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For the first time in 10 months, the global count of active Bitcoin ATMs has declined since July 2023. The United States and Canada jointly represent 91.4% of the total Bitcoin ATM network, with 31,089 (82.6%) machines in the U.S. and 2,909 (7.7%) in Canada.

The ongoing legal dispute between Ripple Labs and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has escalated with the SEC's most recent court filing. This filing represents the last submission before Judge Analisa Torres of the Southern District of New York begins deliberating on the remedies phase of this significant case.

In October 2023, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) filed a lawsuit against Genesis, Gemini, and Digital Currency Group (DCG), alleging they fraudulently took more than $1 billion from over 230,000 investors, including 29,000 New Yorkers.

The CEO of Gala Games attributed a recent smart contract "security incident," resulting in the theft and sale of $23 million worth of GALA tokens, to internal control failures within the company.

Institutional investors have made a significant entrance into the cryptocurrency market, particularly following the introduction of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States.

According to a report from BitRiver, Russia's largest crypto mining entity, the Russian crypto mining sector is anticipated to see growth ranging between 20% and 40% in 2024. This information was shared by industry insiders and reported by Overclockers.