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Nigeria Detains Binance Executives as It Investigates the Crypto Exchange: Reports
29.2.2024
Binance executives were intercepted by Nigerian officials and their passports seized after they landed in the country
South Korea’s Ruling Party Delays Proposal to Ease Crypto Restrictions
29.2.2024
South Korea's ruling People Power Party has indefinitely postponed its plans to ease cryptocurrency regulations, including the lifting of the ban on local spot Bitcoin ETFs.
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SEC Objects to Terraform’s $166M Retainer of Law Firm Dentons: Reuters
29.2.2024
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers of Terraform, according to Reuters
Sam Bankman-Fried Doesn't Want to Go to Prison for 100 Years
29.2.2024
Sam Bankman-Fried's new legal team filed his sentencing memo, alongside 29 different character references and other supporting documents, arguing he shouldn't face a lengthy prison term after his conviction last November on two fraud and five conspiracy charges
Winklevoss Twins' Gemini Promises to Return $1.1B to Earn Customers
28.2.2024
Gemini told the New York Department of Financial Services it would return at least $1.1 billion to its Earn customers after Genesis Global Capital wraps up its bankruptcy process, according to NYDFS
Coinbase Made an Arbitration Case to the U.S. Supreme Court – Again
28.2.2024
Crypto exchange Coinbase again led a legal charge on the ins and outs of arbitration in the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. The latest case isn't about digital assets, directly, but it may be important for every modern consumer who buys, registers or contracts for a product or service – and...
Craig Wright to Face New Allegations of Forgery in COPA Trial Over Ontier Emails
28.2.2024
He's set to retake the stand on Friday to defend allegations initially made by his former lawyers that their correspondence submitted to court had been doctored
Crypto Political Operation Targets California's Katie Porter by Undermining Her Base
28.2.2024
A leading crypto industry political operation, Fairshake, is trying to ensure that the U.S. Senate doesn't get a twin for its chief Washington antagonist Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) by trying to cut the legs from under U.S. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) in the 11th hour of her state's...
Binance Nigeria Moved $26B Worth of Untraceable Funds in 2023, Central Bank Chief Says: Reports
28.2.2024
The country's facing a crippling foreign exchange crisis and looking for ways to limit capital outflows, including via crypto
Senator Elizabeth Warren Advocates for a “Level Playing Field” and Regulations in Crypto and AI
28.2.2024
United States Senator Elizabeth Warren has emphasized the need for a legal "level playing field" in the cryptocurrency industry and has called for restrictions on major tech companies' development of artificial intelligence (AI) models.
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CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act Back in the Senate
28.2.2024
The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act has been reintroduced in the Senate with the support of five U.S. senators. “As Americans face the prospect of an increasingly weaponized government, ensuring financial privacy is pivotal,” said one senator who supports the bill. A central bank...
$30 Billion Investment Platform Approves 4 Spot Bitcoin ETFs for Clients
28.2.2024
Carson Group, an investment platform with $30 billion in assets under management, has reportedly approved four spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its platform. The approved funds include Blackrock’s Ishares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC). “We...
Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg
28.2.2024
Ilya Lichtenstein, one of the crypto industry's most high-stakes criminals, is now helping federal prosecutors in their case against Bitcoin Fog, one of the mixing services he said he'd used to conceal assets
It’s Time to Scrap AML/KYC Entirely
27.2.2024
Republican Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Ban a CBDC in the U.S. ... Again
27.2.2024
Another group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation to block efforts to introduce a digital dollar
Craig Wright's Former Lawyers Say Emails Shared by Wife Are Fake as COPA Trial Heats Up
26.2.2024
The emails were disclosed by Wright's counsel after COPA's expert witness Patrick Madden spent a tense day on the stand
Bitcoin Miner Riot Warns of Profit Risks Due to Chip Shortage and Climate Regulations
26.2.2024
On February 23, popular Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms issued a cautionary statement regarding potential profitability challenges in its business operations. The company cited various factors, including global supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, and increasing regulatory scrutiny around climate...
Crypto, Tokenization, AI Are Priorities for Monitoring, FSB Says Ahead of G20 Meeting
26.2.2024
The Financial Stability Board plans to publish a status report on its crypto roadmap and a report on the financial stability implications of tokenization
ECB Economists: Bitcoin Fails to Become Global Decentralized Digital Currency, BTC’s Fair Value Is Still Zero
25.2.2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a blog post claiming that “bitcoin has failed to fulfill its original promise to become a global decentralized digital currency.” The ECB economists who authored the post added that bitcoin’s fair value is still zero and bitcoin...
Coinbase CEO Says No Access Block in Nigeria, Platform Operating Normally
24.2.2024
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has dismissed reports of his cryptocurrency exchange being blocked by Nigerian authorities. He emphasized that Coinbase products are fully operational in Nigeria without any interruptions. “We have not received any outreach or communication from officials...