Cryptocurrency

Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto ManipulationGotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit Founder Pleads Guilty To Crypto Manipulation

Gotbit founder Aleksei Andriunin pleads guilty to manipulating tokens' trading volume and price after extradition from Portugal

1 month ago
SEC To Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange KrakenSEC To Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Kraken

SEC To Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange Kraken

SEC to drop lawsuit against crypto exchange Kraken in latest administration move to shift stance on cryptocurrency sector

2 months ago
Bitcoin Drops 25 Percent From PeakBitcoin Drops 25 Percent From Peak

Bitcoin Drops 25 Percent From Peak

Bitcoin sees biggest weekly decline since collapse of FTX in 2022 as optimism evaporates and investors sell risky assets

2 months ago
Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto HackBybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto Hack

Bybit Reserves ‘Fully Replenished ‘ After Record $1.5bn Crypto Hack

Bybit says it has replenished its reserves through a mix of emergency loans and large deposits, after huge crypto heist

2 months ago
US Securities Regulator To Drop Coinbase LawsuitUS Securities Regulator To Drop Coinbase Lawsuit

US Securities Regulator To Drop Coinbase Lawsuit

US securities regulator set to dismiss legal case against Coinbase in dramatic reversal of policy on crypto rules

2 months ago
North Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange BybitNorth Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange Bybit

North Koreans Steal $1.5bn From Crypto Exchange Bybit

North Korea's Lazarus Group identified as attackers behind theft of $1.46bn in Ethereum tokens from Bybit in biggest-ever crypto heist

2 months ago
Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024

Romance Scams, AI Fuel Record Crypto Fraud Revenues In 2024

Scammers take in record crypto revenues in 2024 driven by romance scams, generative AI, growing organisation, finds Chainalysis

2 months ago
Grayscale Launches Fund Around ‘Joke’ Dogecoin Crypto TokenGrayscale Launches Fund Around ‘Joke’ Dogecoin Crypto Token

Grayscale Launches Fund Around ‘Joke’ Dogecoin Crypto Token

Grayscale Investments launches investment fund focused on Dogecoin, cryptocurrency token originally created as a joke

3 months ago
FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

FTX Reaches Settlement With Clinton-Linked K5

FTX reaches settlement with investment firm K5 Global, co-founded by former Hillary Clinton aide, as bankrupt crypto firm readies repayments

3 months ago
Crypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In US SettlementCrypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In US Settlement

Crypto Exchange KuCoin To Pay $297m In US Settlement

Major crypto exchange KuCoin agrees to pay more than $297m in US legal settlement in latest result of crypto enforcement…

3 months ago
Trump Executive Order Sets Out Pro-Crypto Policy ShiftTrump Executive Order Sets Out Pro-Crypto Policy Shift

Trump Executive Order Sets Out Pro-Crypto Policy Shift

US president Donald Trump signs executive order initiating wide-ranging shift to cryptocurrency-friendly policies

3 months ago
FTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – ReportFTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – Report

FTX Executives See Prison Sentences Reduced – Report

Two executives involved in the notorious crypto fraud at FTX have reportedly had their prison sentences reduced

4 months ago
Do Kwon Finally Extradited to United StatesDo Kwon Finally Extradited to United States

Do Kwon Finally Extradited to United States

Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of collapsed crypto company Terraform Labs, extradited to the US after protracted battle

4 months ago
North Koreans Stole $1.34bn In Crypto This YearNorth Koreans Stole $1.34bn In Crypto This Year

North Koreans Stole $1.34bn In Crypto This Year

North Korea-liked hackers have stolen a record $1.34bn in cryptocurrency so far this year, as Bitcoin hits record prices

4 months ago
El Salvador To Sell Or Discontinue Bitcoin Wallet, After IMF DealEl Salvador To Sell Or Discontinue Bitcoin Wallet, After IMF Deal

El Salvador To Sell Or Discontinue Bitcoin Wallet, After IMF Deal

Cash-strapped south American country agrees to sell or discontinue its national Bitcoin wallet after signing deal with IMF

4 months ago

Bitcoin Hits New High Over $107,000 On Trump Comments

Bitcoin surges more than 5 percent after Trump reaffirms plans for national strategic crypto reserve, as optimism grows

4 months ago

Supreme Court Permits Nvidia Investor Lawsuit To Proceed

Setback for Nvidia after Supreme Court rules class-action lawsuit against AI chip giant for misleading investors can proceed

5 months ago

Bitcoin Rises Above $96,000 Amid Trump Optimism

Bitcoin price rises towards $100,000, amid investor optimism of friendlier US regulatory landscape under Donald Trump

5 months ago

FTX Co-Founder Gary Wang Spared Prison

Judge Kaplan praises former FTX CTO Gary Wang for his co-operation against Sam Bankman-Fried during sentencing hearing

5 months ago

Trump Social Media Company In Talks To Buy Crypto Firm Bakkt

Donald Trump social media company in advanced talks to buy Bakkt, a crypto trading platform owned by NYSE parent, FT…

5 months ago

Programmer Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Bitcoin Laundering

Ilya Lichtenstein sentenced to five years in prison for hacking into a virtual currency exchange Bitfinex and stealing 119,000 Bitcoin

5 months ago

FTX Sues Binance Over Alleged $1.8bn Fraud

Bankrupt FTX sues former rival Binance for allegedly fraudulent transfer of $1.8bn weeks before crypto company's spectacular collapse

6 months ago

Bitcoin Rises Above $84,000 On US Election Optimism

Bitcoin price rises above $84,000 as investors bet incoming US government will implement crypto-friendly policies

6 months ago

Nvidia, Meta Ask Supreme Court To Axe Investor Lawsuits

Nvidia, Meta bring cases before US Supreme Court this month seeking tighter limits on investors' ability to sue over inadequate…

6 months ago

Craig Wright Faces Contempt Claim Over Bitcoin Lawsuit

Australian computer scientist faces contempt-of-court claim after suing Jack Dorsey's Block and Bitcoin Core developers for £911 trillion

6 months ago

Binance Co-Founder CZ Does Not Want To Return To Company

Binance co-founder Zhao Changpeng says no desire to return to role at company after serving prison time in US this…

6 months ago

Nigerian Court Orders Release Of Binance Executive

After charges are dropped, Nigerian court orders the release of Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan who is poor health

6 months ago

Canadian Crypto Expert Denies He Is Satoshi Nakamoto

After HBO documentary names Canadian crypto expert Peter Todd as Bitcoin inventor – but he denies he is Satoshi Nakamoto

7 months ago

FTX’s Caroline Ellison Sentenced To Two Years In Prison

Caroline Ellison, former girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, sentenced to two years in prison, despite testifying for prosecution in fraud trial

7 months ago

Coinbase Challenges SEC Over Crypto Rules

Coinbase tells federal appeals court SEC has made it impossible to operate compliant crypto business and should create new framework

7 months ago