The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/02/tether-enters-transaction-surveillance-partnership-with-chainalysis-as-regulatory-pressure-mounts/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Crypto markets have seen significant profit taking in recent weeks with retail investors playing a bigger role than institutions, the report said. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/02/crypto-market-sell-off-was-driven-by-retail-investors-jpmorgan-says/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

Private credit has been at the forefront of crypto’s asset tokenization trend with over $600 million outstanding on-chain assets. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/02/tokenized-private-credit-platform-untangled-opens-its-first-usdc-lending-pool-on-celo/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The interoperability protocol indicated that there will be a series of airdrops. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/02/layerzero-takes-snapshot-as-airdrop-draws-closer/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

The miner is looking at options including sale of all or part of the company and other strategic transactions. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/05/02/bitcoin-miner-stronghold-looking-at-options-including-sale-of-company/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines

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