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Under Bukele, the country in 2021 became the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.

El Salvador's Bitcoin-Friendly President Nayib Bukele Wins Re-Election

El Salvador's bitcoin-friendly president Nayib Bukele is on his way to another five-year term, according to exit polls which show him with an overwhelming lead shortly after voting...

7 months ago

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has denied claims of a leak in its security system.

Binance comments on leak in its security system

After an X post claiming Binance user data was available on GitHub, Binance support noted in a post dated Feb. 5 that there are no leaks in the platform’s system and user accounts remain s...

7 months ago

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) says the now-defunct crypto exchange Einstein Exchange operated as a Ponzi scheme after becoming insolvent in 2018.

Canadian crypto platform Einstein Exchange was Ponzi scheme, says local regulator

The BCSC has disclosed its allegations against Michael Ongun Gokturk, the sole director of three now-defunct crypto companies Einstein Exchange Inc., Einstein Capital Ltd., a...

7 months ago

Project mBridge for Multi-CBDC Cross-Border Transactions

UAE and China Complete First $13.6M Cross-Border CBDC Transaction

The United Arab Emirates and China have executed their first cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) transaction valued at $13.6 million using digital dirham and digital...

7 months ago

Crypto exchange FTX was hacked for over $400 million just hours after filing for bankruptcy in 2022. Many initially believed it was an inside job.

FTX’s $400M hack linked to SIM-swap attack, feds charge 3

Three individuals charged by United States prosecutors for orchestrating a series of SIM-swap attacks have been linked to the $400 million hack of FTX in 2022 that occurred just hours after it f...

7 months ago

Belarusian and Cypriot national has been charged in the US for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e and money laundering conspiracy, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Belarusian-Cypriot National Charged by US for Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange BTC-e

Aliaksandr Klimenka and Alexander Vinnik, allegedly controlled the digital currency exchange BTC-e, with others between 2011 and July 2017. BTC-e primarily targeted the Russian market ...

7 months ago

Crypto lender Celsius’ exit from bankruptcy follows over 18 months after it halted withdrawals and collapsed in 2022.

Celsius exits bankruptcy, commences return of over $3B to creditors

Celsius has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States and is set to start distributing $3 billion worth of crypto and fiat to creditors, along with launching a new Bitcoin min...

7 months ago

Pastor Claims God’s Instruction Behind $3.2 Million Scheme

Denver Pastor Accused of Crypto Fraud Spotted Preaching in Zambia After Missing Court Date

Denver-based Pastor Eli Regalado, who faces allegations of orchestrating a $3.2 million cryptocurrency scam, has been seen preaching in Zambia despite missing a mandatory court he...

7 months ago

MetaMask users can now sell crypto directly to a Visa card, which eliminates the need to use centralized exchanges.

Visa enables crypto withdrawals on debit cards in 145 countries

Global payment giant Visa is doubling down on cryptocurrency adoption by enabling another method to exchange crypto to fiat currencies without using a centralized exch...

7 months ago

Binance’s source code has been openly accessible on a GitHub repository for months, with the exchange asserting that the leak posed only a ‘negligible risk.’

GitHub repository exposed Binance’s internal passwords and code

Journalists at 404 Media discovered what they say is a “highly sensitive cache of code, infrastructure diagrams, internal passwords,” and other technical information relate...

7 months ago