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Former Coinbase manager seeks to dismiss watershed insider trading case
Lawyers are asking a judge to dismiss a case against their client, a former Coinbase manager and his brother, arguing that the tokens involved are not securities. In an 81-page brief, lawyers f...
Binance to temporarily suspend USD transfers on Feb. 8
Binance said Monday that it would temporarily halt U.S. dollar transfers on Feb. 8, a move the company claims would only affect a “small proportion” of its users. “It is worth noting...
Judge delays FTX examiner ruling in hopes of ‘consensual resolution’
A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware did not rule on whether to appoint an examiner in FTX’s enormous bankruptcy case, and instead will allow lawyers to discuss a “consensual resolution” on th...
DCG and Genesis branches agree on a restructuring plan: CoinDesk
Digital Currency Group and Genesis subsidiaries have reached an initial agreement on a restructuring plan with a group of the firm’s main creditors, according to CoinDesk. This comes after Gene...
Manchester City At Risk Of Premier League Ban After Allegedly Breaking Various Financial Rules
Topline The English Premier League accused Manchester City of violating dozens of financial rules in a Monday statement, outlining various charges that could result in the expulsion of the two-time re...
Bitcoin, ether slip with crypto stocks all lower; Silvergate drops 8%
Cryptocurrency prices slid at the beginning of the week, with equities also opening down. Bitcoin was trading at $22,776 at 10:20 a.m. EST, down 1.5% over the past day, according to TradingView...
SHIB Close to Breaking into Top 10 After Outranking DOT, LTC
SHIB surpasses Polkadot and Litecoin to claim 12th position among prominent coins. The meme coin’s market cap is now over $8 billion, up from $4 billion five weeks back. Ethereum whales hold over $700...
Even when you’re not ‘scorching the earth,’ the cost of getting a divorce in 2023 can leave you feeling burned — how to handle a breakup without breaking the bank
Even when you’re not ‘scorching the earth,’ the cost of getting a divorce in 2023 can leave you feeling burned — how to handle a breakup without breaking the bank Even when it’s amicable, getting a di...
A16z votes against proposal to deploy latest Uniswap iteration on BNB Chain
A proposal to deploy the latest version of decentralized exchange Uniswap on the BNB Chain passed an early temperature check, and a full governance vote on the Uniswap DAO is bringing the heavy hitter...
Bitcoin, ether slip as unexpectedly strong US jobs report signals continued rate hikes
Cryptocurrencies and traditional markets slid as the U.S. jobs report numbers more than doubled estimates. Bitcoin and ether were down more than 2% over the previous 24 hours at about 9:40 a.m....
Justice Department probes Silvergate’s relationship with FTX: Bloomberg
The Justice Department’s fraud department has begun probing Silvergate’s handling of accounts for Sam Bankman-Fried’s firms, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. T...
Crypto market continues to rise, while Silvergate shares seesaw after probe report
Bitcoin settled around $23,570 at 5:20 p.m. EST after climbing as high as $24,100 earlier in the day, according to TradingView data. It’s up about 0.4% over the past day following the Federal Re...
Bitcoin mining infrastructure startup Giga Energy raising $10 million in Series A
Giga Energy, a bitcoin mining infrastructure startup focused on utilizing wasted natural gas as a power source, is raising $10 million in Series A funding. The funding will help the Texas-based ...
Crypto market jumps following Fed rate decision
Crypto prices soared after the market opened on Thursday, as traders responded to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision yesterday with a bullish sentiment. Bitcoin rose 3.5% to $23,730 ar...
State officials support push for independent examiner in FTX bankruptcy
Officials from more than a dozen states want a federal bankruptcy judge to appoint a third-party examiner of FTX’s finances, citing the need for more transparency about the collapsed crypto exch...
Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 25 basis points, as expected
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4.5-4.75 percent, bringing the interest rate to a 15-year high. Wednesday’s interest rate decisi...
Big Eyes Coin breaking big crypto records
SPONSORED POST* The world of crypto is one in which people are getting more involved as 2023 continues. There are plenty of milestones being hit on the market and many crypto projects are ready to tak...
Tether denies it borrowed $2B from Celsius, as described in court report
Stablecoin issuer Tether is pushing back against assertions that it borrowed funds from failed crypto lender Celsius. According to a nearly 700-page report filed Tuesday from court-appointed ex...
Breaking down stats as crypto witnesses 93% YoY decline on exploits
According to research, cryptocurrency hacks caused $8.8 million in damages in January. When compared to the $121.4 million in exploitable losses in January 2022, January’s data indicated a 92.7% drop....
Market trades flat ahead of Fed’s interest rate decision
Crypto prices remained mostly flat after the market opened on Wednesday, as traders await the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and comments from the subsequent press conference this afternoon....
Celsius creditors contemplate next steps following examiner report
Despite a damning report from a court-appointed examiner, lawyers representing former Celsius customers told clients they are still in talks with the company around a “recovery corporation”...
CME’s crypto derivatives reach new highs as traders seek safe port in storm
Derivatives trading giant CME Group has clocked a record high in volume and open interest for bitcoin options as traders flock to the venue in the wake of the FTX meltdown. Bitcoin options volum...
Highlights from the court report detailing Celsius’ Ponzi-like downfall
Celsius Networks used to promise customers ”financial freedom” with a ”community first” company that sold products safer than a bank. ”We are Celsius. We dream big,”...
MicroStrategy expected to report profit despite down quarter for crypto: Preview
MicroStrategy reports fourth quarter results Thursday with the company expected to turn a profit after several down quarters even as revenue comes in slightly lower than a year earlier. The sof...
Coinbase loses Bison Trail co-founders: Sources
The co-founders of Bison Trails left Coinbase today, according to three people familiar with the situation. Joe Lallouz and Aaron Henshaw created Bison Trails to run infrastructure on multiple b...
Crypto prices flat, while Dogecoin rallies
Crypto prices remained mostly flat after the market opened on Tuesday, with Dogecoin rising significantly by 8.1%, outperforming the top 10 coins. Bitcoin fell 0.3% to $23,117 around 9:50 a.m. E...
Co-signers of Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond a step closer to becoming public
The names of two people who co-signed for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s bond are one step closer to becoming public after a federal judge granted a motion to unseal their names. The identi...