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CEO of Crypto Ponzi Scheme IcomTech Handed Five-Year Sentence
22.1.2024
The CEO of a large-scale crypto Ponzi scheme known as IcomTech has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit $914,000 in criminal proceeds. On January 19th, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, issued a press release stating that Marco Ruiz Ochoa...
Terraform Labs Files for Bankruptcy in US Amid SEC Lawsuit
22.1.2024
Terraform Labs has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. amid ongoing litigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company stated in its bankruptcy filing that “funds will be available for distribution to unsecured creditors.” Meanwhile, Terraform Labs...
U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Hamas-Affiliated Crypto Transaction Facilitators
22.1.2024
The U.S. and other governments are adding a number of Hamas-affiliated financiers to a global financial blacklist, the Treasury Department's sanctions watchdog announced Monday
Coinbase’s CLO Criticizes U.S. GAO for Lack of Analysis on Crypto Sanctions Risk
22.1.2024
Coinbase‘s chief legal officer Paul Grewal has criticized the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) following its recent report describing crypto as a tool for foreign entities to evade sanctions. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), the Coinbase executive expressed...
Study: Potential Approval of Spot ETF Is Ethereum’s ‘Strongest Narrative Right Now’
22.1.2024
The approval of a spot ethereum exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could be the crypto asset’s “strongest narrative,” according to a Kaiko Research analysis. The Kaiko Research team believes that ethereum’s rally post-bitcoin...
Crypto Firm USI Tech Founder Horst Jicha Arrested for Alleged $150 Million Fraud
22.1.2024
Horst Jicha, the founder of crypto firm USI Tech, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities for his involvement in an alleged $150 million international fraud scheme. According to a recent release published by the U.S. Depoartment of Justice (DOJ), Jicha, a 64-year-old German national,...
Do Kwon’s Terraform Labs Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US
22.1.2024
Terraform Labs, the issuer of the collapsed stablecoin TerraUSD (UST), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States. The filing by Terraform Labs was officially submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. This action marks a significant legal step...
Morgan Stanley Sounds Alarm on US Dollar’s Dominance — Says Crypto Could Significantly Alter Currency Landscape
22.1.2024
Morgan Stanley has warned about the risk of the U.S. dollar losing its dominance, fueled by growing interest in digital assets, including bitcoin. Emphasizing that the U.S. dollar’s dominance “is being increasingly scrutinized,” the investment bank stated: “A clear shift towards reducing...
Congressman Tom Emmer Offers to Help Donald Trump Fight Central Bank Digital Currencies
22.1.2024
Congressman Tom Emmer has offered to help former U.S. President Donald Trump fight the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. “I agree with President Trump; CBDCs pose a serious threat to Americans’ right to financial privacy. I look forward to working with...
CFTC Files Civil Enforcement Action Against Bogus Crypto Exchange Debiex
21.1.2024
The U.S. commodities regulator revealed on Jan. 19 that it had filed a civil enforcement action against a bogus digital asset exchange platform. According to the Commission, Debiex customers were not aware that the entire set-up was a clever scam designed to dupe prospective investors. Romance Scam...
Former SEC Official: Crypto Holds the Key to 2024 US Presidential Election
21.1.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement has explained that crypto holds the key to the 2024 U.S. presidential election. He stressed that every U.S. presidential candidate should immediately appoint an internal Crypto Czar. “The stark reality is that...
Blackrock Seeks SEC Approval to Offer Options on Spot Bitcoin ETF — Ishares Bitcoin Trust Now Holds 28,622 BTC
21.1.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, is seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer options on its spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The SEC has opened a comment period for a proposed rule change, filed by Nasdaq, to list and trade options...
GBTC’s Mixed Fortune: 54% Market Share in ETF Trade Volume Accompanied by $2 Billion BTC Exodus
20.1.2024
Over a span of six days in the U.S. market, nine newly launched spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), along with the recently revamped GBTC, collectively saw a trading volume of $16.53 billion. GBTC, commanding the majority of this trade volume, experienced a substantial reduction in...
‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scheme Uncovered: Debiex Charged by CFTC for Defrauding Investors
20.1.2024
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged digital asset platform Debiex for engaging in a deceptive scheme known as “pig butchering,” which resulted in the loss of $2.3 million from investors. On Firday, the CFTC filed a complaint against Debiex and Zhāng Chéng Yáng...
US Senators Introduce Bill ‘to Combat Illicit Use of Crypto Assets’ Through Public-Private Partnership
20.1.2024
U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill “to combat the illicit use of crypto assets.” The Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act “will allow federal regulators to work with the private sector to gain insight into the often-misunderstood world of crypto to weed out...
Security Definition at the Core of Coinbase v SEC First Scuffle
19.1.2024
Coinbase, a U.S based cryptocurrency exchange, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had their first scuffle as New York’s Judge Katherine Polk Failla weighted in on a motion to dismiss the case in which the regulator alleges the exchange was involved in facilitating the trade...
Bitcoin ETFs Eclipse Silver, Claiming Second Spot Behind Gold in U.S. ETF Market
19.1.2024
Spot bitcoin ETFs, after a phenomenal market debut, have claimed the second-largest commodity position in the U.S. ETF market, growing larger than silver and trailing only behind gold, in a clear sign of the the mainstream appetite for the digital asset. Bitcoin ETFs Outshine Silver, Secure Second...
Bitcoin Already Tops Silver In U.S. ETF Market After SEC Approvals
19.1.2024
The moment U.S. Bitcoin (BTC) spot ETFs went live last Thursday, they quietly achieved a major feat. The digital asset has now become the second-largest ETF commodity in the country, boasting $26 billion managed behind the securities wrapper. That’s more than silver ETFs, which hold slightly over...
Judge to Address in Binance Case: Are Cryptocurrencies Securities Under U.S. Law?
19.1.2024
The ongoing legal battle between the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Binance has taken a new turn after the federal judge in the case ordered a court review on the classification of digital assets as securities. In a minute order from January 18, Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed...
Donald Trump’s Bitcoin Oridnals NFT Collection Sparks Controversy
19.1.2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has launched yet another series of digital collectibles, sparking controversy in the cryptocurrency community. Trump’s latest creation is hosted on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain but has a unique twist. Trump Digital Trading Cards on Bitcoin Ordinals Come with...