Cryptocurrency

Binance Stops Accepting New UK Users, Citing Regulations

New regulations in the UK cited as reason for Binance decision to stop accepting new customers in United Kingdom

1 year ago

Caroline Ellison Testifies Against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried

US star witness Caroline Ellison testifies she and former boss and boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried defrauded customers, investors, lenders

1 year ago

FTX Co-Founder Testifies Against Sam Bankman-Fried

SEC star witness and FTX co-founder Gary Wang testifies that he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed crimes and lied to public

1 year ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Begins With Jury Selection

Trial of former crypto multi-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried begins in New York, with jury selection underway

1 year ago

John McAfee Prison Death Appeal Rejected By Spanish Court

Appeal to reopen investigation into prison death of anti virus pioneer John McAfee is rejected by court in Spain

1 year ago

Hong Kong Regulator Seeks To Limit Fallout From JPEX Crypto Scandal

Hong Kong financial regulator publishes list of crypto licence applicants as it seeks to limit damage from JPEX scandal

1 year ago

FTX Sues Parents Of Former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried

Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried are sued by bankrupt FTX, as its seeks to recover $26m in gifts and luxury property

1 year ago

Hong Kong-Licensed Crypto Exchange Accepts Retail Investors

Hong Kong-based Hashkey Exchange begins accepting retail crypto investors as city seeks to become worldwide hub for digital asset trading

1 year ago

US Treasury Publishes Proposed Crypto Tax Rules

US Treasury Department publishes proposed rules aimed at cracking down on crypto tax evaders while simplifying filing processes

1 year ago

ECB Official Says Banks Must Be Protected In Digital Euro Launch

Spain's deputy central bank governor says European Central Bank must study impact on banks before making final decision on digital…

1 year ago

Mastercard Ends Binance Card Partnership

Latest blow to crypto giant as Mastercard ends Binance-branded cards in certain regions, following similar move by Visa

1 year ago

Bitcoin Slumps On Elon Musk Sale, China Concerns

Sharp drop in Bitcoin was kicked off by report that Musk's SpaceX sold crypto holdings, but sustained by wider factors,…

1 year ago

PayPal To Pause UK Crypto Sales Until 2024

As UK regulator readies crypto advertising rules, PayPal says it will “temporarily pause” British users from buying cryptocurrencies

1 year ago

Binance Seeks Protection From US Financial Regulator

Crypto exchange Binance files for court protective order against US SEC, alleging regulator requests were “unduly burdensome”

1 year ago

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Sent To Jail Over Witness Tampering

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried sent to jail in the US after judge revokes his $250 million bail over witness tampering

1 year ago

PayPal Launches USD-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin

PayPal becomes first major established tech company to launch its own stablecoin in sign of continued crypto confidence

1 year ago

Revolut To Halt US Crypto Services Amidst Regulatory Crackdown

UK fintech start-up Revolut to halt cryptocurrency services in US as SEC sues Coinbase, other major crypto firms

1 year ago

US Programmer Admits To $4.5bn Bitfinex Hack

Russia-born Ilya Lichtenstein admits to 2016 Bitfinex hack as he and wife Heather Morgan plead guilty to laundering stolen funds

1 year ago

Kenya Halts Worldcoin Data Collection, Citing Privacy

Setback for Sam Altman's Worldcoin cryptocurrency project in Africa, as Kenya halts its iris-scanning data collection scheme

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

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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year 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

1 year ago