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Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Says He Will Remain Passive Holder of Crypto After Receiving Prison Sentence

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao is undeterred from investing in crypto despite receiving a prison sentence for US…

May 2, 2024

DOJ Opposes Tornado Cash Developer’s Motion To Dismiss, Says Defendant Exercising Misdirection

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing back against a Tornado Cash founder's efforts to have his charges dismissed.…

April 30, 2024

Russian Authorities Introduce New Restrictions on Cryptocurrency To Prevent Ruble From Being Replaced: Report

Russia reportedly plans to institute a wide-ranging crypto ban in September. Anatoly Aksakov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on…

April 30, 2024

Phoenix and Wasabi Leave US Market As Authorities Clamp Down on Self-Custody Wallets

The developers of Bitcoin (BTC) wallets Phoenix Wallet and Wasabi Wallet have announced that they will stop providing services to…

April 29, 2024

Financial Giant Franklin Templeton Lists New Spot Ethereum ETF With DTCC

Financial services titan Franklin Templeton has listed its new spot market Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the Depository Trust…

April 29, 2024

Crypto Exchange Executives and 29 Other People Accused of Running $24,560,000 Fraud Scheme in Taiwan: Report

Authorities in Taiwan are reportedly accusing crypto exchange executives and dozens of others of running a multimillion-dollar crypto scam. According…

April 28, 2024

Former Wells Fargo Executive Pays $40,000 Fine, Exits Banking Industry After Allegedly Misleading Customers and Falsifying Documents

A former Wells Fargo senior manager just agreed to pay a $40,000 fine and turn his back on the banking…

April 28, 2024

UK Police Secure New Powers To Seize Crypto Assets From Suspects Without Making Arrests

Police in the United Kingdom (UK) can now seize crypto assets from suspects without making any arrests. New legislation came…

April 27, 2024

Top Coinbase Lawyer Asserts That Ethereum Is Commodity As Consensys Launches ETH-Related Lawsuit Against SEC

The chief legal officer of crypto exchange Coinbase says that Ethereum (ETH) is a commodity as decentralized finance (DeFi) firm…

April 27, 2024

Two US Senators Pen Open Letter to DOJ and DHS Concerning Crypto Use by Child Abusers

Two US Senators are writing a bipartisan letter to federal agencies about the potential use of crypto assets by child…

April 26, 2024