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Apollo Unveils Tokenized Private Credit Fund With Securitize as Blockchain Deepens Links to Traditional Finance

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Apollo, an investment firm with over $730 billion in assets under management, is offering investors a new tokenized private credit fund with the help of security token specialist Securitize. Accessed via the Apollo Diversified Credit Securitize Fund (ACRED) feeder fund, the token is the first public on-chain offering for accredited investors of Apollo and also … Read more

Former Senator Who Called Bitcoin ‘A Choice for Criminals’ Gets 11 Years in Prison for Bribery

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Staunch crypto skeptic and disgraced former U.S. Senator Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday on charges of bribery and acting as an agent for Egypt, the Associated Press reported. Menendez was a Democrat from New Jersey and famous for taking shots at crypto. He once called bitcoin (BTC) an “ideal … Read more

Yahoo Sports AM: The triple-double boom

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Yahoo Sports AM is our daily newsletter that keeps you up to date on all things sports. Sign up here to get it every weekday morning. 🚨 Headlines 💔 Tragedy in Philly: Tyler Sabapathy, an 18-year-old freshman at Temple University, died on Sunday after he fell from a light pole on the streets of Philadelphia … Read more

World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Has Indirect Bitcoin Exposure of More Than $355M

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The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Norway’s Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), has amassed $356.7 million in indirect bitcoin (BTC) exposure, according to K33 Research. At the end of 2024, the fund indirectly held 3,821 BTC, reflecting a 153% year-over-year increase from 1,507 BTC, according to K33. The data highlight the fund’s evolving indirect bitcoin … Read more

Should The Rangers Sign Brandon Saad?

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Should the New York Rangers go after Brandon Saad now that the St. Louis Blue agreed to terminate his contract? Saad will go on waivers again tomorrow to terminate the contract. Once he clears, he will be an unrestricted free agent — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) January 29, 2025 It should certainly be intriguing for Rangers … Read more

Bitcoin Above $105,000 as Litecoin Acknowledgment Spurs 14% Move

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Bitcoin traded around the $105,000 level in European morning hours Thursday as the year’s first U.S. FOMC meeting concluded with keeping rates steady, bumping sentiment across stock equities and crypto markets. Jerome Powell-led FOMC maintained the policy rate steady at 4.25-4.50 per cent in the first decision of Trump’s presidency after reducing the rates for … Read more

Litecoin Leads on Optimistic ETF Signal as Market Rallies After Powell Talks

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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market is trading positively with the Fed risk event out of the way, focusing on positives such as the crypto-friendly president in the White House, the renewed upswing in Tether’s market, and the bullish Chinese New Year effect. Among cryptocurrencies with $5 billion-plus market … Read more