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Binance Warns of Fake Tokens Exploiting Its Name
21.11.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance warned its community on Monday about a surge in fraudulent tokens falsely claiming affiliation with the platform, spreading across social media. The company emphasized that these tokens are neither endorsed nor authorized by Binance, potentially exposing users...
13 Regions Face Crypto Mining Ban Under Russia’s New Energy Policies
20.11.2024
Russia’s governmental commission on electricity development approved cryptocurrency mining restrictions on Monday, set to take effect on Dec. 1 with subsequent enforcement covering Nov. 15 to March 15 annually through 2031. Deputy Energy Minister Yevgeny Grabchak confirmed the decision, which...
Grayscale’s Bitcoin and Ethereum Mini ETFs See Share Prices Multiply
20.11.2024
Grayscale Investments has finalized reverse share splits for its Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC) and Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH), effective Nov. 19, 2024. These splits adjust share prices relative to their net asset values, with BTC shares increasing fivefold and ETH shares rising tenfold, while...
Goldman Sachs Unveils Plan for Independent Digital Asset Platform to Reshape Markets
19.11.2024
Goldman Sachs is planning to spin off its digital assets platform into an independent company, aiming to enable large financial firms to create, trade, and settle instruments via blockchain. Mathew McDermott, Goldman’s global head of digital assets, revealed that the initiative is in early stages...
DOJ’s Crypto Enforcement Cracks Down on $73M Laundering Scheme
17.11.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that Daren Li, a dual citizen of China and St. Kitts and Nevis, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, admitting to laundering over $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams. Li, 41, operated through a network...
Hong Kong Exposes Crypto Firms Misrepresenting as Licensed Banks
16.11.2024
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a warning about the misuse of the term “bank” by overseas crypto firms operating in Hong Kong, cautioning the public to verify the legitimacy of such claims. The HKMA observed that two crypto firms, which are not licensed banks in Hong Kong...
Russia’s Massive Leap: Digital Financial Market Eyes Trillion-Ruble Milestone
16.11.2024
Russia’s issuance of digital financial assets could reach 10 trillion rubles (approximately $101.36 billion) by 2026, according to Sberbank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov. Speaking in Moscow, Popov noted that the current market volume for digital financial assets in Russia has already surpassed half...
Norway’s CBDC Timeline Clouded by Expert Committee’s Bold Advice
16.11.2024
A Norwegian expert committee advising lawmakers has recommended no immediate need to adopt a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Despite the declining use of cash, which dropped to just 2% of transactions at physical points of sale during the pandemic, the committee emphasized cash’s importance...
JPMorgan CEO Excluded From Trump’s Visionary Administration
16.11.2024
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has announced that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, a vocal crypto critic, will not be invited to join his administration. Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday: “I respect Jamie Dimon, of JPMorgan Chase, greatly, but he will not...
Prosecutors Ease Off: Crypto Crimes Lose Spotlight in Manhattan
16.11.2024
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan will scale back its focus on cryptocurrency crimes after securing high-profile convictions, including FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), according to Scott Hartman, co-chief of the securities and commodities task force at the Southern District of...
India Urged to Embrace Bitcoin as Strategic Reserve Asset Amid Global Unrest
15.11.2024
Investment firm Bernstein has urged India to recognize bitcoin as a strategic reserve asset, highlighting its potential as “digital gold” amid global financial risks like inflation, U.S. debt, and geopolitical instability. Bernstein argues that India’s current focus on central...
UK Crypto Rules Poised to Shift as Trump’s US Policy Gains Momentum
15.11.2024
The UK government reportedly plans to unveil new cryptocurrency regulations this month, aiming to bolster the UK’s position as a global crypto hub amid increasing competition from the U.S., where recent policy shifts under Donald Trump favor the industry. The UK Treasury’s proposed...
Inside Russia’s Crypto Rules: Sberbank CEO Reveals Key Insights
14.11.2024
Sberbank CEO Herman Gref announced that using cryptocurrencies as a payment method within Russia is currently prohibited by law and is unlikely to be allowed in the near future. Speaking at the “FI day. Blockchain: on the edge of a new financial era” conference in Moscow, Gref clarified...
An Elusive Indian Suspect at the Center of Indiana’s Crypto Fraud
14.11.2024
Authorities in Grant County, Indiana, have recovered $36,000 in a cryptocurrency scam involving Prateek Jain, a 33-year-old man from Kolkata, India. Jain faces charges of felony fraud and money laundering after allegedly convincing a Marion, Indiana resident to deposit funds into a bitcoin ATM...
FBI Raids Polymarket CEO’s Home, Seizes Devices Amid Trump Bet Controversy
14.11.2024
The FBI reportedly raided the Manhattan apartment of Shayne Coplan, CEO of betting platform Polymarket, early Wednesday. The raid followed Polymarket’s accurate prediction of Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential victory, a result that contrasted with traditional polls. FBI agents seized Coplan’s phone...
Russia and China Join Forces to Prevent Global Crisis, Experts Say
13.11.2024
China-Russia cooperation is helping to stabilize the region and avert a global crisis, according to Zhang Hong, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Zhang emphasized that as permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia are working together to uphold global...
Russia-India Trade Nears 90% Dollar-Free — A Game-Changing Pivot
13.11.2024
The use of national and alternative currencies in Russia-India trade has reached nearly 90%, according to Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov. Speaking at a Russian-Indian intergovernmental commission meeting, Manturov emphasized the importance of expanding banking cooperation...
Blackrock Bitcoin ETF Overtakes Gold Trust — The Asset World Shaken
13.11.2024
Blackrock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), launched in January, has now surpassed the Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) in assets under management (AUM). According to Factset, IBIT reached approximately $34.3 billion on Friday, overtaking IAU’s nearly...
Russia’s Gold Reserves Climb to $207.7B — A Shift in Global Strategy?
12.11.2024
Russia’s central bank reported a record high of $207.7 billion in gold reserves for October. Gold’s share in Russia’s total international reserves rose from 31.5% in September to 32.9%, the highest level since November 1999, when it reached 34%. Historically, the gold proportion peaked at 56.9%...
How a ‘No Questions Asked’ Crypto Scheme Became a Federal Target
11.11.2024
A Danvers, Massachusetts man, Trung Nguyen, was convicted of money laundering and operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency business that converted over $1 million in cash to bitcoin. Through his company, National Vending, Nguyen ran a “no questions asked” cash-to-bitcoin service from 2017...