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Convicted Ex-OpenSea Manager Chooses to Serve Jail Time Amid Pending Appeal
7.9.2023
Nathaniel Chastain, a former manager at the non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea, has made the decision to serve his three-month prison sentence for insider trading while his appeal is still pending.
Chastain's lawyers submitted a letter to the New York District Court on Wednesday...
Binance Finds Way to Serve Belgian Users After Cease Order
31.8.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said it continues to provide services to residents of Belgium through its Polish entity. The announcement comes two months after the crypto trading company was ordered by the Belgian financial regulator to cease all crypto services in the country. Binance Offers...
Binance says it 'continues to serve' Belgian users via Poland entity
28.8.2023
In June, Belgium’s financial regulator ordered Binance to stop offering crypto exchange and custody wallet services, citing violations of the country’s AML and CFT requirements
Prosecution's Strategy: Caroline Ellison's Personal Notes to Serve as Key Evidence Against Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
17.8.2023
In an August 14 submission to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, prosecutors stated their plan to introduce Caroline Ellison's to-do lists and notes as evidence, including a note labeled "Things Sam is Freaking Out About."...
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Base project RocketSwap shares emergency plan following $865K exploit
15.8.2023
RocketSwap Labs plans on reaching out to the exploiter on-chain, who stole an estimated $865,000 from the protocol on Aug. 14
Hashkey Wins Hong Kong's First Crypto Exchange License to Serve Retail Customers
3.8.2023
Hong Kong's first license to a cryptocurrency exchange to serve retail customers has gone to Hashkey Exchange
UK Court Slaps Telecoin Crypto Scam Masterminds With 6-Year Jail Terms
31.7.2023
Two masterminds of the Telecoin cryptocurrency scam will each serve more than six years in jail after a court in the United Kingdom found them guilty of fraud. According to Lee Parish, the detective chief inspector, the duo used the allure of crypto investment to dupe prospective investors....
Coinbase Shares Skyrocket Over 30% After Nasdaq and Cboe Amend Bitcoin ETF Applications
4.7.2023
During the initial half of 2023, Coinbase shares experienced a significant surge, rocketing over 30% this week as Nasdaq and Cboe refiled spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications on behalf of numerous fund managers. The revisions highlighted that, upon ETF approval, Coinbase has been...
Custodia Bank Founder Caitlin Long: ‘The Fed Thinks Only Large Incumbents Should Service Crypto’
22.6.2023
Caitlin Long, the founder of Custodia Bank, has railed against the favoritism that the Federal Reserve and the institutions of the U.S. financial system are supposedly showing to incumbents. According to Long, regulators have applied double standards when permitting established financial...
IMF Working on Platform to Support CBDC Cross-Border Interoperability
21.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working to develop a platform that would serve as an interoperability layer for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), allowing for settlements among different countries. According to statements from IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, this would...
SEC Pursues 'Alternative Means' to Serve Legal Documents to Binance CEO
9.6.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking for other ways to serve legal papers to Binance and its CEO, Changgpeng Zhao (CZ), whose location is often hard to track down. ...
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Do Kwon could serve prison in both US and South Korea, prosecutor says
8.6.2023
South Korean senior prosecutor Dan Sunghan says Kwon's extradition to South Korea makes better sense, but suggested Kwon could also serve time in the US too
SEC chair Gensler offered to serve as an advisor to Binance in 2019: Lawyers claim
8.6.2023
Years before serving as head of the SEC, Gary Gensler offered up his advisory services to Binance, the exchange's lawyers allege
Today in Crypto: FBI Issues Alert About Scam Crypto Job Ads, Binance Dismissed from a Tinder-Related Lawsuit, Hong Kong to Allow Licensed Platforms to Serve Retail Investors
23.5.2023
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Hong Kong to open crypto exchange access for retail users, but there's a catch
23.5.2023
Hong Kong's securities watchdog announced new plans to allow retail investor access to virtual assets platform
Responsible AI can create policies to help ‘better serve society’
22.5.2023
Sabin Dima, the CEO and founder of Humans.Ai, said that with the right implementation, governments could use AI to enhance public services and policies
UK Lawmakers Call for Crypto Trading to Be Regulated as Gambling
21.5.2023
A committee of British lawmakers has recommended regulating crypto trading as gambling. Viewing retail trading of cryptocurrencies as more akin to gambling rather than a financial service, the U.K. Treasury Committee stated that “Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin have no intrinsic value and serve...
Tax Authority Slated to Become Main Crypto Regulator in Russia
17.5.2023
Russia’s tax administration is going to be tasked with overseeing the crypto industry in the country, a high-ranking government official has indicated. According to the regulatory concept that’s currently under consideration, the revenue service will also serve as an entry point for market...
US SEC’s Hester Peirce Says European Regulation MiCA Could Serve as a “Model” for the US
12.5.2023
Republican leader at the US Securities and Exchange Commission said Europe’s legislation to regulate cryptocurrency could be a model as the country grapples with how to write rules for the industry.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, also nicknamed “Crypto Mom,” spoke at a Financial Times live event...
Prosecutor says Do Kwon's extradition to South Korea would best serve Terraform Labs' victims: Report
5.5.2023
The former Terraform Labs CEO could face 40 years in jail in South Korea, the country where he committed most of his crimes, according to local authorities