Crypto Currencies
Crypto lender BlockFi files for bankruptcy
ajor cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection along with eight affiliates, it said on Monday, the latest crypto…
Two Estonian citizens arrested in $575 million cryptocurrency fraud, money laundering scheme
Two Estonian citizens were arrested in Tallinn, Estonia, on an 18-count indictment for their alleged involvement in a $575 million cryptocurrency fraud…
FTX bankruptcy filings in, French central bank wants quick regulation
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX outlined a "severe liquidity crisis" in official bankruptcy filings released on Tuesday, as regulators opened probes and called…
Regulators propose first global rules before ‘crypto winter’ thaw
Cryptoasset companies should set aside capital like banks when undertaking similar activities, regulators proposed on Tuesday in their first global rules as…
Lawyer of alleged crypto launderer urges Russia to discuss prisoner swap – letter
The lawyer of a Russian man accused of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency bitcoin urged Moscow on Monday…
Senate bill would hand bitcoin, ether oversight to commodities regulator
A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would make the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) the direct regulator of the biggest…
Crypto’s latest meltdown leaves punters bruised and bewildered
For Jeremy Fong, U.S. crypto lender Celsius was an ideal place to stash his digital currency holdings - and earn some spending…
Binance U.S. exchange sued by crypto investor over stablecoin collapse
Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD…
How crypto giant Binance became a hub for hackers, fraudsters and drug traffickers
In September 2020, a North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus broke into a small Slovakian crypto exchange and stole virtual currency…
Small players lose faith in crypto after sell-off
Nofe Isah, a 25-year old based in Nigeria, has been investing in crypto since January. Last week, she lost all of her…
European crypto industry steps up efforts to influence EU policy
More than 40 crypto business leaders have asked the European Union not to require crypto firms to disclose transaction details and dial…
Cryptoverse: 10 billion reasons bitcoin could become a reserve currency
A crypto platform's pledge to amass $10 billion worth of bitcoin to back its own "stablecoin" is firing up the market. It's…