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SEC Seeks Court Approval to Freeze Binance US Crypto Assets, Citing Customer Safety Concerns
7.6.2023
Seeking court approval, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is actively pursuing a measure to freeze cryptocurrency assets linked to Binance US. In order to to “ensure the safety of customer assets,” the securities regulator deems this action as an urgent necessity. SEC Files...
Binance.US says user funds 'remain safe' amid SEC attempt to freeze assets
7.6.2023
The U.S.-based exchange said it's "fully operational" and called the SEC's motion "unwarranted."
SEC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Freeze Binance.US Assets
6.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asked a court to grant a temporary restraining order to freeze assets tied to Binance.US on Tuesday
Binance helped US authorities freeze $4.4M linked to DPRK cybercrime orgs
25.5.2023
Following “lawfully served warrants,” Binance worked to flag the accounts and tie up the funds
Judge Upholds Freeze on SpartacusDAO's $35M in Lawsuit Served Via Discord, NFT
4.5.2023
Activist investors are suing the leader of SpartacusDAO. He hasn't shown up in court after ignoring multiple attempts to serve him
Russia Launching Payment System With ‘No Restrictions’ — Digital Currencies to Be Completely Unrestricted
25.4.2023
Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make settlement payments, and no other country could step in and freeze such...
Position Obliteration, FTX Reboot, Funds Freeze and 20 Crypto Jokes
15.4.2023
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Nigeria Fintech Flutterwave Denies Client Account Hacking Reports
6.3.2023
The Nigerian fintech Flutterwave has rejected reports suggesting that hackers have stolen as much as $6.3 million from user accounts. The fintech firm said a routine check of its transaction monitoring system helped to uncover “an unusual trend of transactions on some users’ profiles.”...
Celsius Custody customers finally begin withdrawals 263 days after freeze
3.3.2023
Celsius users with funds held in its custody program have finally begun to withdraw funds, but users report delays due to a backlog of requests
First Mover Asia: Solana in the Green After Weekend Deep Freeze
27.2.2023
ALSO: CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey considers why the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has overreached in its recent actions against crypto entities, and that the crypto industry must improve its lobbying efforts; bitcoin's price rises
Solana Validators to Make Second Restart Attempt as Transaction Freeze Drags On
26.2.2023
Lebanon Financial Crisis: Banks Torched After Pound Taps New Low Versus the US Dollar
22.2.2023
The Lebanese pound’s fall to its lowest ever versus the U.S. dollar, 80,000 to 1, has piled more misery on residents whose local currency-denominated savings have been decimated by inflation. The ongoing strike by banks demanding the passage of capital control legislation has compounded...
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4 Million in Crypto Linked to North Korea
17.2.2023
Crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen cryptocurrencies worth approximately $1.4 million linked to North Korea, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The firm noted that the stolen funds, which were dormant until recently, originated from the June 2022 hack of Harmony’s...
Binance, Huobi Freeze $1.4m Worth of Crypto in ‘North Korea-linked’ Wallets
16.2.2023
The crypto exchanges Binance and Huobi have frozen “North Korea-linked” wallets containing “approximately $1.4 million in cryptoassets.”
Per a blog post from the blockchain analytics firm Elliptic and a report from MBC, the coins “originated from the June 2022 hack of Harmony’s Horizon Bridge.”...
Binance and Huobi freeze $1.4M in crypto linked to North Korean hackers
15.2.2023
The North Korean-based hacker outfit Lazarus Group resorted to different privacy mixers attempting to anonymize the stolen funds, but it didn’t work
Binance and Huobi Freeze $1.4M in Crypto Tied to Harmony Bridge Theft
15.2.2023
Tracing firm Elliptic said it followed the money through Tornado Cash
Huobi and Binance Freeze $100M Associated with Harmony One Attack
18.1.2023
Binance recently tweeted about freezing accounts linked to the $100 million Harmony One attack. The exchange also provided assistance when the attacker tried to launder the funds through Huobi. According to the latest tweets by Binance, 124 BTC, amounting to 2.5 million dollars, have already been...
Bitcoin hashrate recovers after big freeze shuts down miners
26.12.2022
The Bitcoin network hashrate has returned to 241.29 EH/s after a temporary 38% fall to 170.60 EH/s from a weekly peak of 276.40 EH/s
Bitcoin Hashrate Slides as Texas Miners Curtail Hashpower to Bolster the Grid
25.12.2022
Bitcoin’s total hashrate tapped a low of 170 exahash per second (EH/s) on Dec. 25, as reports noted that bitcoin miners in Texas curtailed their hashpower during a massive winter freeze. Statistics show that close to 100 exahash dropped off the network but rebounded from the 170 EH/s low to...
FTX Attempts to Freeze Robinhood Shares as Creditors Swarm to Scoop $450M in HOOD Stock
23.12.2022
Court filings show that debtors from FTX Trading Ltd. and Alameda Research want 56 million shares of Robinhood stock frozen after multiple creditors are seeking access to the funds, and also Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). Court Filing Wants to ‘Enforce an Automatic Stay’ Against Claims Over...