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Binance Sues RedotPay for $473 Million Over Alleged User Diversion

Binance affiliates sued RedotPay founders, claiming the stablecoin payments firm diverted 470,000 users and misused $304 million in funds.

● Top storyBy The Digital Assets Desk3 min readUpdated 9m ago
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Circle's euro-pegged stablecoin gained $225 million in market cap this year, a 109.8 percent increase, extending its lead in a sector that now exceeds $810 million.

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The S&P 500 rose 1.8 percent and the Dow closed at an all-time high as investors rotated into AI-linked tech stocks while oil prices dropped on U.S.-Iran negotiation signals.

“Global equity markets closed at record levels, driven by renewed investor appetite for artificial intelligence stocks and a drop in oil prices tied to U.S.-Iran negotiation signals. The S&P 500 rose ”

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