It’s been more than a decade since 850,000 BTC went missing from Mt. Gox, yet the collapse of the former exchange remains one of the most infamous black swan events of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. While creditors of the defunct exchange are edging closer to some form of restitution, Mt. Gox’s demise ended up playing an
The Secretary for Security of Hong Kong, Chris Tang Ping-keung, has vowed to bring justice to people who fell victim to the JPEX crypto exchange fraud, local media has reported. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the security chief’s office said police are actively looking for the key operators behind the JPEX crypto exchange that orchestrated the
Bitcoin (BTC) broke higher into the Sep. 27 Wall Street open as one analyst predicted a return to $30,000 in October. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price reaches for $27,000 in fresh uptick Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as bulls gathered steam to reach $26,823 on Bitstamp. The
After losing its euro banking partner, Paysafe, Binance France has proposed that its customers immediately convert all the fiat money they hold on the exchange into crypto, according to comments from an executive to local media. The partnership between Binance France and Paysafe expired on Sept. 25. The latter supported Binance’s French subsidiary with infrastructure
The historic Merge upgrade from Sept. 2022 — which marked Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) — resulted in the overall decline in compliance with standards laid down by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Ethereum blocks adhering to OFAC compliance censor certain transactions, which has a negative impact on the neutrality
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hear how the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is changing its oversight and rules to keep pace with technological advancements including cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence. SEC chair Gary Gensler is set to outline how the U.S. securities regulator is updating its rules to align with “technology and business
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced its full exit from Russia by selling its firm to a newly launched crypto exchange business known as CommEX. Binance has entered into an agreement to sell the entirety of its Russia business to CommEX, the firm said in an announcement to Cointelegraph on Sept. 27. The exchange didn’t disclose
The upcoming $3 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) monthly options expiration on Sep. 29 could prove pivotal for the $26,000 support level. BTC price faces serious headwinds On one side, Bitcoin’s recognition in China appears to be strengthening, following a judicial report from a Shanghai Court that acknowledged digital currencies as unique and non-replicable. Conversely, Bitcoin’s
A Bitcoin proponent’s recent attempt to crypto trade his way from New York to Alaska has come to a sudden and bitter end — some 900 miles from his final destination. Thomas Kralow, a crypto trader and educator recently set himself the daring task of traveling from one side of the United States to the
Despite concerns that Bitcoin Ordinals are clogging the network, there is little evidence to suggest inscriptions are taking blockspace away from higher-value Bitcoin (BTC) monetary transfers. “There is minimal evidence that inscriptions are displacing monetary transfers,” on-chain analytics firm Glassnode explained in a Sept. 25 report. The firm explained that this is likely because inscription users tend
Prosecutors from the United States Department of Justice will be allowed to surface the details of Sam Bankman-Fried’s political donations as the evidence is directly relevant to his fraud charges, ruled U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan. The decision was part of a series of rulings made by Kaplan in a 16-page pretrial order on Sept.
The co-founder of AirBit Club — a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that swindled investors of over $100 million — has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in a $100 million “pyramid scheme” that purported to be involved in crypto mining. The sentencing comes nearly seven months after Rodriguez — the co-founder of
The Ethereum open interest has been on an upward trajectory that has culminated in it crossing the $5.2 billion mark. This surge is important to Ethereum’s native token ETH in a number of ways as it could point to how investors are viewing the cryptocurrency at this point. Ethereum Open Interest Sees Rapid Rise Data
Four members of the United States Congress are requesting Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler “immediately” approve the listing of spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. In a Sept. 26 letter to Gensler, U.S. Representatives Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, Tom Emmer and Ritchie Torres claimed the SEC was “discriminat[ing] against spot bitcoin exchange
The customers of bankrupt cryptocurrency lending platform BlockFi are one step closer to being paid out after a United States Bankruptcy Court in New Jersey approved its liquidation plan. Bankruptcy Judge Michael A. Kaplan approved BlockFi’s third amended Chapter 11 plan in a Sept. 26 court hearing, a filing on the same day shows. Sept.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking the maximum time allowed for the regulator to reach a decision on a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, offering from ARK 21Shares. In a Sept. 26 notice, the SEC said it would designate a longer period on whether to approve or disapprove of
Bitwise Asset Management has filed an amended application for a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), beefing it up with 40 pages of new text responding to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) objections to the product. It still might not be enough to satisfy regulatory requirements, though, a company executive warned. Bitwise is
Lauren Belive, a former official with the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs and policy director with the United States House Committee on Rules, has joined crypto firm Ripple as its head of U.S. public policy and government. In a Sept. 26 announcement on LinkedIn, Belive said she had accepted the policy position at Ripple
Stablecoin issuer Circle has launched a Stellar network version of its euro-backed stablecoin, EURC, according to a Sept. 26 announcement. EURC was previously only available on the Ethereum and Avalanche networks. Hello Europe meet our new friend EURC on #Stellar. Same speed, low cost, and reliability of the Stellar network we all know and love
The Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York published a staff report on Sep. 26 comparing stablecoins, such as USDT and USDC, to money market funds. Key findings in the report include the observation that stablecoins and money market funds follow similar patterns during runs and that stablecoins could inject instability into the broader