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European Council Passes MiCA Crypto Regulation – A Turning Point for Crypto Landscape
6.10.2022
The European Council on Wednesday passed the new MiCA crypto regulation, by many seen as a turning point for Europe’s crypto industry.
The new bill, with the full name Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), has now been voted through the European Council, but still needs to pass an additional vote...
SEC Halts Crypto Ponzi Operation Targeting Latino Investors
6.10.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an emergency action to stop an ongoing crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors.
According to an SEC press release, the scheme was being operated by defendants Mauricio Chavez and Giorgio Benvenuto through CryptoFX - a company...
EU’s Russian Crypto Ban Confirmed as Bloc Tightens Sanctions
6.10.2022
All crypto payments from Russians to European wallet providers will be forbidden under the measures
Crypto Exchange Binance Receives License to Operate in Kazakhstan
6.10.2022
The exchange had earlier got a preliminary approval to operate in the country
Here’s What Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried Thinks About Markets – Have We Bottomed?
6.10.2022
While many industry observers ask themselves whether the crypto markets have reached their bottom level before they will rebound, Sam Bankman-Fried, the outspoken CEO and founder of major crypto exchange FTX, believes that the coming months could see crypto pegged to the general outlook for...
DeFi Platform Ribbon Finance's Unsecured Lending Product Sees Crypto Firms Folkvang and Wintermute Borrow Over $10M
6.10.2022
Ribbon's Lend, which went live on Monday, allows institutions to borrow funds without having to lock in collateral
Japanese Police Thwart ‘Teenage Crypto Scammer’
6.10.2022
Japanese crypto scammers appear to be getting younger – with police reporting they have arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of attempting to dupe a man almost three times his age out of over $17,000....
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Celsius’ Top 3 Execs Cashed Out $42M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy
6.10.2022
Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky, ex-CSO Daniel Leon and CTO Nuke Goldstein pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals
Celsius’ Top Execs Cashed Out $17M in Crypto Before Bankruptcy
6.10.2022
Ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky, ex-CSO Daniel Leon and CTO Nuke Goldstein pulled bitcoin, ether, USDC and CEL holdings from their custody accounts in May, before the company suspended all customer withdrawals
How crypto Twitter could change under Musk's leadership
6.10.2022
Musk has not been shy about touting his vision for Twitter in the past, flagging free speech and eliminating spam bots and fake accounts as particular points of interest
Bitcoin Price Up Since Bitboy Crypto's Bearish Short Term Prediction
6.10.2022
Bitboy Crypto has shared several short term bearish - but long term bullish - Bitcoin price predictions. Since then the market has rallied.
A love / hate figure in cryptocurrency, Ben Armstrong (@Bitboy_Crypto) now has 892,000 followers and is one of the most followed crypto Twitter influencers....
South Korea Reportedly Freezes Do Kwon’s Crypto Worth $40M — Luna Founder Says the Funds Are Not His
6.10.2022
South Korean authorities have reportedly frozen $40 million in crypto assets, including bitcoin, allegedly belonging to Luna founder Do Kwon. However, Kwon denied that any funds of his have been frozen. “I don’t even use Kucoin and Okex, have no time to trade, no funds have been...
Taliban had a ‘massive chilling effect’ on Afghan crypto market: Report
6.10.2022
Crypto value received in Afghanistan surged in the wake of the Taliban seizing power in August 2021, but crypto markets have flat lined under the regime
Opensea to allow users to submit bulk NFT listings and purchases
6.10.2022
The company said that users can now list and buy up to 30 items in a single flow
Over 300 NFTs From Three Arrows Capital’s NFT Fund Moved by Liquidator to New Wallet
6.10.2022
Hundreds of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) collected by Starry Night Capital have been transferred to a new wallet. The NFT fund of the insolvent crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) bought the tokens in 2021. 3AC filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, after taking a hit from the collapse...
Market Wrap: Crypto Markets Flatten as Latest Employment Data Throws a Setback for Inflation Hawks
5.10.2022
Crypto markets remain fretful about any suggestion the economy is not slowing enough to staunch rising prices. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
US CFTC as Crypto’s Regulatory Savior? Crypto Firms Might Not Like What They Get
5.10.2022
Just because Rostin Behnam is the rare government official who can casually drop a comment that suggests a future explosion in bitcoin price, doesn’t mean he’s a crypto bro. The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is widely seen in crypto circles as a relatively friendly...
Celsius' Crypto Customers Face Big Obstacle in Trying to Claw Back Their Deposits
5.10.2022
A change in the corporate structure of Celsius made when raising money last year may come under scrutiny as the bankrupt crypto lender tries to sell its assets
Will bulls take charge now that Bitcoin price trades above a long term trendline resistance?
5.10.2022
Bitcoin bulls celebrated BTC’s push through a long term trendline resistance, but has anything actually changed?
Crypto Derivatives Exchange PowerTrade Launches 'RFQs' for Institutional Options Trading
5.10.2022
The exchange hopes to attract both institutional players and smaller traders with no minimum order sizes