Crypto, forex platform CEO pleads guilty to $248M fraud scheme
Eddy Alexandre, CEO of purported crypto trading platform EminiFX has pleaded guilty to commodities fraud in a New York district...
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Nexo shutters US Earn product a month after settling with regulators
Cryptocurrency lending firm Nexo Capital is set to terminate its yield-bearing Earn Interest Product for its customers in the United...
Crypto bank Silvergate ranks as the second most-shorted stock on Wall Street
Crypto bank Silvergate Capital Corp. stands in the second position as most-shorted stock in the United States, with over 72.5%...
Canadian University Dubai backtracks on accepting crypto via Binance Pay
Not even 24 hours after the Canadian University Dubai (CUD) announced its partnership with Binance Pay to accept course fees...
Russian government subsidizes crypto mining facility in Siberia
The crypto mining industry has faced moratoriums in some parts of the United States and Canada in recent months. Now,...
LocalBitcoins closes down P2P crypto exchange service
Finland-based peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency platform LocalBitcoins is shutting down operations after serving its customers for more than 10 years.LocalBitcoins officially...
Bitfarms settles outstanding loan with BlockFi for $7.75M
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Bitfarms has settled its debt obligations with BlockFi, closing the chapter on its short relationship with the...
Shopify launches suite of blockchain commerce tools for merchants
Crypto-friendly e-commerce giant Shopify has launched a suite of blockchain commerce tools to enhance the user experience of their web3-focused...
Bit2Me and Mastercard launch debit card with crypto cashback
The merger of Web2 and Web3 tools continues as crypto-backed debit cards become more mainstream. In an announcement on Feb. 10,...
Celsius CEO Suggests Pivot to Custodial Services in Move Nobody Asked For
Key Takeaways Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky wants to rebrand Celsius to “Kelvin,” according to the New York Times. Under the...
Tether taps Cantor Fitzgerald to help oversee bond portfolio: Report
Stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings is relying on the services of a major Wall Street firm to manage its Treasury portfolio,...
FTX clawbacks, Genesis silver lining?
Remember when Sam Bankman-Fried admitted to being a significant donor to the Democratic and Republican parties? Well, the recipients of...
Community urges Coinbase to relist XRP as CEO fights for staking
Amid Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange standing up for crypto staking and economic freedom, the online community has also urged the company...
This publisher is trying to wipe ‘all trace’ of Mashinsky’s book online, but it’s hard
A book once slated to be released by Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO and founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender...
3AC new exchange triggers backlash from the crypto community — ‘No, thank you’
The launch of the exchange project backed by the bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) attracted a mob of...
BTC miner CleanSpark on the hunt for further crypto miner fire sales
Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm CleanSpark is planning to continue its strategy of scooping up distressed mining company assets this year. The...
3AC and CoinFLEX launch website, waitlist for crypto claims exchange
A crypto exchange project initially proposed by 3AC and Coinflex has now launched an official website and waitlist as of...
Banks under pressure from U.S. authorities to cut ties with crypto firms
United States authorities appear to be resurrecting past techniques to crack down on crypto firms and banks offering services to...
German DekaBank plans to launch tokenization platform by 2024
105-year-old German bank DekaBank is planning to launch a blockchain-based tokenization platform in collaboration with the digital asset firm Metaco.DekaBank...
Tether assets exceed liabilities in new reserves report by BDO
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin by market value, has completed reserves attestation by major global accounting firm...
Getting rid of crypto staking would be a ‘terrible path’ for the US — Coinbase CEO
The CEO and co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, believes that banning retail crypto staking in the United States...
Proposed Israeli law to classify crypto as securities will ‘kill the industry’
Proposed laws in Israel that would see cryptocurrencies classified as securities would cause huge damage to the local crypto industry,...
