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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Parents File Motion To Block FTX From Recovering Assets Transferred to the Couple

The parents of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried are asking the court to dismiss the lawsuit accusing them of exploiting…

January 18, 2024

‘Fear of the Unknown’ Caused SEC To Delay Bitcoin ETF Approvals, Says Commissioner Hester Peirce

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official Hester Peirce sees the delayed approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund…

January 17, 2024

$89,500,000,000 Asset Manager To Shut Down Bitcoin Futures Exchange-Traded Fund Days After Approval of Spot ETFs

A financial services giant with nearly $90 billion in assets under its management is shutting down its futures Bitcoin (BTC)…

January 17, 2024

Tether Protests UN Accusations of USDT Being Used in Crime, Argues Blockchains Are Impractical for Illicit Use

Tether is pushing back against recent accusations from a United Nations agency that its stablecoin, USDT, is used extensively for…

January 17, 2024

Gary Gensler Says FBI and Homeland Security Investigating Hack of SEC’s X Account

The Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Homeland…

January 15, 2024

Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Asks US Judge To Postpone SEC Trial Amid Extradition Delays: Report

Disgraced Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is reportedly asking a judge to delay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC)…

January 14, 2024

Genesis Global Trading Ordered To Pay $8,000,000 Fine by New York Financial Regulator Over Compliance Violations

A New York financial regulator is ordering crypto firm Genesis Global Trading to pay an $8 million fine after it…

January 13, 2024

More US Senators Demand Answers From the SEC After Tuesday’s Bitcoin ETF-Related Social Media Hack

More US senators are demanding answers from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding Tuesday’s high-profile social media fiasco…

January 13, 2024

CoinShares International Acquires Valkyrie Funds After Approval of the Firm’s US Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF

CoinShares International is purchasing digital asset manager Valkyrie Funds after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the firm’s…

January 12, 2024

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says SEC’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Approvals Will Attract New Pools of Capital to Crypto

The chief executive of Coinbase is weighing in on the impacts of the approved spot market Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds.…

January 12, 2024