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Judge Gives Go-Ahead To SEC’s Terraform Labs Crypto Lawsuit

US judge rules Terraform Labs and founder Do Kwon must face SEC fraud lawsuit following collapse of TerraUSD crypto token…

1 year ago

Campaign Finance Charge Against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Dropped

Federal prosecutors drop another charge against FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried, due to extradition agreement with Bahamas

1 year ago

Worldcoin Holds Official Launch Amidst Crypto Crackdown

Sam Altman's Worldcoin cryptocurrency project holds official launch, but remains unavailable in US amidst crackdown on digital assets

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sued For More Than $1Bn

FTX files lawsuit against former CEO, seeking to recoup more than $1 billion, and alleging funds were used to cover…

1 year ago

SEC ‘Disappointed’ At Ripple Court Defeat

SEC chair Gary Gensler says regulator 'disappointed' at partial loss in Ripple case as it seeks to regulate crypto 'Wild…

1 year ago

Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Arrested, Charged

Alexander Mashinsky, founder and CEO of bankrupt Celsius Network has been arrested and charged by US authorities

1 year ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Prison Sentence

Court in Montenegro jails Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon and CFO for four months, for forging official documents

2 years ago

Binance Issues Cease-And-Desist Notice To ‘Binance Nigeria’

Binance says Nigerian company is 'scam entity' after Nigerian regulator tells it to stop operating in country, amidst regulatory crackdown

2 years ago

Bank of China Boosts Hong Kong Crypto With Tokenised Security

Bank of China international investment arm issues tokenised security in Hong Kong, in boost for city's crypto ambitions

2 years ago

Coinbase, Binance Hit Back After SEC Lawsuits

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong hits out at SEC chair Gary Gensler, while Binance alleges Gensler sought role at crypto exchange

2 years ago

SEC Sues Binance, CEO, And Coinbase

US financial regulator alleges US clients of Binance have $2.2 billion at risk, after lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance

2 years ago

Binance ‘Controlled’ Bank Accounts Of US Affiliate

Five bank accounts of supposedly independent Binance.US were in fact controlled by senior Binance official, report finds

2 years ago

Bitcoin Trades At Steep Discount On Binance Australia

Bitcoin trades at discounts of up to 21 percent on Binance Australia as users seek to cash out ahead of…

2 years ago

Crypto Bosses Look To China Ahead Of Hong Kong Rules

High-profile cryptocurrency founders say Hong Kong regulatory regime and Beijing white paper show hope for China as future crypto hub

2 years ago

Singapore Wealth Fund Cuts Pay Amidst FTX Fallout

Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings cuts staff and senior management pay after writing off $275m FTX investment

2 years ago

Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon

Higher court in Montenegro rescinds 800,000 euro bail for Do Kwon due to flight risk concerns, after US and South…

2 years ago

Regulator Group Proposes First Global Crypto Rules

International securities regulator Iosco proposes first global crypto standards for member states in wake of FTX collapse

2 years ago

Tencent Launches WeChat Palm Payments

Chinese social media giant Tencent launches payments using palm scanners in Beijing metro, with further expansion planned

2 years ago

EU Ministers Approve World’s First Crypto Rules

EU finance ministers approve MiCA, pushing forward world's first comprehensive regulatory regime for crypto assets amidst chaos in sector

2 years ago

North Korea ‘Stole $721m’ In Crypto From Japan

Study estimates North Korean hackers have stolen $721m in crypto from Japan since 2017, one-third of global total

2 years ago

Crypto Exchange Bittrex Files For Bankruptcy After SEC Action

Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex files for bankruptcy in US following SEC regulatory action that accused it of trading in unlicensed securities

2 years ago

European Payments Initiative Buys Two Fintech Firms

Initiative set up to challenge Visa, MasterCard and Apple Pay for cross-border payments buys two fintech firms, scales back plans

2 years ago

Former OpenSea Employee Faces Criminal Charges Over NFT Trades

Former employee at dominant digital marketplace OpenSea this week faces first-ever criminal insider trading charges related to digital assets

2 years ago

EU Agrees Comprehensive Framework For Crypto Regulation

EU Parliament approves 'Markets in Crypto Act' (MiCA) for regulation of crypto transparency, disclosure, authorisation, and supervision

2 years ago

UK Government To Deliver Crypto Laws In Next 12 Months – Report

Treasury minister says UK could introduce specific laws aimed at regulating cryptocurrency in next 12 months

2 years ago

Murdered Tech Executive Knew His Alleged Killer, Say Police

Cash App founder Bob Lee apparently knew the suspect in his stabbing death, police in San Francisco have said

2 years ago

Ethereum Upgrade Set To Release Billions In Value

Shanghai-Capella upgrade to Ethereum blockchain continues shift away from energy-intensive 'mining' system to 'proof of stake'

2 years ago

Report Details ‘Unauditable’ Chaos At FTX

Debtor's report from failed FTX details lack of internal controls at company as top executives allegedly quashed complaints

2 years ago

Report: FTX Collapse Due To ‘Hubris, Incompetence, Greed’

FTX debtor's report claims company lacked basic corporate controls and didn't even have complete list of its own employees

2 years ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Not Guilty To Additional Charges

Court appearance for former head of FTX, who pleads not guilty to five additional charges from US federal prosecutors

2 years ago