U.S. Judge Enters Default Ruling Against Ex-Coinbase Insider, Says Secondary Market Sales are Securities Transactions
4.3.2024
In an insider trading case involving Coinbase's former product manager Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil Wahi and their friend Sameer Ramani, a U.S. court ruled on March 1, 2023, that the trading of certain crypto assets on a secondary market, which Coinbase is, are securities transactions
Bitcoin Withdrawals Near Record as Investors Pull $2 Billion from Exchanges
4.3.2024
Bitcoin exchanges recorded a near-record outflow of $2.3 billion, approaching the highest withdrawal rates seen in its history with least Bitcoin assets available in all platforms since 2018.
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Indonesia’s Commodities Regulator Requests Finance Ministry to Review Crypto Taxes
4.3.2024
The Indonesian Finance Ministry has been called upon to assess the implementation of cryptocurrency taxes by the nation’s Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency. In the past few months, Indonesia’s revenue from crypto-based transactions has been surpassing that generated from fintech...
EIA Agrees to Wipe Out Prior Bitcoin Mining Survey Data, Plans Fresh Study
4.3.2024
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has agreed to discard any data it already collected in response to its emergency Bitcoin mining survey, court documents filed Friday showed.
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Montana Blasts SEC ‘Regulatory Power Grab’ in Kraken’s Case: ‘Crypto Assets Are Not Automatically Securities’
4.3.2024
Montana introduced an amicus curiae in the case of the SEC vs. Kraken, a US-based crypto exchange, criticizing the “regulatory power grab” of the institution. Montana, supported by seven other states, affirms that crypto assets are not automatically securities and that the SEC’s...
Alfa-bank: Russian Financial Behemoth Launches Digital Asset Offerings
4.3.2024
Alfa-bank, one of Russia’s biggest financial institutions, has created a “digital financial asset” (DFA) backed by gold, stocks, and cash.
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Binance Claims Ignorance of $10 Billion Fine Imposed by Nigerian Government
4.3.2024
Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has denied allegations made by a Nigerian government official that it is facing a $10 billion fine. While Binance maintains its commitment to fostering a positive relationship with the Nigerian government, it firmly states that it will not succumb...
AfreecaTV BJ Falls Victim to South Korean Crypto Scammer
4.3.2024
AfreecaTV BJ (broadcast jockeys) stars have become the latest targets of increasingly sophisticated South Korean crypto scammers.
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Former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan: Bitcoin Is a ‘Political Revolution’
4.3.2024
Balaji Srinivasan, venture capitalist and former CTO of Coinbase, has highlighted the real purpose of Bitcoin and its implications for geopolitical and financial issues. Srinivasan stated that Bitcoin at its core is a “political revolution,” because it challenges the centralized...
Stablecoin Sector Sees $3.26 Billion Growth Spurt; Tether Nears $100B Milestone, USDE Supply Swells by 374%
3.3.2024
The stablecoin sector experienced a $3.26 billion expansion within the last eight days, climbing from $140.82 billion to $144.08 billion by Sunday, March 3, 2024. During February, increases in supply were observed in four of the top five stablecoins by market cap, with FDUSD’s supply growth...
Milton Friedman’s 1999 Vision: Predicting Bitcoin Before the Digital Age Dawned
3.3.2024
Nearly two decades before the Bitcoin network revolutionized the digital world, Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman foresaw the emergence of digital currencies. His prediction of an electronic currency facilitating anonymous transactions has become a cornerstone in understanding the evolution of digital...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as SHIB Fans Target $1 Level – Can SHIB Overtake Dogecoin?
3.3.2024
With SHIB's recent 10.17% surge pushing its market cap to $12.97B, fans eye the $1 dream. Can Shiba Inu eclipse Dogecoin in the crypto race?
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