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Iran set to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear a hijab
7.12.2022
Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in tandem with cash and CBDCs
Report: FTX Co-Founder SBF Retains White-Collar Lawyer Who Represented Ghislaine Maxwell
7.12.2022
On Dec. 6, 2022, the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) reportedly retained the attorney Mark Cohen, the lawyer that represented Ghislaine Maxwell during her recent sex trafficking case. SBF’s spokesperson further explained that the FTX co-founder is being consulted by a professor at Stanford...
Rep. Cawthorn fined for ethics breach over Let’s Go Brandon token promo
7.12.2022
The Ethics Committee couldn’t agree if the Representative sought to profit from his promotions but he was fined for it regardless and for also not declaring a “gift” of the token
Crypto will be regulated as securities — ICE boss and Senator Warren
7.12.2022
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill seeks to hand control to the SEC, imposing new obligations on centralized crypto firms, something Jeffrey Sprecher thinks will be good for crypto
Lawmaker Pleads With Sam Bankman-Fried to Attend Congress Hearing on FTX — SBF Says He’ll Testify When He’s Ready
7.12.2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, chair of the House Committee on Financial Services, has politely asked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to attend a congressional hearing on the collapse of his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried says he will testify when he has finished “learning...
Nigeria bans ATM cash withdrawals over $225 a week to force use of CBDC
7.12.2022
The limits set by the Central Bank of Nigeria are part of a broader push to encourage digital financial transactions
Fir Tree fund sues Grayscale in effort to force changes to Bitcoin Trust
7.12.2022
The New York-based hedge funds want Grayscale to cough up information about its flagship Bitcoin trust which it believes could reveal potential mismanagement
Coinbase CEO Slams Sam Bankman-Fried for Blaming FTX’s $8 Billion Hole on ‘Accounting Error’
7.12.2022
The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has slammed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) for claiming that FTX is missing $8 billion due to an “accounting error.” He stressed: “It’s stolen customer money used in his hedge...
GensoKishi Official Release | LAND Sales Coming in December
7.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. On November 30th, the MMORPG game “GensoKishi Online-Meta World” was officially released. It is the web 3 version of the iconic Japanese 3DMMO “Elemental Knights Online,” which won the “Game of the Year Gold Award 2012” in Taiwan and accumulated...
Fan tokens struggle to hold on as World Cup quarter-finals draw nearer
7.12.2022
Soccer fan tokens have seen their prices and trading volumes plummet since the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20
Court in China Recognizes NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law
6.12.2022
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by the laws in the People’s Republic. The ruling comes from a case over a dispute between a customer and a platform hired to sell a collection of tokens. Hangzhou Internet...
Sam Bankman-Fried hires defense attorney as US authorities probe FTX: Report
6.12.2022
Mark Cohen was a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York who was also on the defense team for the high-profile criminal case involving Ghislaine Maxwell
North Korean Lazarus Group is targeting crypto funds with a new spin on an old trick
6.12.2022
Microsoft and cybersecurity firm Volexity have traced a new version of AppleJeus malware to the hackers behind the Ronin exploit and numerous other online heists
Cryptocurrency has become a playground for fraudsters
6.12.2022
Currency speculation was once the preserve of banking institutions, governments, and investment funds. But with cryptocurrency, it's being sold to the public as casino entertainment
3 reasons why Ethereum price keeps rejecting at the $1,300 level
6.12.2022
Traders are not sure if ETH will be able to hold the $1,200 level while the S&P 500 rapidly approaches the crucial 3,900 support and ETH derivatives data hints at more downside
Paraguay's legislature fails to reverse presidential veto on crypto regulation law
6.12.2022
The reconsideration of the bill, ‘Regulating the industry and marketing of virtual assets — crypto assets’, received 38 votes out of a total of 80 lawmakers
Report Suggests FTX’s Tokenized Stocks Might Not Have Been Backed 1:1, Synthetics May Have Been Used to ‘Manipulate’ Real Stock Prices
6.12.2022
On Dec. 4, 2022, a report details that FTX-based synthetic stocks may have been used to manipulate the value of AMC shares. In May 2021, FTX offered 36 tokenized stocks but speculators believe it’s questionable whether or not the firm actually held the real stocks in the first place....
Invest in ICOs like Oryen Network – Analysts expect similar returns to Binance Coin or Solana
6.12.2022
The market is still overwhelmingly bearish. It is becoming clear that cryptocurrency investors need more than capital gains to sustain their portfolios during these challenging times. DeFi protocols are becoming more popular, and some projects give holders staking options. The Oryen Network, which...
USDC Issuer Circle Changes Mind on Going Public, CEO Reveals Q3 Earnings
6.12.2022
Circle, the US financial services firm behind the stablecoin USDC, has changed its mind about seeking a public listing in the near future, and now says it will stay focused on building “a long-term public company.”
The plan to go public has since the beginning of this year been central for Circle...
Warner Music, Polygon and LGND.io partner to launch Web3 music platform
6.12.2022
The platform LGND Music is set to officially launch in January 2023, and will also include dance record label Spinnin’ Records