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Indonesia Targets Mid-2023 for its State-Backed Crypto Exchange
26.2.2023
Indonesia aims to launch its much-anticipated state-backed crypto exchange by mid-2023, according to the country's Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency (Bappebti), which currently oversees digital assets.
In a recent interview, Didid Noordiatmoko, head of Bappebti, said that the...
FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Faces More Criminal Charges – The Latest Twist in a High-Profile Case
24.2.2023
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is facing more criminal charges, including charges for concealing information from banks.
In an indictment unsealed on Thursday this week, Bankman-Fried was charged with four additional criminal counts on top of the eight original charges against him....
South Korean Regulator Is Probing Crypto Staking Services
24.2.2023
A top South Korean financial regulator has launched a probe into domestic crypto staking services. And crypto exchanges are concerned this means new staking-related regulations could be incoming.
The media outlet News1 reported that the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has “recently requested”...
Coinbase Launches Layer 2 Blockchain Base to Offer Fast, Low-Cost and Secure Transactions – Here's What You Need to Know
24.2.2023
The major US-based crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the launch of its own layer 2 blockchain for Ethereum (ETH) called Base.
Base brands itself as a “secure, low-cost, developer-friendly” way to build decentralized applications (dapps), and will serve as a home both for Coinbase’s...
Switchboard is now on Core Mainnet Alpha
24.2.2023
In the first quarter of the year 2023, the Core blockchain happens to have been formally launched to mainnet. In this very scenario, Switchboard will be backing all of the connected developers in Core’s ecosystem with the help of the oracle framework. Oracles happen to be an extremely significant...
FTC Launches Investigation into Voyager's Alleged Deceptive Crypto Marketing Tactics – Here's the Latest
23.2.2023
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is investigating the bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital for “deceptive and unfair marketing of cryptocurrency to the public.”
The announcement of the investigation came in a filing with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District...
Journalist Unravels Wild Tale of Vitalik Buterin's $1 Billion Crypto Donation to Indian Covid Relief Fund
23.2.2023
Back in 2021, amid the best of the bull run and the worst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Vitalik Buterin made a now legendary donation of $1bn in SHIB to support Covid-19 efforts in India.
Now almost two years later, an investigation by top crypto journalist Isabel Hunter (DL News) has revealed that...
Sharp Rise in Dating App-based Crypto Mining Scams in South Korea
23.2.2023
There has been a rise in scams that use dating apps to lure victims onto bogus crypto mining platforms, a South Korean security provider has claimed.
Per EDaily, the claims were made by the regulation technology developer and security provider Uppsala Security. The firm said that scammers are...
Binance, PoS Giant Ingenico Seal In-store Crypto Pay Deal
23.2.2023
The crypto exchange Binance and the French payments provider Ingenico have struck a deal that will let customers pay for goods and services in crypto.
Per an Ingenico press release and a report from France’s BFM-TR, the deal involves Binance’s payments arm – Binance Pay. The companies will begin...
South Korean Police Arrest 30 in $8m ‘Crypto Scam’ Bust
22.2.2023
South Korean police have arrested 30 people as part of an investigation into a suspected $ 8 million crypto scam. Masterminds appear to have promised investors “guaranteed gains” of up to 2,000%....
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Hong Kong's Web3 Sector Gets HK$50 Million Boost in Annual Budget – Here's the Latest
22.2.2023
In line with the Chinese city’s plans to establish itself as a leading crypto hub in Asia, Hong Kong’s authorities have unveiled plans to set aside HK$50 million (US$6.4 million) in the territory’s 2023-2024 budget with the aim to boost the capacities of its Web3 sector....
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LINE discloses its B-PLAN & vision for 2023
22.2.2023
LINE Blockchain has made a public declaration of its business plans for the year 2023. Along with that, there is also a mention of all of the past achievements and an overall vision statement of the company. In a broader sense, LINE plans to launch the public mainnet, along with introducing a...
CRPTM Makes Filing Crypto Taxes Simple for Just $1 Per Year - 3 Reasons to Sign Up
21.2.2023
CRPTM has just made filing taxes as simple and straightforward as they could possibly be - with introductory prices starting at just $1. In addition, CRPTM has created the ultimate crypto tax calculator that helps traders and investors gain real-time insight into their portfolios. ...
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New Document Suggests OneCoin Crypto Fraudster Ruja Ignatova was 'Killed' in Greece in 2018 by Drug Lord – What's Going On?
21.2.2023
Founder of the infamous crypto scam OneCoin, ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova was killed by a drug lord while on board a yacht in Greece, according to a new report published by investigative journalists.
According to the report, Ignatova was murdered on behalf of the infamous drug lord Christoforos...
Cybercrime, Crypto Scams on the Rise in Portugal, Say Prosecutors
21.2.2023
Cybercrime has “skyrocketed” in Portugal – with crypto scams and ransomware attacks becoming more commonplace in the nation.
Sapo reported that, per the nation’s Attorney-General, 2,124 cybercrimes were reported in 2022. The number included an unspecified number of crypto scams.
The amount...
$200 Million Galois Crypto Hedge Fund Shuts Down as Half of Assets Stuck on FTX Exchange – This is What Happened
21.2.2023
Crypto hedge fund Galois Capital has closed its flagship fund after losing almost half of its capital in the FTX collapse, and later selling the claim to the assets.
The hedge fund confirmed the news in a Twitter thread on Monday where it said “it is true that our flagship fund is shutting down.”...
Central Banks Hold Fate of Crypto in their Hands, Says Russian Economist
21.2.2023
A leading Russian economist believes that central banks will ultimately determine the fate of crypto – even if they are not currently “prioritizing” their regulation the sector.
The comments were made by Nikita Maslennikov, of the Center for Political Technologies and the Director of Economy...
FTX Cautions Public About Fraudulent 'Debt Tokens' and Scams Alleging Association with the Insolvent Exchange – What's Going On?
20.2.2023
The bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has warned the public about tokens issued by groups who claim to be working on its behalf.
In a tweet posted by the debtors who now control the FTX bankruptcy estate, crypto investors were urged to be “on alert for scams from entities claiming to be affiliated with...
Democrats Give Back Less Than 3% of $45.2M Donation from FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
20.2.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was a major donor to the Democratic Party in the US, but the politicians who received the donations have so far only promised return a fraction of what they got.
The funds that are now being returned to the bankrupt crypto exchange make up just 2.2% – or $1 million...
South Korean Prosecutors Applaud ‘Meaningful’ US Do Kwon Charges
20.2.2023
South Korean prosecutors have applauded “meaningful” charges brought against Do Kwon, the Co-founder of Terraform Labs, by the top American financial regulator....
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