NFL Star Trevor Lawrence and Two Other Celebrities Settle FTX Lawsuit

Three high-profile figures, including NFL quarterback Trevor Lawrence and popular YouTubers Kevin Paffrath and Tom Nash, have chosen to settle a lawsuit relating to their promotional a...

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Cryptocurrency platform JPEX

Crypto Exchange JPEX Suspends Earn Trading Amid Ongoing Investigations in Hong Kong

Cryptocurrency platform JPEX, headquartered in Dubai, is reportedly shutting down some of its operations, as the exchange is facing a probe from Hong Kong police ...

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Developers of the Ethereum blockchain say there was a misconfiguration in the genesis files of the test network, and now they plan to try again in about two weeks.

Ethereum’s Holesky Testnet Fails to Launch, in Rare Tech Misstep for the Blockchain

Ethereum developers failed to get their new test network, Holesky, started on Friday, marring a technological milestone that was supposed to serve as a celebration of the first anniver...

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TikTok has emerged as the latest breeding ground for fraudulent crypto giveaways that have collectively siphoned off millions from unsuspecting user

TikTok Battling Influx of Elon Musk Crypto Scams

According to a recent report by Bleeping Computer, TikTok has become a hotbed for fake cryptocurrency giveaway scams, many of which impersonate Elon Musk, Tesla, or SpaceX.  These...

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Eleanor Terrett Fri, September 15, 2023 at 12:09 AM GMT+3 One of crypto’s top state regulators is leaving his post by the end of the month

Top crypto state regulator to step down, headed to private sector

Peter Marton, deputy superintendent of virtual currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services, will step down from his job effective Sept. 29, acco...

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Energy use is down, and staking is up, but technical concerns still mark the road ahead for the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

Ethereum Merge anniversary — 99% energy drop but centralization fears linger

One year after its historic transition to proof of stake, Ethereum has seen a massive reduction in energy use and a marked improvement in access to the network, however, a number of technical is...

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Hong Kong and Israel Central Banks Publish Project Sela Findings on Retail CBDC

Israel and Hong Kong Complete Joint Testing of Retail CBDC

The central banks of Hong Kong and Israel, in cooperation with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), have published the results of Project Sela, a joint project aimed at exploring the us...

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The bill, aimed at regulating the artificial intelligence in the country, was introduced to the Senate in December 2022.

Brazil: Senate Commission will analyze the AI bill in 120 days

Catching up with the wave of regulatory attention to artificial intelligence (AI), Brazil gets its work plan to discuss, analyze and, if necessary, amend the bill on AI regulation.  ...

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SFC Alerts Unregistered Crypto Platform JPEX to Potential Legal Consequences

SFC Warns Unregistered Crypto Exchange JPEX of Potential Criminal Liability

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a solid warning to unregistered crypto exchange JPEX that it may face criminal charges for actively promoting its servi...

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Lawyers of FTX had submitted a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, asking for permission to sell, stake and hedge its crypto holdings in order to pay back creditors.

Judge Allows Bankrupt FTX to Sell Its Crypto Holdings, Including BTC and SOL

Crypto exchange FTX can sell and invest its crypto holdings to pay back creditors, a judge in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware ruled Wednesday. In a court hearing...

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