News Around the Globe
By Emma A Ukrainian crypto trader has been found dead in Kyiv in the wake of a market crash, with officials now treating the incident as a possible suicide, according to …
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By Herzlich Bitcoin continued its record surge – briefly topping $123,000 on Monday – the latest sign that the digital token is gaining steam among mainstream investors, especially with a …
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By Zilber Trump Media & Technology Group is planning to raise as much as $3 billion to invest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, signaling a bold bet on digital assets as …
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By Elisa Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former chief executive of bankruptcy cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in December to securities fraud …
Read More By Elisa A major cryptocurrency exchange says it was the victim of a sophisticated hack that stole about $1.5 billion worth of digital currency, marking one of the biggest online …
Read More By Elisa Bitcoin touched a fresh record high on Friday, with its sights set firmly on the $100,000 barrier, in a stellar rally for the cryptocurrency sparked by expectations of a more friendly regulatory environment …
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By Elisa Former cryptocurrency executive Gary Wang, who wrote the computer code that helped FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried steal about $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt exchange, was spared prison time …
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By Zilber A notorious crypto hacker’s wife – who rapped under the name Razzlekhan and styled herself as the “Crocodile of Wall Street” – was sentenced to 18 months in …
Read More By Elisa A New York technology entrepreneur was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to laundering funds stolen from Bitfinex, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, …
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By Elisa Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company Tesla won the dismissal of a federal lawsuit accusing them of defrauding investors by hyping the cryptocurrency dogecoin and conducting insider trading, causing billions …
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By Zilber Cryptocurrency hackers claimed they broke into McDonald’s official Instagram account and used it to promote a fake digital currency – making off with $700,000 in stolen money. A …
Read More By Herzlich Bitcoin and US cryptocurrency-related shares tumbled on Monday with the rest of the stock market after a weak jobs report and the Fed’s decision not to cut interest …
Read More By Herzlich Shares of New York-based cryptocurrency firms jumped Monday after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump talked up bitcoin and promised friendlier regulation for the industry. The former president, speaking at the 2024 Bitcoin …
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By Barrabi A British judge slapped down an Australian computer scientist who claimed to be the enigmatic bitcoin inventor “Satoshi Nakamoto,” saying he has “extensively and repeatedly” lied about his …
Read More By Elisa US authorities charged two Chinese nationals in a cryptocurrency scam that laundered at least $73 million from defrauded victims, the Justice Department said Friday. US officials arrested Yicheng …
Read More By Elisa Two brothers who studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were arrested on Wednesday on US charges that they carried out a cutting-edge scheme to exploit the Ethereum …
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By Elisa A jury in Manhattan found Singapore-based Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon liable on civil fraud charges on Friday, agreeing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that they misled investors …
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By Thaler Coinbase users were thrown into a panic Wednesday after finding that their digital wallets had suddenly appeared to be wiped out – only to find out their funds …
Read More By Barrabi Trading volume on newly approved spot Bitcoin ETFs soared past $5 billion Friday in the second full day since launch – even as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler warned …
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By Elisa The US securities regulator on Wednesday approved the first US-listed exchange traded funds to track bitcoin, its Chair Gary Gensler said, in a watershed for the world’s largest cryptocurrency …
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