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Former FDIC Regulator: Friendliness Toward Crypto 'Does Not Exist'
16.3.2023
Jason Brett said despite regulators using the failure of three banks to target crypto, the industry itself is not in a crisis
Court Dismisses Former Monero Developer’s Bid to Have His Extradition to South Africa Declared Illegal
16.3.2023
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in South Africa has rejected former Monero lead maintainer Riccardo Spagni’s bid to have it declare his extradition from the United States to South Africa illegal. In its ruling, the Supreme Court of Appeal insisted that Spagni did not sufficiently argue...
Signature Bank and former executives sued by shareholders for alleged fraud
14.3.2023
Shareholders have accused the bank of falsely claiming to be “financially strong” just three days before it was seized by the state regulator
Former Age of Empires producer talks blockchain game adoption and GameFi
14.3.2023
Web3 gaming is the future, and mainstream veteran Peter Bergstrom reveals how the ecosystem can expedite the inevitable
Report: DOJ and FBI Investigating Terraform Labs in Connection to Algorithmic Stablecoin Collapse
14.3.2023
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly investigating the collapse of the algorithmic stablecoin terra usd (UST) and the firm Terraform Labs. Unnamed sources say that former staff members from Terraform Labs, the company behind the Terra...
Former CEO of Troubled Crypto Firm Creates New Stablecoin – How Does it Work?
14.3.2023
Flex Yang, the former CEO and founder of Babel Finance, has introduced a new decentralized stablecoin backed by crypto-native reserves and an entire DeFi ecosystem built around it.
Yang claimed the Hope stablecoin blends centralized finance (CeFi), decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional...
CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair
14.3.2023
The former CFTC chair argues that AML and KYC measures are outdated and constitutionally questionable and said crypto technology can do better
Bank Board Member and Dodd-Frank Co-Sponsor Barney Frank Suspects ‘Anti-Crypto’ Message Behind Signature Bank Failure
13.3.2023
Barney Frank, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, discussed his opinion on the recent failure of Signature Bank. In an interview, Frank stated that he believes regulators aimed to “send a very strong...
Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
13.3.2023
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature Bank, was closed by New York regulators, according to a statement from CEO Jeremy Allaire. “The 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount...
Former Jane Street, PIMCO traders raise $15M for ZK proof-of-solvency protocol
9.3.2023
The team said it has already lined up clients, including CoinList, Bitso and TrueUSD
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
8.3.2023
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and India have started to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade. The oil deals between India and Russia have been settled in other currencies, putting the U.S....
US Prosecutors Seek to Further Restrict Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s Internet Access
5.3.2023
The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Damian Williams, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are requesting “proposed modifications” to the bail conditions of former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried. The SDNY prosecutor is asking the court to prohibit Bankman-Fried...
Xapo Bank Integrates Lightning Network Payments Through Lightspark Partnership
2.3.2023
On March 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is the first fully licensed private bank to offer...
Former Half-Life Writer Now Regrets Releasing 'Epistle 3' Summary
2.3.2023
Six years ago, former Valve and Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw posted a fictional letter on his website that sure read a lot like an outline for the never-likely-to-be-released Half-Life 2: Episode Three. Now, looking back years later, he regrets the decision, and says he was “deranged” when...
Former NBA Player Baron Davis Says Celebs Will Focus More on 'Utility' Tokens
2.3.2023
Following the SEC’s crackdown on celebrity-endorsed projects, the serial entrepreneur says celebrities jumping into crypto are more likely to focus on their core fan group with a project that provides real utility and reward opportunities
SEC, CFTC press civil charges against former FTX exec Singh parallel to criminal case
1.3.2023
Singh’s former colleagues Ellison and Wang consented to stays in their CFTC cases; Singh has agreed to submit a consent order proposal in the CFTC case
Former Biden Advisor Reveals Administration's Drive Towards Digital Dollar – What's Going On?
1.3.2023
A former top economic adviser for President Joe Biden has revealed that the administration is pushing to launch a digital dollar in a bid to “crowd out” private cryptocurrencies.
During a Tuesday Senate Banking Committee hearing, Daleep Singh, a former deputy national security adviser...
Former Accounting Team of FTX US Auditor Armanino Sets Up Shop as The Network Firm
1.3.2023
The episode highlights yet another chokepoint for the blockchain industry: It's become harder for crypto startups to enlist big accounting firms to do audits and asset attestations
Pressure Mounts on FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried as Former Director of Engineering Pleads Guilty – Here's What You Need to Know
1.3.2023
Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges, agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire...
Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering, and US Campaign Finance Violations
28.2.2023
Roughly 11 days ago, it was reported that Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, was working with federal prosecutors to arrange a plea deal. On Tuesday, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges and stated, “I am unbelievably sorry for my role in all of this.” Singh Cooperating...