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$68 Million in Wrapped Bitcoin Stolen in High-profile Crypto Scam

In a shocking turn of events, a trader fell victim to an address poisoning scam, resulting in a monumental loss of $68 million in...

CF Benchmarks Eyes $1B Milestone for Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong

Despite a lukewarm start, CF Benchmarks, a Kraken subsidiary, forecasts that crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong will surge to $1 billion in...

Terraform Challenges SEC’s $4.7 Billion Claim

Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon are contesting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) demand for $4.7 billion in disgorgement, asserting that the...

Ryan Salame to Surrender $5.9M Property to Settle FTX Debt

In a pivotal development within the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, Ryan Salame, a former executive at the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to surrender a...

Coinbase Scores Big with Over $1 Billion Q1 Profit Amid ETF Frenzy

Coinbase Global has dramatically shifted its financial fortunes, reporting a substantial profit in the first quarter of the year. The cryptocurrency exchange declared a...

UK Treasury Highlights Cryptocurrency Risks in New Compliance Report

The UK Treasury has recently published a detailed report titled ‘Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing.’ This document, the result of two years of meticulous...

Block Faces Federal Investigation Over Cryptocurrency Compliance Concerns

Key Points: Federal prosecutors are thoroughly investigating Block, Inc. for potential compliance failures in its cryptocurrency operations. The company faces accusations of not reporting suspicious transactions...

Former FTX Europe Chief Acquires Titanic Gold Watch for Record $1.5M

John Jacob Astor IV, an American tycoon and one of the wealthiest passengers on the Titanic, met his tragic end when the ship sank...

Bitcoin-Based Decentralized Identity Solution by MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, has recently launched MicroStrategy Orange, a pioneering initiative aimed at transforming decentralized identity verification. The company introduced...

House Chair McHenry Slams SEC’s Gensler for Dodging Ethereum Questions

Rep. Patrick McHenry, Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has publicly accused SEC Chairman Gary Gensler of misleading Congress about Ethereum’s classification during...

Chinese Police Arrest Suspect in StarkNet Airdrop Fraud

Chinese authorities have apprehended an individual suspected of committing identity forgery to unlawfully claim cryptocurrency tokens from the StarkNet (STRK) airdrop. Identified as Lan...

Nigerian Fintechs to Halt New Customer Onboarding

In a bid to bolster Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance and curtail crypto-related financial irregularities, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated a...