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Ukrainian Pharmacy Giant ANC Drugstore Teams Up with Binance to Take Bitcoin Payments

Ukraine’s big-name pharmacy chain, ANC Drugstore, is jumping into the crypto game, partnering with Binance Ukraine to let customers pay with Bitcoin via Binance Pay. Announced on January 3, 2023, the move means folks can now snag meds and health goodies online from ANC’s 1,000-plus stores and settle up instantly—starting with a rollout in Kyiv….

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Bitcoin Bounces Above $18K After CPI Boost, Ending Weeks of Stagnation

Bitcoin’s finally shaking off the doldrums, climbing past $18,000 after weeks of treading water—and it’s got some upbeat Consumer Price Index (CPI) data to thank. The crypto king’s riding a wave alongside other coins, with BTC/USD hitting $18,000-plus in Thursday’s trading, per TradingView data. It’s the highest it’s been since November 9, a welcome jolt…

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Institutional Investors Stay Bullish on Crypto, Undeterred by FTX Collapse

Even as the FTX collapse sent shockwaves through the crypto world, institutional investors aren’t backing away—they’re doubling down. Data from Bitstamp, a major cryptocurrency exchange, shows a surprising 57% spike in institutional registrations on its platform in November compared to October, right when the FTX saga was dominating headlines. It’s a bold move that flies…

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Bahamas freezes FTX assets, Alameda Research winds down

More than six governmental regulatory bodies, including the U.S. SEC, CFTC, DOJ, California and other municipal governments in the US, the Bahamas, and the Japanese Financial Services Agency, have stated that they are looking into FTX occurrences. The Bahamas Securities Commission freezes FTX’s assets According to a statement released by the Bahamas Securities Commission on Thursday, the…

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