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Ripple co-founder talks crypto regulation and San Francisco’s challenges
14.9.2023
Chris Larsen, the co-founder of Ripple, has been a key player in the constantly changing world of digital banking. Larsen has been at the forefront of technological advancement throughout his multi-decade career, particularly in blockchain and cryptocurrencies. His ideas informed the creation...
FTX Approved to Sell $3.4B in Crypto; Tron’s Justin Sun, DWF Labs Consider Buying Cache
13.9.2023
The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX received permission to sell its crypto assets valued at more than $3.4 billion after John Dorsey, the presiding bankruptcy court judge, approved the motion. Moreover, Tron founder Justin Sun took to social media and said he is considering an offer for FTX’s...
FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Requests Juror Questions Ahead of Trial – What Was Asked?
13.9.2023
Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has submitted a list of proposed jury questions to a Manhattan federal court as he prepares for his upcoming fraud trial.
According to a Bloomberg report from Tuesday, some of the questions aim to gauge potential jurors' attitudes towards crypto...
20-Year Prison Term for OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood in Landmark Crypto Fraud Case
13.9.2023
Karl Greenwood, the co-founder of infamous crypto scam OneCoin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison by a New York judge.
US District Judge Edgardo Ramos, who presided over Greenwood's sentencing, characterized the fraud in the OneCoin case as "massive in many respects" and likened it...
Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong Reveals Plans to Integrate Lightning Network
13.9.2023
According to Coinbase founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, Coinbase is actively working on integrating the Lightning Network (LN), the second-layer scaling protocol. Armstrong emphasized that bitcoin “is the most important asset in crypto” and added that the integration of LN would...
Polygon co-founder - $1B bet on ZK-rollups paying off
13.9.2023
Polygon has allocated an estimated $1 billion on zero-knowledge technology underpinning its Ethereum scaling layer 2 solutions
OneCoin Co-Founder Karl Greenwood Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
13.9.2023
U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos also ordered Greenwood to forfeit $300 million, the approximate amount he pocketed from the scheme
OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering
12.9.2023
Karl Greenwood will also have to pay back the $300 million he made in commissions in the OneCoin pyramid scheme
Vitalik Buterin Confirms His X Account Was Hacked by SIM Swap
12.9.2023
Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin took to social media to share details about the hacking of his profile on X, formerly Twitter. The influential crypto figure confirmed suspicions that the account was targeted in a SIM swap attack allowing perpetrators to promote a crypto scam enticing victims with...
Bankrupt Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Asks Court to Dismiss US FTC Case
12.9.2023
Former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, who has been embroiled in legal troubles since his company's bankruptcy and his subsequent arrest, is now seeking to have the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) drop its case against him.
In a recent court filing, Mashinsky's legal team has argued that the FTC's...
Metaverse is dead in the West, but ‘so hot' in Asia: Sandbox co-founder
12.9.2023
Sandbox co-founder Sebastian Borget says the metaverse sector is thriving in Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan
Binance CEO Urges Hardware 2FA Use for All Crypto Platforms After Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hack
11.9.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has urged everyone to use hardware 2FA for all crypto platforms after a social media account belonging to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin was hacked and used to post a crypto scam link. “In the past, I have had my Twitter account locked a few times due...
Crypto Tycoon Bankman-Fried Seeks Release From Jail Over Trial Prep and Laptop Complaints
10.9.2023
Attorneys for fallen cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried are requesting his temporary release from a Brooklyn jail, arguing that limited access to trial evidence and computers is impeding his ability to prepare his defense. Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Urge Temporary Release Amid Trial...
Vitalik Buterin’s X Account Hacked to Promote Crypto Scam
10.9.2023
The X account of Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin has apparently suffered a breach by scammers spreading phishing links. The attack, which manifested itself in the form of a post offering free digital collectibles, has allegedly resulted in the loss of over $690,000 for those who fell for...
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin Falls Victim to Twitter Hack – Beware of Shared Links
10.9.2023
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reportedly had his X (formerly Twitter) account compromised.
In a now-deleted tweet, the hacked account claimed that Consensys will launch a commemorative NFT to celebrate the arrival of the Proto-Danksharding feature to Ethereum.
The hacker used...
‘Islamic Coin’s Legitimacy as a Sharia-Compliant Cryptocurrency Is Proven by Its Fatwa’ — Co-Founder
10.9.2023
According to Mohammed AlKaff AlHashmi, the co-founder of “Islamic Coin,” Muslim scholars will increasingly view cryptocurrencies as being “Shariah-compliant” if they function as a store of value or are used as a medium of exchange. Alhashmi added that Islam’s...
Roger Ver Joins Leading Innovators at Upbit D Conference 2023
8.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. The future of blockchain comes into focus at the Upbit D Conference (UDC), where Roger Ver, a leading figure in the crypto space and Founder of Bitcoin.com, will take the stage at Grand Walkerhill Seoul, Korea. Since its inception in 2018, UDC has transformed from an exclusive...
Binance Executives for Russia and Eastern Europe Leave Top Exchange
8.9.2023
Two Binance executives responsible for the crypto giant’s operations in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet space have left the company. The departures come at a time when the leading crypto exchange finds itself under persisting regulatory pressure and is considering leaving sanctioned Russia....
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm Maintains Innocence in Money Laundering Case – Here's the Latest
7.9.2023
Roman Storm, co-founder of the sanctioned Ethereum-based crypto mixer Tornado Cash, has pleaded not guilty to charges related to money laundering and sanctions violations.
Storm pleaded not guilty in front of a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday...
Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Explores Privacy Protocol Amid Tornado Cash Concerns
7.9.2023
Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has collaborated on a research paper that explores the development of a privacy protocol called Privacy Pools.
The paper aims to address concerns surrounding existing privacy platforms such as Tornado Cash while advocating for the coexistence of financial...