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The Centre Consortium, the organization behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin co-founded by Coinbase and Circle, blacklisted seven seemingly inactive Ethereum addresses Wednesday, according to Dune Analytics.  

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Crypto market data from March indicates that exchange volumes are getting closer to rivaling the volumes seen on markets owned and operated by NYSE Group.

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Paxos plans to operate two trusts by the end of next year — one under a national bank charter, one under a BitLicense.

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The REPLICATOR NFT, designed by artist Mad Dog Jones, marks the major auction house’s first step into the world of non-fungible tokens.

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Charles Schwab, the largest investment broker in the U.S., needs regulatory clarity before offering crypto trading service.

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Quick Take

• A new draft guidance on cryptocurrency from the Financial Action Task Force raises the bar for cryptocurrency regulation.
• The document appears to expand the definition of a key term: virtual asset service provider, or VASP.

Bitwise Asset Management, the crypto-focused investment firm, has a submitted a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that, if approved, would see its main fund become an SEC reporting company.

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Quick Take

• Kraken is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges by market share worldwide
• Among the US-based crypto exchanges, it has placed a greater emphasis on institutional traders, offering advanced features like dark pools and margin trading
• The exchange looks to rapidly grow its product offerings ahead of a potential direct listing in 2022, alongside the recent launches of Kraken Bank and Kraken Ventures

Turkish police have detained 62 people in an investigation of local crypto exchange Thodex, which has been accused of fraud.

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The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) product, which is consecutively trading at a discount for two months, hit a record low on Thursday.

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