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2020 Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years on Crypto Theft, SIM Swapping Scheme
23.6.2023
Joseph O'Conner, a British man who made roughly $900,000 in an elaborate Twitter hack and a separate crypto-related SIM-swapping scheme, received a 5 year sentence from a federal judge on Friday, Inner City Press reported
Brazilian Central Bank Adds Crypto Exchange Mercado Bitcoin in CBDC Pilot Including Mastercard
23.6.2023
The approved consortium includes Mastercard, broker Genial, registrar Cerc and financial software fintech Sinqia as partners
How Gaming, Loyalty and Entertainment Are Adapting to the Rise of NFTs and Web3
23.6.2023
The gaming, entertainment and loyalty industries are poised for big changes, thanks to Web3 tech such as NFTs and DAOs. We talk to the experts on how. Plus, Nike and Puma announced new digital partnerships that show Web3 is still kicking
Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Crypto Services in Belgium by Markets Regulator
23.6.2023
The crypto exchange is accused of serving Belgian customers from countries outside the European Economic Area in violation of the law, the FSMA has said
Home Improvement Giant Lowe's Is Selling an Mfers Meme NFT Garden Flag
23.6.2023
The "Evergreen Siezenals" garden flag is selling for $39.98 at Lowe's. It features the phrase "cc0 summer 2023" and mfers characters and comes with a replica NFT that can be redeemed online
Bitcoin Hits One-Year High, Soars Past $31.3K
23.6.2023
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has been surging this week after three financial services giants filed applications for spot bitcoin ETFs
Sam Bankman-Fried Can't Subpoena Law Firm Fenwick & West for Documents, U.S. Judge Rules
23.6.2023
The founder of collapsed crypto enterprise FTX had argued legal advice from the Silicon Valley law firm was "at the core" of the government's criminal allegations against him
SEC Sought Freeze Order Despite ‘No Evidence’ That Binance Was Moving U.S. Customer Funds
23.6.2023
The SEC’s “pre-crime” litigation strategy seemed to annoy Judge Amy Jackson
Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says
23.6.2023
Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective on Friday, an executive at the company told CoinDesk
Bitcoin Miner Applied Digital Signs AI Hosting Deal Worth Up to $460M
23.6.2023
Shares of miner Applied Digital surged on Nasdaq as the firm announced a second AI cloud hosting deal
Coinbase Wins Supreme Court Ruling in Arbitration Lawsuit
23.6.2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase won a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, after the high court ruled that a lawsuit filed by one of the exchange's users couldn't proceed until Coinbase defends an appeal of a lower court ruling
Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
23.6.2023
The global anti-money laundering watchdog FATF said North Korea is using digital assets to fund weapons of mass destruction
Will BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Take the Spirit Out of the Honey Badger?
23.6.2023
Financial advisors will want a simple story to tell
Circle Was Top Depositor Aided by SVB Government Rescue: Bloomberg
23.6.2023
The FDIC guarantee included over $3.3 billion the USDC stablecoin issuer held at the lender
Bitcoin Cash Prices Spikes to Four-Month High; Open Interest Rises to 77%
23.6.2023
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has surged by 36.5% in the past three-days after EDX, the exchange backed by Fidelity, Schwab and Citadel, listed it alongside bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and litecoin (LTC)
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Might Take a Breather
23.6.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for June 23, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
BCB Group's Deputy CEO Departs After Failed German Bank Merger
23.6.2023
The crypto banking firm said last week that it had ended its planned acquisition of Germany’s Sutor Bank, citing regulatory delays and market conditions
JPMorgan Expands Its Blockchain-Based Token to Euro Payments: Bloomberg
23.6.2023
Since its inception in 2019, over $300 billion in transactions have been processed using JPM Coin
Crypto Ban May Not Be Best Approach to Balance Risk, Demand: IMF
23.6.2023
The IMF recommended that countries focus on addressing the drivers of crypto demand and unmet digital payment needs in a post
Crypto.com Approved to Operate in Spain
23.6.2023
The crypto exchange said it has registered as a virtual asset service provider with the country's central bank following a "comprehensive" compliance review