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Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon Charged by SEC With Multibillion-Dollar Crypto Fraud
17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Terraform Labs and its CEO, Do Hyeong Kwon, with fraud, alleging that Kwon and his company orchestrated “a multibillion-dollar crypto-asset securities fraud.” The securities watchdog insists that Kwon raised billions from...
SEC-retly Failing: How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down
16.2.2023
When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After all, the man in charge of regulating the industry was a “crypto native,” having taught...
Coinbase Argues Its Staking Services Are Not Securities, Criticizes SEC Regulatory Approach
13.2.2023
Coinbase, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S., has stated that the staking services offered on its platform do not constitute securities. The statements, made in the wake of the $30 million settlement that Kraken, another U.S.-based crypto exchange, completed with the U.S....
Tesla’s Q4 Balance Sheet Shows Bitcoin Holdings Worth $184 Million
26.1.2023
Tesla’s latest balance sheet shows the company’s bitcoin holdings worth $184 million. Tesla did not sell any digital assets in the fourth quarter of 2022 despite the crypto winter and contagion in the crypto ecosystem. Tesla’s Digital Assets Valued at $184 Million Tesla Inc....
New FTX CEO Discusses Possibility of Rebooting Defunct Crypto Exchange in First Interview Since Taking Over
19.1.2023
Following recent disclosure that FTX debtors and bankruptcy administrators located $5.5 billion in liquid assets, the new FTX CEO John J. Ray III discussed the business in his first interview since taking over the exchange’s restructuring process. Ray detailed during the interview that he...
Saudi Arabia Open to Trading in Currencies Other Than US Dollar, Signaling a Shift Toward De-Dollarization
19.1.2023
After a 48-year relationship solely with the U.S. dollar, Saudi Arabia’s Finance Minister, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, said the kingdom is open to trading in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The statements follow China’s president, Xi Jinping, urging the Gulf monarchs to accept yuan...
Eurozone Finance Ministers Pledge Support for Digital Euro Project, Talk Privacy
19.1.2023
The ministers of finance of the countries in the eurozone reaffirmed their support for efforts to prepare for the potential launch of a digital euro. Meanwhile, the single currency area’s monetary authority sought to reassure future users that the new currency will be “preserving privacy by default...
Brazilian Cryptocurrency Law Likely to Be Reviewed by Lula’s Government
12.1.2023
The recently approved Brazilian cryptocurrency law will likely be reviewed and revised by the newly inaugurated government of Luis Inacio “Lula” Da Silva. According to statements made by the former rapporteur of the law, Expedito Netto, the new government will likely review the law...
Brazilians Turn to Stablecoins as Alternative to US Dollar for Hedge Against Volatility
11.1.2023
Brazilians are turning to stablecoins as a way of shielding themselves from the volatility of economic circumstances. This is happening now in the wake of the inauguration of the new government of Luis Inacio “Lula” Da Silva. According to statements coming from exchange executives...
New York Attorney General Sues Celsius Co-Founder Alex Mashinsky for Crypto Fraud
5.1.2023
On Jan. 5, 2023, the state of New York and attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, the co-founder and former CEO of Celsius. The lawsuit claims that Mashinsky and Celsius defrauded “hundreds of thousands of investors, including more than 26,000 New Yorkers,...
Bahamas Regulator Disputes FTX’s Claim About Value of Seized Cryptocurrencies
5.1.2023
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas has disputed FTX’s claim that the value of the cryptocurrencies it seized from the bankrupt crypto exchange was not $3.5 billion. The new FTX chief’s “continued lack of diligence when making public statements concerning the Commission...
2 NFT Projects Plan to Transition From Solana to Alternative Blockchains
26.12.2022
Two prominent Solana projects have announced they are transitioning over to new blockchains. The non-fungible token (NFT) venture Degods detailed it will be moving to the Ethereum chain and the Y00ts NFT team detailed it is moving to Polygon. Both teams said the transitions will take place in 2023....
Crypto Community Asks: Where in the World Is Ex-Alameda CEO Sam Trabucco?
24.12.2022
Following FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the statements from his co-workers Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, the spotlight has turned on the remaining executives who were part of the team’s inner circle. Another person people are curious about these days is Alameda Research’s...
Caroline Ellison’s Testimony Claims FTX Boss SBF Directed Her to Co-Mingle Customer Funds Since 2019
23.12.2022
On Dec. 23, 2022, Matthew Russell Lee from the Inner City Press published the recently unsealed guilty plea transcript of Caroline Ellison, Alameda Research’s former CEO. In her statements, Ellison describes that she was the co-CEO and CEO of Alameda, and under those roles, she reported directly...
Rate Hikes Needed to Reduce Eurozone Inflation Despite Recession, Top ECB Official Says
22.12.2022
Interest rates will continue to rise while the euro area falls into recession, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has indicated. His statements follow the latest rate increase announced by the monetary authority last week and revised projections showing higher than...
Meta Will Continue to Push Metaverse Investments in 2023 According to Head Of Reality Labs
20.12.2022
Meta will continue to invest in VR (virtual reality) tech in 2023, according to statements made by Andrew Bosworth, head of Reality Labs, the metaverse division of the company. While Meta has made some changes and adapted to the current shaky economic atmosphere, Bosworth states that the company...
Report Shows Crypto News Publication The Block Was Secretly Funded by Bankman-Fried’s Alameda
9.12.2022
On Dec. 9, 2022, Axios reporter Sara Fischer reported on the CEO of the crypto media The Block after it was discovered that the chief executive was secretly funded by Alameda Research, the now-defunct trading firm co-founded by Sam Bankman-Fried. According to the report, sources say The Block...
Coinbase Entices Users to Switch From USDT to USDC, Crypto Firm Says Recent Events ‘Put Some Stablecoins to the Test’
9.12.2022
Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency firms in the industry, has published a blog post that tells users to “switch to the trusted and reputable digital dollar,” referring to the stablecoin asset usd coin. The company’s blog post specifically mentions switching...
Russia Expects Sizable Increase in Crypto Miners’ Share of Power Usage
8.12.2022
The crypto mining industry may see a two-fold increase in its share of Russia’s power consumption in 2022, according to a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Energy. The department supports a bill designed to regulate the sector which is likely to be adopted this year. Russian Energy...
CFTC Chair Walks Back on Previous Statements Regarding Ethereum, Says Only Bitcoin is Commodity – Regulation Hammer Coming Down?
2.12.2022
Only bitcoin (BTC) should be considered a commodity for regulatory purposes, and not ethereum (ETH), Rostin Behnam, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), said in a recent speech....
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