Search
Australian Man Who Spent $6.7M Erroneous Crypto.com Refund Faces Theft Charges, Guardian Reports
25.9.2023
Jatinder Singh and his partner bought four houses, cars, artwork and other luxurious items with money they received due to an accounting error by Crypto.com, according to the Guardian
Couple Inadvertently Receives $10.5M from Crypto.com; Plea Hearing Scheduled for October
25.9.2023
A Melbourne couple is set to face a plea trial in October for a theft charge after inadvertently receiving 10.5 million Australian dollars ($6.7 million) from Crypto.com in 2021.
The couple, who received the funds by mistake, proceeded to spend the money before the error was discovered.
The...
Couple mistakenly sent $10.5M by Crypto.com to face October plea hearing
24.9.2023
Thevamanogari Manivel was sentenced to 18 months of community corrections with six months of unpaid community work while her husband will face a plea trial in October
VC Katie Haun Says It’s a ‘Really Good Time’ to Be Investing in Crypto — Criticizes SEC’s Regulatory Approach
23.9.2023
Venture capitalist Katie Haun is optimistic about the future of crypto. “It’s a really good time to be investing in this space during this down market,” she said. “I have actually never felt that in prior cycles, crypto was more inevitable than in this cycle, and this is...
Report: Binance’s Decision to Airdrop $3 Million to Morocco Earthquake Victims via BNB Token Criticized
16.9.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been criticized for pledging to help victims of Morocco’s devastating earthquake by airdropping its native crypto token. According to Action on Armed Violence’s Iain Overton, people affected by the earthquake are only interested in getting immediate...
Biggest Movers: CRO Moves From 3-Month Low, XLM Extends Recent Gains
8.9.2023
Cronos rose for a second consecutive session, as the token continued to move away from a recent three-month low. Volatility in the marketplace was high on Friday, after several days of price consolidation. Stellar also surged, moving to a three-day high. Cronos (CRO) Cronos (CRO) continued to move...
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...
G20 Nations Actively Discussing Crypto Framework, Says Indian Finance Minister
6.9.2023
The G20 countries are actively discussing a global framework for crypto assets under India’s presidency, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed. “India’s presidency has put on the table key issues related to regulating or understanding that there should be a framework...
Singapore's New President Has a History of Disapproving Crypto
5.9.2023
Singapore's newly elected president, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, had once called crypto “inherently purely speculative and slightly crazy”.
With 70.4% of the vote, Shanmugaratnam has become Singapore's 9th president, succeeding Halimah Yacob, the country's first female head of state.
However, to...
Bybit Introduces Tradegpt: AI-Powered Chatbot Offers Real-Time Crypto Market Data, Trading Tips
4.9.2023
Dubai’s Bybit cryptocurrency exchange has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered instrument named Tradegpt. The new chatbot can scrutinize the exchange’s existing market data and offer an in-depth price evaluation by employing bitcoin’s current metrics as an example....
Today in Crypto: Attorney Says Ads Featuring Celebrities Don't Distinguish Between FTX & FTX.US Making Them Evidence, South Korea Set to Freeze North Korean Crypto
4.9.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Attorney Says Ads Featuring Celebrities Don't Distinguish Between FTX & FTX.US Making Them Evidence, South...
Coinbase Debuts Paypal’s PYUSD Stablecoin; Trading to Roll Out in Phases Pending Liquidity
31.8.2023
Coinbase has listed Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin, following an announcement of its support for the digital asset just a day earlier. Should liquidity requirements be satisfied, the exchange plans to introduce trading pairs for the asset in stages. Coinbase Adds PYUSD Stablecoin Coinbase,...
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...
Is It Too Late to Buy Near Protocol? NEAR Price Blasts Up 5% and Viral Project Launchpad Uses AI to Find the Next 100x Crypto
23.8.2023
Layer-1 blockchain project Near Protocol (NEAR) has jumped up +8% so far this week, amid an emerging bounce that could see NEAR reclaim position atop the 20DMA.
This comes following almost four-months of bleak downside price action for NEAR, which has bled-out half its value (-50%) since April...
Cryptocurrency Startup Sues Crypto.com Exchange After Falling Victim to Scam
21.8.2023
Cryptocurrency startup Glow Token LLC filed a lawsuit in a US court against the Crypto.com exchange over a recent fraud, alleging negligence and breach of contract.
The lawsuit was filed on August 10, assigned to Judge Jose Martinez of the Florida Southern District Court, and last updated...
Today in Crypto: Polygon Labs and Mobile Giant SK Telecom Sign a Web3 Deal, Coinbase Partners With Trustly for Payments in Canada, Singaporean Police Arrest Ten Foreigners and Seize Crypto
17.8.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Polygon Labs and Mobile Giant SK Telecom Sign a Web3 Deal, Coinbase Partners With Trustly for Payments...
2023 Centralized Crypto Exchange Study Highlights Winds of Change Among Top 10 Platforms
16.8.2023
In a report by the crypto market aggregation web portal Coingecko, Binance retains its crown in the centralized cryptocurrency exchange arena, but not without facing fierce competition and challenges. Binance Leads But Not Without Contenders, Says Coingecko’s Mid-Year Crypto Study According...
Anton Katz of Talos Highlights the Need for Better Infrastructure to Woo Wall Street to Crypto
14.8.2023
Anton Katz, CEO of digital asset trading platform Talos, has highlighted the need for better infrastructure in the crypto industry to attract Wall Street investors.
In a recent interview, Katz emphasized that banks and hedge funds are looking for the right applications and tools to fully...
Xverse Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding Round for Bitcoin Web3 Wallet, Led by Jump Crypto
11.8.2023
Yesterday, Hong Kong-based startup Xverse, the provider of a Bitcoin Web3 wallet that supports Ordinals and BRC-20 inscriptions, successfully raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Jump Crypto.
The company, known for driving mainstream adoption through its user-friendly interface...
Crypto Analyst Highlights Germany's Economic Challenges and Its Surprising Implications for Crypto
7.8.2023
A weakening economy and potential recession in Germany could be positive for Bitcoin (BTC) prices, crypto analyst Marcel Pechman believes.
According to Pechman, a further fall in Germany’s gross domestic product (GDP) will likely mean that the European Central Bank (ECB) will start easing...