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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Recedes to $67K as Crypto Market Sees Slight Dip
17.10.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 17, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Crypto Exchange Kraken Launches Wrapped Bitcoin Token kBTC
17.10.2024
The token will be available on both Ethereum and OP Mainnet
Trump’s Bitcoin U-turn: How the crypto critic became a pump signal
17.10.2024
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pitched himself as a pro-Bitcoin candidate, but not too long ago he said it was based on “thin air.”
Crypto Scheme Settlement: Tennessee and GS Partners Resolve Misleading Digital Asset Investments
17.10.2024
Tennessee has secured a multi-million dollar settlement with GS Partners over alleged deceptive investment schemes involving digital assets and the metaverse. Investors were enticed with tokens and vouchers linked to physical gold, skyscrapers, and virtual staking pools. Now, affected individuals...
Daily Crypto Update: Bitcoin at $67k, Traders Show Moderate Greed
17.10.2024
The crypto market maintains a bullish stance, with top cryptos showing growth. Bitcoin is firmly at 67k dollars,…
Russia’s Digital Currency Measures Fail to Satisfy FATF, Blacklist Possible
17.10.2024
Russia’s financial regulator maintains that its anti-money laundering system, including strengthened virtual currency regulations, remains effective even if the country faces potential blacklisting by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The agency highlighted new federal laws addressing...
Forcount “Crypto Ponzi Scheme” Promoter, Juan Tacuri Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
17.10.2024
The US Department of Justice has sentenced Juan Tacuri — a senior promoter of the ‘Forcount’ Crypto Ponzi…
Crypto Experts Turn to Lunex Network Presale Over SHIB and BONK
17.10.2024
Shiba Inu and Bonk were poised for big gains in Q4, but investors appear to be losing interest…
Asian Private Wealth Managers Embrace Crypto, Some Foresee Bitcoin at $100K By Year-End
17.10.2024
Asian Private Wealth Managers Embrace Crypto, Some Foresee Bitcoin at $100 By Year-End
US Sends Crypto Promoter to Prison for 20 Years in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme
17.10.2024
A cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors, particularly in Spanish-speaking U.S. communities. The scheme, disguised as a crypto mining operation, promised guaranteed returns but left victims unable to withdraw...
Ireland drafting urgent crypto laws before EU money laundering rules
17.10.2024
Ireland’s finance minister wants to act quickly before the EU enacts strict Anti-Money Laundering legislation
Bitfinex hacker should get 5 years jail for 120K BTC heist: Feds
17.10.2024
Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole 120,000 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex, should receive a reduced sentence of five-years in prison, prosecutors say.
Hong Kong cops clean out alleged $46M deepfake crypto scam
17.10.2024
Hong Kong police arrested 27 people it accused of running an AI deepfake crypto scam operation from a 4,000-square-foot industrial building in the region
Crypto security firm mistakenly shares drainer link to ‘help’ Radiant hack victims
17.10.2024
Ancilia accidentally shared a link to a wallet drainer in its attempt to help victims of the $52 million hack on blockchain lending protocol Radiant Capital
Trump-allied political action committee raises $7.5M in crypto
17.10.2024
The Donald Trump-backing PAC “Trump 47” has seen millions in crypto-denominated contributions from industry executives since July
Jump Trading accused of crypto ‘pump and dump’ in game dev’s suit
17.10.2024
Game developer Fracture Labs accused Jump Trading of using its DIO token to profit millions from a “pump and dump” scheme
Ethereum, L2s to reach over 100K TPS with ‘The Surge’ — Vitalik Buterin
17.10.2024
Some of the “key goals” of The Surge are to achieve over 100,000 TPS across Ethereum and its layer 2s and to increase interoperability, says Vitalik Buterin
Crypto funding drops 20% in Q3 due to ‘barbell market’ — Galaxy Digital
17.10.2024
Bitcoin and low-cap, high-risk memecoins led the crypto market in the third quarter leading venture capitalists to overlook mid-tier projects
Italy Targets Bitcoin With Capital Gains Tax Hike as EU Prepares for MiCA Regulations
17.10.2024
Italy plans to raise its capital gains tax on bitcoin to 42%, up from 26%, as part of efforts to fund election promises and curb the fiscal deficit. The government cites growing bitcoin adoption as a key factor. This comes as the European Union prepares to implement its Markets in Crypto-Assets...
94% of Asian private wealth is investing or considering crypto: Report
17.10.2024
Almost a third of surveyed respondents believe that Bitcoin will break through $100,000 by the end of the year