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KSI claimed that every time he tweeted something, the opposite would occur, and that was why he decided to “tweet the opposite” of what he was doing.

YouTuber KSI faces pump-and-dump allegations from ZachXBT and Coffeezilla

YouTube star Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, more commonly known as “KSI,” faces pump-and-dump allegations from crypto investigators ZachXBT and Coffeezilla after reopening his o...

7 months ago

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned entities for illegally exporting technology to Iran, including one that developed Iran’s central bank digital currency platform.

OFAC sanctions entities behind Iran’s digital currency program

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a press release that on Feb. 14 it imposed sanctions against a network of entities resp...

7 months ago

Nelson Highlights Treasury’s Focus on Illicit Finance

US Treasury to Discuss Crypto Finance Concerns at Congressional Hearing

The United States Treasury is gearing up to address Congress on the emerging challenges posed by cryptocurrencies to existing financial regulatory frameworks. In his prepared test...

7 months ago

Between Feb. 13 and Feb. 14, 2024, the volume of liquidations in the cryptocurrency market approached $140 million.

Crypto liquidations daily volume approaches $140m

According to CoinGlass, 45,965 traders have had their positions liquidated in the last 24 hours. Approximately $91 million in losses came from long positions and almost $49 million from sho...

7 months ago

The criminal sentencing of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao on a money laundering rule charge has been postponed until April 30

Criminal sentencing of Binance founder CZ postponed to late April

That docket entry did not explain what would be a two-month delay in sentencing Zhao, a Canadian national widely known as “CZ” who is free on a $175 million release bond in the Unite...

7 months ago

SafeMoon Failed to Pay Legal Fees, Lawyers Allege

SafeMoon CEO Gets Bail, But His Legal Team Wants to Opt Out

CEO of bankrupt crypto project SafeMoon Braden John Karony is released on bail, but his legal team no longer wants to represent him. In Nov. 2023, Karony and SafeMoon CTO Thomas Smith ...

7 months ago

An analysis by Web3 firm De.Fi shows that nearly 75% of the top tokens by volume feature governance risk factors.

Governance poses threat to 75% of top tokens — Report

A bulk of the largest tokens by volume face significant governance risks, failing to follow best practices to prevent exploits and other security threats. According to an analysis from...

7 months ago

Argentines are using secret peer-to-peer crypto exchanges to buy U.S. dollar stablecoins as inflation continues to soar.

In inflation-torn Argentina, locals use ‘crypto caves’ — and avoid Bitcoin

Argentines are using black market exchanges, known locally as “crypto caves,” to buy United States dollar stablecoins in a bid to escape strict currency controls and the triple-digit...

7 months ago

Torrevieja, a tourist hub in the Alicante province of Spain, will allow stores to accept payments in crypto, paving the way for greater adoption.

Can Torrevieja become Europe’s first crypto-friendly city?

Torrevieja, a tourist hub in the Alicante province of Spain with a population of 82,000, intends to become “the first crypto-friendly city in Europe” by letting its stores accept cry...

7 months ago

Disney cut its metaverse division less than a year ago, but now it looks like it’s teaming up with Epic Games to build one.

Disney’s $1.5B stake in Epic smells a lot like another metaverse play

The Walt Disney Company is acquiring a $1.5 billion equity stake in Epic Games to build what it’s calling a “persistent universe,” less than a year after shuttering its metaver...

7 months ago