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JPMorgan Mulls Blockchain-Based Deposit Token, Report
10.9.2023
America’s biggest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, is exploring a blockchain-based deposit token for cross-border payments and interbank transfers. If approved by regulators, the banking giant may create the digital asset, which would be different from its existing JPM Coin as it could be used...
London Fintech Owner Accused of Facilitating Massive Drug Money Laundering via Crypto
8.9.2023
A fintech owner in London is under scrutiny for allegedly assisting notorious drug traffickers in laundering hundreds of millions of euros through a crypto exchange platform.
Caio Marchesani, the 38-year-old Italian owner of Trans-Fast Remittance, a regulated payments business, is accused...
Bitcoin Halving Is Nice, but Kickstarting Bull Run Requires Fiat Money Supply Growth
8.9.2023
The magnitude of the expected halving-led uptrend in bitcoin is likely contingent on major central banks boosting their year-on-year M2 money supply growth rates, past data show
Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex CEO Receives 11,196-Year Jail Term for Fraud and Money Laundering
8.9.2023
Faruk Fatih Ozer, the founder and former CEO of Thodex, a prominent Turkish cryptocurrency exchange, has been handed 11,196-year prison sentence for fraud and other crimes, Bloomberg reproted.
Ozer was convicted on various charges, including fraud, leading a criminal organization, and money...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm Maintains Innocence in Money Laundering Case – Here's the Latest
7.9.2023
Roman Storm, co-founder of the sanctioned Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to money laundering and sanctions violations.
Storm pleaded not guilty in front of a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Pleads Innocence Amidst Money Laundering and Hacking Scandal
6.9.2023
On the 6th of September, 2023, the Inner City Press (ICP) delivered an account of the legal proceedings involving Roman Storm, one of the co-creators behind the ethereum (ETH) mixing protocol, Tornado Cash. In the courtroom drama that unfolded, Storm resolutely declared his innocence by pleading...
Tornado Cash co-founder pleads not guilty to all charges: Report
6.9.2023
Roman Storm, facing charges related to his role in helping create crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has been free on bail following his arrest by U.S. authorities in August
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges
6.9.2023
Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm pleaded "not guilty" to charges of conspiring to operate a money transmitter or facilitate money laundering and sanctions evasion in a court appearance Wednesday
MetaMask launches feature to sell ETH for fiat
5.9.2023
The sell feature on MetaMask Portfolio came roughly five months after the wallet allowed users to purchase crypto using fiat from bank accounts, PayPal, and debit and credit cards
Making real-world blockchain solutions possible — Solana co-founder Raj Gokal
5.9.2023
Web3 has had its ups and downs over the last few years, but does it have any real-world use cases?
Tornado Cash Founders Accused, Court Rules in Favor of Grayscale Against SEC, and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
3.9.2023
The U.S. government has charged the founders of crypto mixing and privacy tool Tornado Cash with money laundering, calling them “criminals.” In other news, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ruled in favor of crypto asset manager Grayscale against the United...
17 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Playing Starfield
1.9.2023
Starfield is finally here and it is big, complex, and often overwhelming. There are tons of menus to navigate, cities to get acquainted with, and skill trees to invest in, not to mention resource mining, base building, and ship customization. Before you get into any of that, however, let’s go over...
17 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Playing Starfield
1.9.2023
Starfield is finally here and it is big, complex, and often overwhelming. There are tons of menus to navigate, cities to get acquainted with, and skill trees to invest in, not to mention resource mining, base building, and ship customization. Before you get into any of that, however, let’s go over...
Armored Core VI’s Fastest Money Farm Is A Rookie Pilot Murder Spree
31.8.2023
A key aspect of Armored Core VI is earning cash to unlock new guns and mech parts. Once you complete a mission you can replay it as much as you want for extra pay, and players have now found one of the fastest money farms in the entire game: brutally murdering a rookie test pilot in under a minute...
When will it be too late to invest in Bitcoin?
31.8.2023
This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses whether it will ever be “too late” to buy Bitcoin and why BTC could take over the financial world
Major Singapore Banks Named in $740 Million Money-Laundering Scandal in Which Police Seized Millions in Crypto
31.8.2023
Top local and international banks in Singapore have found themselves entangled in one of the city-state’s biggest money-laundering scandals, encompassing over $740 million.
Recent chargesheet filed against 10 individuals have unveiled a web of illicit financial activities that have implicated...
South African Crypto Premium Surge After Kraken Abruptly Starts Blocking Deposits by Local Residents
31.8.2023
The premium on crypto assets listed on South African exchanges briefly surged to 3.5% after Kraken’s abruptly started blocking deposits from users based in the African country. Some South African crypto experts have linked Kraken’s decision to the Financial Action Task Force’s...
Africa-Focused Remittances Fintech Lemfi Raises $33 Million in Series A Funding Round
31.8.2023
An Africa-focused remittances platform, Lemfi, recently said it has raised $33 million in a Series A round led by Left Lane Capital. Lemfi said it will use the capital raise to “expand its product offering to the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.” Making Remittances Less...
Binance adds fiat currency restrictions for Russian users
28.8.2023
Russian ruble use on Binance P2P has been restricted to Russian citizens who live in the country
Only 2 % of Russians Ready to Keep All Their Savings in Digital Ruble: Poll
27.8.2023
While over half of Russians are willing to put some money into their nation’s digital ruble, only 2% say they would keep all their savings in it. Insufficient information and fear of system failures are among the biggest factors turning people away from the government-issued digital currency....