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CEO of Bank Involved In Pig Butchering Scheme Charged With Embezzling $47 Million
13.2.2024
In a startling breach of trust, the CEO of Heartland Tri-State Bank is facing charges for orchestrating an embezzlement of $47 million. The high-profile case came to light following revelations that the bank played a central role in a sophisticated ‘pig butchering’ scheme, according...
UK Finance Minister to Probe Banking Challenges Faced by Crypto Firms
20.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Mary The finance minister of the United Kingdom has pledged to look into the reported difficulties faced by licensed cryptocurrency firms in opening business accounts in the country. Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has agreed to meet with Economic Secretary of...
Davos 2023: Banking Panel Reinforces the Need for Crypto Regulation
20.1.2023
A group of global banking experts hosted by the World Economic Forum (WEF) convened about the need for global crypto regulation, including stablecoins and unbacked crypto assets. The panel agreed there must be at least some kind of base regulation for these assets and bank-equivalent regulation...
SEC Chairman Says Satoshi Nakamoto’s Innovation Is Real, Crypto Rules Are Clear
8.8.2021
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, says that Satoshi Nakamoto’s innovation is real. “It has been and could continue to be a catalyst for change in the fields of finance and money,” he said. Satoshi Nakamoto’s Innovation Is Real...
Top US Banking Regulator Reveals Positive Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming in Weeks
6.12.2020
The top U.S. banking regulator has confirmed that positive cryptocurrency regulation is coming in a matter of weeks, by the end of the Trump term. “It’s going to work for everybody,” said the regulator, adding that the new regulation will “make it easier for crypto investors...