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Sam Bankman-Fried mulls insanity defense as FTX’s Ryan Salame talks to feds

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Steven Stradbrooke

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10 August, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried mulls insanity defense as FTX’s Ryan Salame talks to feds

As Sam Bankman-Fried strives to talk his way out of prison ahead of the October trial, his attempts may be...

USDC market cap craters as USDT expands—why are people still pretending Tether is legit?

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Gavin Lucas

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9 August, 2023

USDC market cap craters as USDT expands—why are people still pretending Tether is legit?

USDC is shrinking due to a crisis in confidence, but instead of USDT's market cap plummeting as a result of...

New York couple pleads guilty to the $4.5B Bitfinex hack

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Steve Kaaru

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8 August, 2023

New York couple pleads guilty to the $4.5B Bitfinex hack

Ilya Lichtenstein faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars for conspiracy to commit money laundering, while his wife faces...

HEX is dead—will it go down as the largest Ponzi scheme in digital currency history?

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Gavin Lucas

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8 August, 2023

HEX is dead—will it go down as the largest Ponzi scheme in digital currency history?

Richard Heart is getting a taste of justice as he faces charges tied to alleged sham offerings—actions that have been...

Coinbase asks judge to dismiss its SEC lawsuit

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James Field

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8 August, 2023

Coinbase asks judge to dismiss its SEC lawsuit

Coinbase's Aug. 4 motion with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York argued that the subject...

3AC founder Kyle Davies tells court he has renounced US citizenship

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Jordan Atkins

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7 August, 2023

3AC founder Kyle Davies tells court he has renounced US citizenship

Responding to subpoenas issued by a U.S. court, Davies claimed that he ignored the summons since they were not validly...

Nigeria rings the alarm on Binance’s alleged illegal operation

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Steve Kaaru

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7 August, 2023

Nigeria rings the alarm on Binance’s alleged illegal operation

Initially, the securities regulator issued a warning against Binance Nigeria, but in its latest notice, it warned against the global...

Coinbase losses increase as trading volume dries up and USDC shrinks

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Steven Stradbrooke

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7 August, 2023

Coinbase losses increase as trading volume dries up and USDC shrinks

Coinbase generated revenue of $707.9 million in the three months ending June 30, a 12.5% decline from the same period...

Business

Steven Stradbrooke

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3 August, 2023

Tether launches $115M ‘share buyback’ as cash reserves dwindle

Tether's audit report claims its reserves have ballooned by $7.1 billion from what was registered in Q1, but its real...

Business

Jordan Atkins

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1 August, 2023

Judge in SEC v Ripple was wrong to say secondary sales aren’t securities, court rules

The federal judge in charge of looking at the SEC v Ripple case dismissed the prospect that secondary market and...

Business

Gavin Lucas

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1 August, 2023

SEC asks Coinbase to stop trading everything but ‘Bitcoin’—here’s what that means

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong slams the securities regulator for asking the exchange to halt trading, excluding Bitcoin, saying that doing...

SEC charges HEX founder Richard Heart with fraud

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Steven Stradbrooke

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1 August, 2023

SEC charges HEX founder Richard Heart with fraud

Hex founder Richard Heart faces fraud charges relating to his Hex entities offering unregistered securities and over ill-gotten wealth that...

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