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The Citadel Securities-backed prime brokerage Hidden Road Partners intends to seek $120 million in its Series B investment round with the goal of reaching a $1 billion market valuation.

Bitcoin exchange Binance is thinking about coming back into the Indian market after being prohibited there in late 2023. The possible re-entry would come with a $2 million fine.

Virgil Griffith, a former Ethereum developer, has asked for a sentence reduction. Griffith was given a 63-month prison sentence in 2022 for helping North Korea use blockchain technology.

An OTC cryptocurrency buyer was the victim of an armed robbery by a criminal suspect who fled from South Korea, allegedly taking over $362,000 in cash.

Popular social media user Topdoge recently made predictions about Dogecoin's prospects. DOGE/USD will hit $500 billion in market capitalization, similar to ETH/USD for Ethereum prior boom.

Over 10 million users of Pi Network's platform have finished the required Know Your Customer (KYC) procedure. With the recent major milestone, the project is drawing closer to its mainnet launch, according to its official statement. The platform still needs to accomplish a few goals, though, one of which is to reach 15 million KYC users prior to that date.