Today's News Recap
Memecoin Meltdown - SEC charges Unicoin and executives with $100-110 million fraud, while the SEC and FBI clear 'Hawk Tuah Girl' of wrongdoing in memecoin fiasco.
Upgrade Ahead? - Solana proposes 'Alpenglow' consensus upgrade, potentially the largest change since its inception.
Record Holdings - BlackRock and Fidelity acquire over $590M in Bitcoin and Ethereum, with BlackRock setting a new Bitcoin holding record.
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