Crypto.com’s Dubai-based entity received full operational approval from Dubai’s virtual asset regulator, becoming the first exchange in the UAE permitted to operate with fiat currency.

Crypto.com gets green light to trade in Dubai

Crypto.com’s Dubai-based entity, CRO DAX Middle East FZE, has secured full operational approval from Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), making it the first crypto ex...

5 months ago

District Judge Andrew Carter said Benjamin Delo “was central” to an alleged scheme to use customer information to manipulate prices on the exchange.

BitMEX co-founder must face suit over ‘God Access’ trading desk, judge rules

Crypto exchange BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo is set to face a class-action lawsuit from exchange users after a United States federal judge determined he was key to an alleged price manipulation pl...

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The two-week trial will test the government's strategy of portraying complex crypto trades as simple fraud.

Crypto Trader Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial to Put DeFi Under Microscope

NEW YORK – Crypto trader Avi Eisenberg's criminal fraud and manipulation trial will open Tuesday after a federal judge seated a 15-person jury that includes a seller of rare books, an ...

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Voting for and against the proposal was evenly matched but recently tipped in favor of the ‘yay,' despite continued criticism of the plan on social media. Voting ends April 10.

SushiSwap team treasury takeover looks likely, despite heated debate

A controversial proposal to change SushiSwap’s treasury structure by the team behind the decentralized exchange looks like it may go through, despite vocal opposition to the proposal on so...

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Union Labs’ Campaign for Community Growth

Union Labs Partners with Lava, Introduces $100K Incentivized RPC Campaign

The sovereign interoperability layer Union Labs has partnered with Lava to initiate an incentive Remote Procedure Call (RPC) campaign. According to a press release share...

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Jim Lee said his move was partly due to Chainalysis “[leading] the way from the private sector in making cryptocurrency safe.”

IRS criminal investigation chief joins Chainalysis: ‘It’s time to move on’

A 29-year veteran of the United States government, including three years as chief of the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Criminal Investigations team, has moved to a position at cryptocur...

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BEIJING POLICE EXPOSE MASSIVE CRYPTO-FUELED SCHEME

Crypto Turns Out To Be Nothing But A Massive Pump And Dump Scheme Fueled By Widespread Manipulation

We have finally reached the long-predicted "Crypto Winter" where a number of major crypto companies such as Celsius NetworkCEL 0.0%, Voyager Digital and Zipmex...

5 months ago

Costa Rica Mulls on Legal Use of Bitcoin for Daily Transactions

Costa Rica has been one of few jurisdictions worldwide where cryptocurrency is commonly accepted asset. However, there are still legal obstacles concerning the ownership and trading of Bitc...

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The ParaSwap AugustusV6 contract, which momentarily went live on March 18, contained a critical vulnerability that allowed hackers to drain funds from users who approved the upgrade.

ParaSwap DAO allocates funds for hack victims’ compensation

The community behind the decentralized finance (DeFi) aggregator ParaSwap has agreed to compensate hack victims using funds from the treasury.  On April 4, the ParaSwap ...

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Bitcoin mining has provided a “positive contribution to Paraguay’s trade balance,” and a ban could dent the economy, argues Hashlabs Mining’s co-founder.

Paraguay’s proposed Bitcoin mining ban could cost it $200M a year

The Paraguayan economy could lose more than $200 million annually if the country’s lawmakers pass a recently introduced bill to ban crypto mining in the country. Lawmakers introd...

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