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Suex Founder Loses Top Job Over US Sanctions, Major Exchange, Payment Provider Implicated
26.9.2021
The scandal around sanctioned crypto broker Suex is growing in Russia where one of the co-founders of the OTC platform has been dismissed from his executive post at a bank. Meanwhile, an anti-drug organization has referred the case to the interior ministry and the central bank, asking authorities...
Court Extends Detention of Finiko Pyramid Founder Doronin and His Right-Hand Man
25.9.2021
A court in Tatarstan has extended the detention of Kirill Doronin, founder of Russia’s largest Ponzi scheme in recent times, Finiko. Doronin will spend at least two more months in custody as authorities fear he could hide from law enforcement. Ilgiz Shakirov, vice-president of the crypto...
China’s Crypto Crackdown: Fundamentals Still Show Bull Market Continuation, Bobby Lee Says ‘Don’t Panic’
24.9.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, published a Q&A to its website which said that Chinese citizens participating in virtual currency exchange offshore is “considered illegal financial activity.” The PBOC also reiterated comments it...
Blacklisted Suex Addresses Received Over $900 Million in Crypto, Report Reveals
23.9.2021
Cryptocurrency addresses allegedly used by Russian exchange Suex, recently placed under U.S. sanctions, have received more than $934 million in crypto assets, blockchain analysis suggests. According to the Treasury Department, over 40% of the platform’s transactions involved criminal actors....
Wallstreetbets Founder Jaime Rogozinski and Wsbdapp Project Launch 15,000 Generative NFTs
22.9.2021
On September 22, the team behind the Wallstreetbets defi application called Wsbdapp announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) collection featuring 15,000 generative NFTs. According to the team, the NFTs provide utility like VIP access to special metaverse events and yield farming boosts....
Messari Founder Ryan Selkis Announces Senate Run for 2024 — ‘Enough Talk’
22.9.2021
Ryan Selkis, the founder of Messari, a cryptocurrency research company, has announced he will be running for the U.S. Senate in 2024. The entrepreneur made the announcement on Twitter after finding out one of the speakers at Messari’s Mainnet conference, whose identity could not...
'Dark Phase' Ahead on DeFi Regulatory Front, yearn.finance Creator Warns
22.9.2021
p>The comments from the outspoken DeFi founder came during a virtual panel discussion titled ‘The Future of DeFi’, hosted by crypto researcher Messari for its Mainnet 2021 event in New York City on Tuesday.In the discussion, moderated by investor and partner at the DeFi Alliance Qiao Wang
US Regulators ‘Subpoena Speaker on Escalator’ at NY Crypto Event
21.9.2021
Rubin, the Founder and Managing Partner of Humbition, claimed he had “witnessed a guy get served by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at the top of the escalator” directl
Investors Bet On NFTs by Valuing Sorare At USD 4.3B
21.9.2021
>per the announcement."We saw the immense potential that blockchain and NFTs brought to unlock a new way for football clubs, footballers, and their fans to experience a deeper connection with each other," Nicolas Julia, CEO and co-founder of Sorare, was quoted as saying.Sorare oper
What players wish Nintendo would fix for Switch discovery
20.9.2021
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert & GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, and is a regular look at how people discover and buy video games in the 2020s.] It’s a brand new week in the neighborhood, game discovery fam....
US Court Sentences Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund Founder to 7.5 Years in Prison
19.9.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds in New York, Stefan Qin, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in prison and three years of supervised release. He is also ordered to forfeit about $55 million. The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that he “engaged in a scheme to steal assets”...
Vitalik Buterin Among Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2021
17.9.2021
Vitalik Buterin, a co-founder of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has made Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of 2021. The programmer was listed as an innovator, and Time valued his ability to empower other creators with his continued support...
Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio Warns Regulators Will Kill Bitcoin If the Crypto Becomes ‘Really Successful’
16.9.2021
Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, believes that if bitcoin is “really successful,” the regulators will “kill it,” reiterating his previous concerns of governments banning cryptocurrencies. Nonetheless, he sees...
Vitalik Buterin Has Suggestions for Dogecoin and Doge’s Cooperation With Ethereum
5.9.2021
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has some suggestions of what he personally would like to see happening with Dogecoin and the meme cryptocurrency’s cooperation with Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin on Dogecoin’s Development and Its Ethereum Collaboration Ethereum co-founder Vitalik...
Crypto Exchange Binance Plans US IPO in 3 Years, CEO Says
3.9.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s U.S. arm could be going public in three years, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has revealed. He said that his exchange “is just going to do what Coinbase did.” Coinbase Global went public on Nasdaq via direct listing. Binance Plans to IPO in the...
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Expects Cryptocurrencies to Play Larger Role in Afghanistan
3.9.2021
The founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum, Charles Hoskinson, says that he expects cryptocurrencies to “play a larger role” in Afghanistan amid war with the Taliban forces. Charles Hoskinson Sees Cryptocurrencies Playing Larger Role in Afghanistan Charles Hoskinson,...
$2 Billion Crypto Fraud Bitconnect and Founder Charged — Director Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
3.9.2021
The $2 billion crypto fraud scheme Bitconnect and its founder have been charged in the U.S. In a parallel enforcement action, a Bitconnect director and top promoter has pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the U.S. “The Bitconnect scheme is believed to be the largest cryptocurrency fraud...
Cardano founder says crypto will be vital to Afghani fight against Taliban
2.9.2021
Afghans will leverage crypto assets as a store of value and to preserve financial privacy amid the Taliban’s dramatic insurgence, predicts Charles Hoskinson
Bitcoin Law Critic Mario Gomez Arrested in El Salvador Without Warrant
2.9.2021
A vocal critic of the upcoming bitcoin law in El Salvador, Mario Gomez, was briefly detained Wednesday. According to reports, he was arrested without a warrant. Critic of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Arrested An IT specialist and founder of Hackerspace San Salvador, Mario Gómez,...
Tron Founder Justin Sun Purchases Joker Tpunk NFT for $10.5 Million
1.9.2021
Justin Sun, founder of Tron, a smart contract-enabled cryptocurrency, announced he purchased an NFT avatar for $10.5 million. The NFT, dubbed ‘Joker’ due to its appearance, is part of a Tron-native NFT series called Tpunks, that seeks to emulate the style and success of the known...