John Reed Stark, president of John Reed Stark Consulting and a former SEC Enforcement Division member, speculates on the likelihood of a criminal indictment being filed against Binance. Stark cites ev...
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The SEC is ‘eroding trust,’ Electric Capital co-founder says
Following the drama of the SEC’s regulatory crackdown on multiple crypto exchanges, the Band-Aid has finally been ripped off, says Haseeb Qureshi. “Everybody knew that this was coming.” The managing ...
In Response to Hinman Docs, Ripple CEO Slams SEC’s “Politically-Motivated Overreach”
Ripple CEO criticizes SEC’s William Hinman over the released emails, alleging lack of clarity and politically-motivated actions on token securities. In a series of fiery tweets, Brad Garlinghouse, the...
X9 Launches Effort to Create Post-Quantum Cryptography Assessment Guidelines; Participants Sought
ANNAPOLIS, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#PQC–The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) today announced the development of a new technical report, TR 61 — Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Assessment Guidel...
Binance clarifies terms of use; plans to turn ‘zombie assets’ into stablecoins
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XRP Jumps After Highly Anticipated Hinman Docs Are Unsealed
Tuesday marks an important day in the ongoing legal battle between payment company Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the Hinman documents, believed to provide crucial ar...
Crypto Sector Reacts to Hinman Papers in SEC vs. Ripple
The crypto world followed with fervent interest the latest developments in a high-profile legal battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On Tuesday, the release of documents related t...
YAT SIU Answers Community Concerns Regarding ApeCoin DAO Salary Payouts
Table of contents Mayor’s $20,000 salaries ‘insane’ for special council: Twitter ApeCoin DAO chief defends compensation in response to community’s concerns After the amounts we...
Apple wants to remove an app related to Bitcoin
The Damus app could be removed from Apple’s app store because of a Bitcoin-related feature. It is the Zaps feature of Damus. Apple: the Damus app and the link to Bitcoin Damus is a social network cr...
Here’s How Trump Might Defend Himself In Court—And Why It Could Fail
Topline Former President Donald Trump is expected to plead not guilty to the 37 federal counts against him in court on Tuesday, as the ex-president and his lawyers fight the Justice Department’s alleg...
US Annual CPI Drops Below Expectations To 4%! Bitcoin Breaks Above $26.5K
In a surprising turn of events, the US Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) has dropped below expectations to 4%, a development that has fuelled Bitcoin’s impressive surge above the $26.5K mark. The US B...
Tory Lanez—Who Shot Megan Thee Stallion—Set For Sentencing Tuesday
Topline The Canadian rapper who shot hip hop artist Megan Thee Stallion will be sentenced to up to 22 years and eight months in prison Tuesday, almost six months after he was convicted of the crime in...
Shanghai, China, Launches a Comprehensive Technical Initiative for the Metaverse (2023-2025)
The Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission announced today the release of its “Shanghai Metaverse Key Technology R&D Plan (2023-2025)”. The plan revolves around the key t...
FC Barcelona Reach Agreement To Sign Vitor Roque: Reports
Vitor Roque has reportedly agreed to join FC Barcelona. Getty Images Brazilian teen sensation Vitor Roque has agreed to join FC Barcelona, who have already arranged to buy him from Athletico Paranaens...
eToro to Delist MATIC, MANA, DASH and ALGO for US…
Trading platform eToro announced on Monday that it would delist four crypto assets for its US customers, citing “recent developments.” On Monday, social investment platform eToro said it would delist ...
Madonna Hits Five Billboard Charts For The First Time
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MAY 22: Singer Madonna is seen on stage during the 2016 Billboard Music Awards … [+] held at the T-Mobile Arena on May 22, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by JB Lacro...
Binance.US Calls to Dismiss SEC’s Restraining Order Request
A week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action against Binance.US, the crypto exchange has hit back, stating that all of the regulator’s claims are invalid....
Whale buys 1.5 trillion SHIB – enough to stay the bears?
SHIB’s RSI and MFI were both in oversold positions, and CMF registered an uptick. Exchange outflow spiked, but the MVRV ratio still looked concerning. Shiba Inu [SHIB] registered a double-digit pric...
Robinhood Crypto Trading Volumes Drop 68% Amid Regulatory Pressures
Robinhood, a crypto and stocks trading platform, has not escaped the biting crypto winter that has been ravaging the space. In a new announcement, the company has revealed a significant decline in its...
Digital Notes Structured on Ethereum Blockchain issued by BOCI
On June 12th, BOCI announced the issuance of 200 million Chinese yuan worth of digitally structured notes minted on the Ethereum blockchain, marking a significant advancement in their financial offeri...
Analysts: Bitcoin Will Live Through Every Bank Failure
Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up There have been many bank failures as of late. The good news – according to several analysts – is that bitcoin is ...
Ripple CEO Will Not Describe Hinman Emails as ‘Fraud’
The long awaited Hinman Emails were published today in what has generated a lot of reactions from experts and observers in the crypto ecosystem. Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse is one of those that have...
Litecoin Continues Its Slide, But Holds Above $75
Jun 13, 2023 at 13:48 // Price The price of Litecoin (LTC) has fallen dramatically as it has returned to its March 20 low. Long-term forecast of Litecoin price: bearish As the cryptocurrency sank to a...
SUI Defies Bear Market With 15% Rally, Is A Return To $1 Imminent?
Over the last 24 hours, SUI has put on a tremendous rally and has risen over 15% in this time period. With this rally, the altcoin has moved once more into bullish territory, which begs the question o...
SEC concerned over ‘Ether is not a security’ statement
Newly released documents showing edits that were made to a 2018 speech given by former director of the Security and Exchange Commission’s corporate finance division Bill Hinman suggest the editors wer...
Two Bitmain Mining Machines Account for More Than 60% of Computing Power on the Bitcoin Network
The Antminer S19j Pro accounts for 34.3% of the network hashrate and the S19 for 28.1%, and they have been the most used machines on the network since March 2021, Coinmetrics found. The Antminer S19 X...
Key Metrics Jump to Yearly Highs, What This Means for Price
According to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, Cardano posted new highs in key metrics when its price plunged in the wake of SEC lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance. The SEC lawsuit filed against t...
Bitcoin Inches Upward, SEC Lawsuits Shake Crypto Exchanges, and NFT Market Faces Challenges
In Asian trading on Tuesday, Bitcoin experienced a slight increase but fell short of breaking through the $26,000 barrier. Ether, on the other hand, slipped. Among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by marke...
CPI Hits Expectations At 4%, BTC Price Has A Slight Recovery
Key Points: The consumer price index (CPI) in the US in May increased by 4.0% compared to the same period in 2022 and was lower than experts’ estimate of 4.1%. This is a very positive signal for the p...
Generative AI Video Platform Synthesia Raises $90 Million at $1 Billion Valuation
Through the latest funding, the firm aims to make video creation easy for everyone and has already served many businesses worldwide. Synthesia, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company based in ...
Cardano Co-Founder Charles Hoskinson Calls Out Media Report
Charles Hoskinson slams CoinDesk for reporting the platform’s restructuring process as just a layoff story. IOG plans to spin out separate companies: Prism, Midnight, and Lace, specializing in identit...
Lazarus group turns to Garantex to launder stolen assets
The Lazarus Group, known for its cybercriminal activities, has shifted its focus to Garantex, an OFAC-sanctioned exchange, to trade stolen assets for bitcoin (BTC). This move comes despite significan...