A recent analysis by 0xB10C, a developer and onchain analyst, has uncovered intriguing findings in the Bitcoin network. The study, which focuses on the mining pools’ transaction selection processes, revealed that certain transactions from U.S. Treasury-sanctioned addresses were missing from blocks. This insight raises questions about the practices of mining pools and their influence on […]
The Nigerian Central Bank has denied claims in a widely circulating text message that it plans to redenominate the naira starting in January 2024. According to the bank, the authors of the message had seemingly “modified text eked from an old policy” by a previous governor in 2007. Press Release: No Plans To Redenominate …
Prominent distressed-debt moguls are diving into the FTX bankruptcy claims arena, seizing debts at bargain prices with aspirations of lofty profits. This year, Silver Point Capital, Diameter Capital Partners, and Attestor Capital have acquired over $ 250 million in FTX claims, court records reveal. Report Says $ 250 Million in FTX Claims Acquired …
Crypto exchange Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) have filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “It is clear that the SEC’s lawsuit has no foundation in the currently enacted securities laws,” they argued, alleging: “In attempting to claim regulatory power over the crypto […]
The portal allowing FTX customers to file claims with the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange is again fully operational after a recent security incident. User accounts that were affected by the breach in August have been unfrozen, the failed crypto trading company announced. Crypto Exchange FTX Ups Security on Claims Portal Following Kroll Incident The FTX …
Nearly $ 4.8 million has been used to fund cryptocurrency and blockchain education efforts in Kenya, the CEO of Tools for Humanity, Alex Blania, recently revealed. Blania also denied allegations that Worldcoin plans to sell users’ biometric data obtained via its eyeball-scanning orbs. More Funding on the Way Tools for Humanity (TFH), the organization …
On Wednesday, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman provided a brief analysis of the current economic landscape in the United States. Krugman asserted that the nation has experienced “remarkable disinflation.†According to him, the available data paints a compelling picture, suggesting that the “war on inflation has been pretty much won — without a recession.†Krugman […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a Hawaiian resident for falsely claiming that his fraudulent security would become the “first publicly traded security fund to convert to a cryptocurrency.” According to the Commission, the man promoted the security to boost its price and bolster the value of his portfolio. Fabricated Documents Used to […]
The number of verifications for Worldcoin, the biometric digital ID and wallet project, has soared recently in Argentina, reaching a daily signup record in August. According to data provided by the project, Worldcoin verified 9,500 Argentine users in a single day, with only four verification stations in the country. Wordcoin Popularity Peaks in Argentina; Project […]
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried claim the FTX founder, who has fallen from grace, based his business decisions on legal advice from company attorneys before the cryptocurrency exchange’s downfall. FTX Founder Bankman-Fried Claims Actions Were Based on Legal Advice, Denies Fraudulent Intent In a court document filed Wednesday, attorneys for Bankman-Fried from Cohen & Gresser LLP […]
The Australian securities regulator recently revealed that the crypto lending platform Helio pleaded guilty to the allegation of falsely claiming to be a holder of the Australian Credit License (ACL). For admitting to committing the offense, Helio is said to have entered a “recognisance” of $ 9,560 (AUD15,000) for 12 months which is contingent …
This year, there has been a flurry of news reports and opinion editorials discussing an alleged de-dollarization trend amid a wave of disclosures associated with the BRICS bloc. In a recent article, the American political scientist and author Ian Bremmer insisted that claims of the U.S. dollar …
According to a recent white paper published by four members of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, U.S. bank regulators are attempting to “drive crypto businesses out of the financial system.†The paper, titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,†claims that after laying the groundwork by labeling lawful …
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reportedly processed nearly $ 346 million in crypto transactions for Bitzlato, the coin trading platform that was shut down in an international law enforcement operation. U.S. authorities say the world’s largest trading platform for digital assets was among Russian-owned Bitzlato’s major counterparties. Blockchain Data Indicates …
Roughly seven weeks after Keyfi founder Jason Stone filed a lawsuit against the crypto lender Celsius, the company has filed a countersuit against Stone claiming that he stole millions from Celsius wallets and allegedly “pocketed seven-figure returns.†Stone’s attorney Kyle Roche says the lawsuit is an attempt to “rewrite history,†and to use Stone …