BITCOIN BREAKS $70K ON YIELD DROP, TRUMP CRYPTO PUSH
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Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, driven by lower US Treasury yields and a high-profile meeting between President Trump and crypto industry leaders.
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Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, key executives from collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and trading firm Alameda Research, have been barred from trading derivatives for five years. The CFTC settlement includes no financial penalties.