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US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Coinbase donates $25 million to Fairshake’s super PAC
4.6.2024
Coinbase has contributed $25 million towards Fairshake’s super PAC, meant to finance the political campaigning of crypto-inclined congress nominees. This gesture follows similar contributions made by Ripple and a16z to the tune of $25 million to Fairshake recently. The super PAC has now received...
Woman Pleads Guilty to Using Bitcoin for Dark Web Hitman
4.6.2024
In Salt Lake City, Krista Renae Stone, 23, pleaded guilty to using the dark web to arrange a murder-for-hire in 2023. According to court documents, Stone utilized bitcoin to pay $5,000 for the hit. Between March and September 2023, she accessed a website offering “hitman for hire”...
Hong Kong Police Advisory Group Warns of Surge in Digital Asset-Linked Crime
4.6.2024
The Hong Kong Technology Crime Police Advisory Group has warned about the rise of digital asset-linked crime, calling for the establishment of a regulatory system to identify and eliminate risks associated with this tech. According to police data, almost $550 million was involved in digital asset...
Dubai Financial Services Authority Updates Regulatory Framework for Crypto Tokens
4.6.2024
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced amendments to its crypto token regime on Monday, enhancing the regulatory environment for crypto tokens in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a special economic zone. The amendments address investment in recognized...
India Repatriates 100 Tonnes of Gold From UK, Aims to Move More
4.6.2024
According to local media reports, the Reserve Bank of India has repatriated 100 tonnes of gold that was held in the vaults of the Bank of England. The operation, carried out in special circumstances due to the quantity of gold moved, may be repeated as India seeks to hold more gold domestically...
Binance Announces Restrictions on Unauthorized Stablecoins in EU to Comply With MiCA Regulations
4.6.2024
Crypto exchange Binance announced Monday its strategy to comply with the forthcoming Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) stablecoin rules, set to take effect on June 30 across the European Economic Area (EEA). These regulations will restrict the issuance and offering of stablecoins...
Sleeping Bitcoins Worth $13.87M Move After 11 Years, Transfer Exposes 2013 Whale
3.6.2024
According to data from June 3, an entity with eight wallets created in 2013 moved 200 BTC valued at $13.87 million after the funds remained untouched for over 11 years. If sold today, the value of these bitcoins has increased by 197,785% since their acquisition. Spending 200 Bitcoin Unveils...
Binance prepares for MiCA rules, updates stablecoin strategy
3.6.2024
Binance will ease European users’ transition from unauthorized to regulated stablecoins with a “sell-only” strategy
Okx Launches Crypto Exchange and Wallet in the Netherlands
3.6.2024
Global crypto trading platform Okx has launched its centralized exchange and wallet in the Netherlands. Dutch customers can now engage in spot trading and convert services for over 150 cryptocurrencies, including more than 60 crypto-Euro pairs. The platform integrates with Ideal, a popular online...
Coinshares Reports 4th Consecutive Week of Inflows Into Digital Asset Funds
3.6.2024
The investment landscape for digital assets continues to brighten, with a fourth consecutive week of inflows totaling $185 million, pushing the total for May to an impressive $2 billion. The latest Coinshares inflow report shows the influx has propelled year-to-date investments beyond the...
Bitmain delivers Antminer L9 for Scrypt algorithm
3.6.2024
Bitmain introduces Antminer L9, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) miner customized for coins utilizing the Scrypt algorithm, like litecoin and dogecoin. This fresh prototype offers 16 gigahash per second (GH/s) regarding hashing ability, managing energy effectiveness to 210 joules...
GameStop meme coin witnesses an upward swing by a whopping 300%
3.6.2024
The GameStop ($GME) meme coin is experiencing an astounding upward trend of 300%. Currently, the trade price is reaching $0.01366, with a market capitalization of almost $100 million. Added to that, the daily trade volume has seen an increase of 1,000%, going beyond the $178 million mark. GameStop...
This Week’s Crypto Gainers and Losers: NOT Leads With 214% Gain, BTC and ETH Remain Flat
3.6.2024
Both bitcoin and ethereum experienced a tepid week over the last seven days, with BTC seeing a slight increase of 0.5% and ETH declining by 3.8%. Conversely, several crypto assets posted gains, with notcoin (NOT) rising 214% against the U.S. dollar. NOT Tops the Charts With 214% Increase,...
Economist Jim Rickards: The Global Clearance and Settlement System Might Collapse After Seizure of Russian Assets
3.6.2024
Jim Rickards, an economist and author of the best-selling book ‘Currency Wars,’ has issued an alert about the possible collapse of the global clearance system. In a recent interview, Rickards noted that Euroclear, a settlement service, holds $200 billion in Russian assets. He further explained that...
FTX CEO John Ray III sold its remaining Anthropic shares
3.6.2024
The CEO of FTX Estate, John Ray III, sells its balance shares in Anthropic, amounting to 15 million, at a price of $30 per share. Through this, he managed to rake in the amount of $450 million. Incidentally, Anthropic is an AI startup that introduced its chatbot, Claude. The FTX Estate has filed...
Australia’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF Launching Tomorrow
3.6.2024
Australia-based Monochrome Asset Management is set to debut its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), IBTC, on the Cboe Australia exchange this Tuesday, June 4. This will be Australia’s first ETF to directly hold bitcoin. Previously, Australian investors were limited to indirect bitcoin...
Blockstream criticizes Coinbase for denying BTC processing
3.6.2024
The CEO of Blockstream, Adam Back, has been criticizing Coinbase Exchange for not being willing to initiate BTC processing for donations meant for Trump’s presidential campaign. He has described the company as anti-bitcoin. It all began when Bitcoin Magazine revealed that Lightning Network...
Notcoin (NOT) hits an ATH with over 350% gains in a week
3.6.2024
Notcoin ($NOT) surged by more than 350% and added almost $2 billion to its market cap. The tides are still high, with the token banking a weekly surge of 224.39%, now valued at $0.02114. Furthermore, the market cap has surpassed the $2 billion mark, and the 24-hour trading volume was more than $4.3...
Meme Stock and GME Meme Coin Craze Rekindled by Roaring Kitty’s Reddit Return
3.6.2024
Meme stocks like Gamestop (GME) and meme coins associated with the GME and Wall Street Bets trend have experienced an upswing following Keith Gill’s return to Reddit. Gill, also known as “Roaring Kitty,” has sparked renewed interest. Over the past 24 hours, crypto assets such...