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Nigeria demanded $150M bribe from Binance: report

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17 May, 2024

Nigeria demanded $150M bribe from Binance: report

The New York Times reported on the alleged bribe, with Binance CEO Richard Teng finally breaking his silence last week...

Tether still can’t dodge crime links while rival Circle builds US support

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Steven Stradbrooke

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17 May, 2024

Tether still can’t dodge crime links while rival Circle builds US support

The Public Security Bureau in Chengdu, China, recently announced the disruption of a “huge underground bank” that used Tether’s USDT...

2 arrested for $25 million exploit of Ethereum’s proof-of-stake validators

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Steven Stradbrooke

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16 May, 2024

2 arrested for $25 million exploit of Ethereum’s proof-of-stake validators

Anton and James Peraire-Bueno could face up to 20 years in prison if proven guilty of netting $25M worth of...

Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering

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Steven Stradbrooke

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15 May, 2024

Code is not law: Tornado Cash co-founder gets 64 months for money laundering

Alexey Pertsev was accused of allowing criminals to launder US$1.2 billion worth of the Ethereum network’s ETH token through the...

Binance denies firing investigators who exposed market-maker’s manipulation

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Steven Stradbrooke

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10 May, 2024

Binance denies firing investigators who exposed market-maker’s manipulation

Binance can't run away from its criminal past despite pouring billions to rehabilitate its image, with a recent WSJ report...

Editorial

Kurt Wuckert Jr

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7 May, 2024

End the Tetheral Reserve?

If Tether collapses, majority of global liquidity will go with it, and so will a sizable chunk of value held...

SEC sends Robinhood a Wells notice, BTC-e’s Vinnik cops to money laundering

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Steven Stradbrooke

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7 May, 2024

SEC sends Robinhood a Wells notice, BTC-e’s Vinnik cops to money laundering

Robinhood is scheduled to report its Q1 financials on May 8, and the analyst call may reveal further details regarding...

Coinbase leans heavily on accounting changes to post billion-plus profit

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Steven Stradbrooke

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6 May, 2024

Coinbase leans heavily on accounting changes to post billion-plus profit

Figures released on May 2 show Coinbase generated revenue of nearly $1.6 billion in the three months, more than twice...

Tether touts profits and new ‘compliance’ plan, loses transaction war with USDC

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Steven Stradbrooke

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3 May, 2024

Tether touts profits and new ‘compliance’ plan, loses transaction war with USDC

Tether claimed to have generated a profit of over $4.5 billion in the first three months of 2024, but while...

Roger Ver’s arrest is bad news for some, good news for the rest of us

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Steven Stradbrooke

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3 May, 2024

Roger Ver’s arrest is bad news for some, good news for the rest of us

Roger Ver’s arrest by U.S. authorities on tax evasion charges could signal a turning point in the digital asset sector’s...

Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion

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Steven Stradbrooke

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2 May, 2024

Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion

A former Block employee had met with prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York...

Terraform and Do Kwon argue fines should be $1 million, not the SEC’s proposed $5.3 billion

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James Field

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1 May, 2024

Terraform and Do Kwon argue fines should be $1 million, not the SEC’s proposed $5.3 billion

Lawyers representing Terraform Labs and its disgraced co-founder Do Kwon have filed a motion opposing U.S. SEC’s request for $5.3...

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