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The Daily: South Korean police lose seized bitcoin, Binance France head targeted in failed home invasion attempt, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

CZ rejects ‘contradicting’ claims Binance fired investigators after Iran-linked probe findings
Independent blockchain analytics firms have recently reported growing use of stablecoins by Iranian entities to move funds outside traditional banking channels....

Trump Media and Technology Group files two new crypto ETF proposals following SEC delay
Trump Media and Technology Group is looking to list a fund tracking the native token for Crypto.com's Cronos network, and BTC/ETF ETF....

Figure shares rise as early Q4 results top expectations alongside secondary stock sale
Figure’s consumer loan marketplace volumes more than doubled, helping lift quarterly profitability and margins in preliminary results....

‘Let’s Go Brandon’ memecoin investor sues Steve Bannon and Trump advisor Epshteyn in class action lawsuit
The lawsuit claims that Bannon, Epshteyn, and other defendants misled investors about the memecoin, which was launched in late 2021....

Tomasz Stanczak to step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, Bastian Aue to take interim role
Tomasz Stanczak will step down at the end of February, with Bastian Aue taking over alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang....

Wallet tied to $200M Mixin Network hack moves ETH after over two years of dormancy: onchain data
Over two years after stealing $200 million from Mixin Network, an onchain hacker has deposited illict funds on Tornado Cash and sold ETH....

‘Too cheap to sell here’: Bernstein sees 212% upside for Coinbase stock as annual trading volume hits $5.2 trillion
Bernstein maintained an outperform rating on Coinbase with a $440 target, citing $5.2 trillion in 2025 volume and 212% upside potential....

Binance France head targeted in botched home invasion as three arrested: report
French police tracked two stolen phones to a train station and arrested the trio in Lyon, per local outlet RTL....

Kalshi inks sports hedging deal with Game Point on the heels of over $1 billion in Super Bowl trading
Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital for sports hedging as its Super Bowl trading topped $1 billion, and January volume surged....