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Legal Pad with ‘Buy Bitcoin’ Note Shown Behind Janet Yellen Fetches $1 Million in Auction
25.4.2024
A yellow legal pad with the words "Buy Bitcoin" written on it, famously displayed behind former United States Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen during a congressional hearing in 2017, has been sold at an auction for over $1 million, equivalent to 16 Bitcoin.
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SEC Lawyers Resign Amid Criticisms in Crypto Case Against DEBT Box
23.4.2024
Two lawyers from the SEC, Michael Welsh and Joseph Watkins, resigned following a federal judge's sanction and severe criticism of the regulatory agency's handling of a crypto-related case.
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Mango Markets Hacker Found Guilty, Faces 20 Years in Prison: Reuters
19.4.2024
Avraham Eisenberg, the notorious Mango Markets hacker, has been found guilty of commodities fraud, manipulation, and wire fraud in a Manhattan federal court. Eisenberg orchestrated a complex scheme to exploit the Solana-based DeFi platform, resulting in the theft of approximately $110 million.
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FBI, Europol Say Akira Ransomware Has Drained $42M from 250 Firms
19.4.2024
Akira, a ransomware group, has drained $42 million from 250 firms since March 2023, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol, CISA, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) in a joint statement.
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Polymarket Traders See 32% Chance of No Fed Rate Cuts This Year
19.4.2024
The hawkish shift in the market sentiment could dampen the demand for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies and technology stocks
Crypto Service Providers in Canada Must Report Transfers, Customer Data By 2027
17.4.2024
Crypto firms in Canada will soon face increased disclosure obligations, per regulations introduced in Tuesday's 2024 federal budget.
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The Solution for Stablecoin Regulation
17.4.2024
Binance.US Appoints Former NY Fed Compliance Chief Grant Martin To Board Amidst Crypto Regulation Crackdown
16.4.2024
Grant Martin, the former Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is joining the board of Binance.US., the crypto exchange announced in a Tuesday blog post. News of Martin's appointment follows just months after former global Binance CEO, Changpeng "CZ" Zhao...
Germany’s Largest Federal Lender LBBW Ventures Into Crypto Custody, Targets Mid-2024 Launch
15.4.2024
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany’s largest federal bank, has announced plans to offer crypto custody services later in the year. LBBW revealed its collaboration with Bitpanda, based in Austria, and stated that it will begin these services focusing on bitcoin and ethereum, the...
Best Crypto to Buy Now April 15 – CORE, NEO, PENDLE
15.4.2024
With cryptocurrency markets are choppy on Monday as traders weigh potentially easing geopolitical risks in the Middle East against another stronger-than-expected US economic data release, which has pushed traders further downsize bets on near-term rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, crypto...
German Federal Bank Landesbank to Offer Crypto Custody Services With Bitpanda
15.4.2024
German federal bank Landesbank Baden-Württemberg has entered a crypto partnership with Bitpanda to offer crypto-asset custody services in the second half of 2024.
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Germany's Largest Federal Bank LBBW to Offer Crypto Custody Services With Bitpanda
15.4.2024
LBBW will first offer crypto custody to corporate clients with a market launch planned for the second half of 2024
Uncertainty Over Fed Rate Cuts Intensifies With Sticky Inflation Metrics
13.4.2024
As each day unfolds, analysts, economists, Wall Street institutions, and Fed watchers have increasingly postponed their forecasts for when the U.S. Federal Reserve will reduce the benchmark interest rate. Current data suggest that a rate cut in June is unlikely, with odds standing at 50-50 for...
‘Buy Bitcoin’ Sign Held up During Yellen’s Testimony to Congress in 2017 Being Auctioned Off
12.4.2024
In 2017, Christian Langalis went viral after holding up a "Buy Bitcoin" sign during Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's Congressional testimony. The Bitcoin sign is being auctioned off.
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Australian Court Hands Over $41 Million of Crypto Held by Blockchain Mining Group at Regulator's Request
12.4.2024
An Australian federal court agreed to a petition by markets regulator ASIC to hand over some US$41 million in digital assets invested by over 450 Australians with the mining companies to specialists from advisory and restructuring company McGrathNicol
Sam Bankman-Fried Files Notice Of Appeal For FTX Trial, Requests To Stay In Brooklyn Federal Jail
11.4.2024
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has formally his notice of appeal for his FTX trial and is requesting to stay in a Brooklyn, New York prison in order to be closer to his legal team, new court filings reveal. The latest legal move for SBF comes as his co-conspirator, Ryan Salame, is set to...
Australian Securities Regulator Appeals Federal Court Ruling Favoring Finder Wallet
11.4.2024
The Australian securities regulator has said it will appeal the federal court’s dismissal of its civil penalty proceedings against Finder Wallet Pty Ltd. The regulator launched penalty proceedings against the crypto firm on Dec. 15, 2022, just days after Finder Wallet withdrew its Earn...
Bitcoin Price Surprisingly Strong As Hot US Inflation Data Throws Fed Rate Cut Story Into Doubt – Where Next for BTC?
10.4.2024
The Bitcoin (BTC) price is surprisingly strong on Wednesday, having recovered back from session lows in the mid-$67,000s to the $69,000s, despite hotter-than-expected US inflation data throwing the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut story into doubt.
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Australian Regulator Appeals Loss in Finder’s Crypto Product Verdict
10.4.2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is appealing the Federal Court's dismissal of its case against Finder Wallet's crypto product, Finder Earn.
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Former Ethereum Network Advisor Steven Nerayoff Files $9.6 Billion Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Over Cover-Up, False Charges
9.4.2024
Former advisor to the Ethereum network, Steven Nerayoff, is suing the U.S. government for $9.6 billion over personal damages caused by false charges brought against him and its alleged cover-up of federal agents’ failings in the case against him, a Tuesday morning court filing reveals. Tuesday's...