Shelbit and Aban Tether as Washington continues its effort to cut Tehran's access to crypto and foreign currency.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Potential buyers, including Exodus, passed on BitMEX amid concerns over founder ownership and its shrinking business, according to a source familiar.]]></description>
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