Cryptocurrency

Bail Rescinded For Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon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

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

US Sanctions Two For Aiding North Korean Crypto Thieves

US sanctions two China-based cryptocurrency traders for allegedly helping launder funds stolen by North Korean hacking gang Lazarus Group

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

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

Investors Pull $1.6 Billion After US CFTC Charged Binance

Over a $1 billion withdrawn from biggest crypto exchange Binance, after regulators allege violation of US financial laws

2 years ago

FTX Agrees Deal To Recover $400m From Hedge Fund

New management of failed crypto exchange FTX announce deal to recover more $400 million from a Bahamas-based hedge fund

2 years ago

Crypto Investment ‘Scam’ Defrauds Thousands Of Users

Crypto trading app iEarn Bot appears to be massive scam drawing in thousands of investors in multiple countries, report finds

2 years ago

Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Received $2.2 Billion From FTX Entities

Filings from bankrupt FTX show it made transfers of about $2.2 billion to company founder Sam Bankman-Fried

2 years ago

Hackers Steal $199m From UK Crypto Start-Up Euler Labs

Hackers steal nearly $200m from UK crypto lender Euler Labs, amidst rampant hacking and business failures in crypto sector

2 years ago

NatWest Adds Crypto Limits As Scams Proliferate

NatWest caps transfers to crypto exchanges as consumers and businesses lose hundreds of millions to elaborate scams

2 years ago

Bitcoin Surges 20 Percent After SVB Fiasco

Bitcoin rises 20 percent as stablecoin USDC nearly regains dollar peg after US government takes emergency action to rescue SVB…

2 years ago

IMF ‘Warned G20’ Of Crypto Banking Risks

International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it warned G20 last month that proliferation of crypto assets could mean risks for banking…

2 years ago

Cryptocurrencies Rise After US Authorities Rescue SVB Depositors

Cryptocurrencies rise after US authorities intervene to restore confidence in banking sector following collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

2 years ago

Lawyers For FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Hint At Trial Delay

Legal team for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried suggest they may need more time to prepare legal defence of their…

2 years ago

Huobi, OKX To Apply For Hong Kong Crypto Licences

Major crypto exchanges Huobi Global and OKX to apply for licences under new Hong Kong regulatory regime aimed at turning…

2 years ago

Terra Co-Founder Do Kwon Charged By US SEC

Do Kwon, co-founder of the failed TerraUSD cryptocurrency, has been charged by US authorities with fraud, after months on the…

2 years ago

New York Regulator Orders Shutdown Of Major Stablecoin

New York regulator orders Paxos Trust to stop issuing third-biggest stablecoin Binance USD, as authorities crack down on crypto industry

2 years ago

UK Considers Backing Official ‘Digital Pound’

Bank of England and UK Treasury propose government-backed digital pound that could supplant cash by end of decade

2 years ago

Court Considers Independent FTX Probe

US bankruptcy court to consider DOJ demand that it appoint independent examiner to probe fraud charges in FTX collapse

2 years ago

Crypto Exchange Bizlato ‘Laundered 1bn Euros’ In Crime Funds

Europol says little-known crypto exchange Bizlato laundered some 1 billion euros in crime-linked funds, after arrests of executive team

2 years ago

US Prosecutors Sieze $700m From FTX’s Bankman-Fried

US prosecutors sieze $700m from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried amidst fraud charges, as current chief considers restarting bankrupt platform

2 years ago

Feds Arrest Russian Founder Of Crypto Exchange Bitzlato

Bitzlato crypto exchange founder arrested in US for money laundering, and charged with $700m financial crimes

2 years ago

UK Mulls Cryptocurrency Version Of Sterling

Government minister confirms UK is progressing a digital pound, following similar digital currency moves in India, Taiwan and elsewhere

2 years ago

YouTuber Apologises For Failed NFT Project CryptoZoo

Popular YouTuber Logan Paul apologises over failure of CryptoZoo NFT project after investigation calls it a 'scam'

2 years ago