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Million-dollar homes, luxury bags and Lamborghinis: Florida man pleads guilty in crypto fraud scheme
A man pleaded guilty to fraud charges after prosecutors said he tricked people into the promise of making returns in …
Chinese exile once linked to Trump strategist gets 30-year sentence in $1 billion fraud
The businessman known as Miles Guo, who pushed the fraudulent H-Coin project and had close ties to Steve Bannon, was …
Ripple bets XRPL lending can give XRP a future beyond payments as price struggles
Ripple is trying to move the XRP Ledger (XRPL) deeper into institutional credit, a push that could expand the network…
Hollywood director Carl Rinsch sentenced to 30 months for diverting $11 million in TV production funds to stock options, crypto and luxury purchases
"47 Ronin" director Carl Rinsch got 30 months in prison for stealing $11M meant for a Netflix show, spent on crypto a…
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire sentenced to 30 years for fraud involving crypto
Guo was arrested in 2023 for orchestrating a more than $1 billion fraud conspiracy involving cryptocurrency.
SEC wraps up NanoBit crypto fraud case in final judgment, ordering over $5 million in fines
The SEC resolved its case against NanoBit after alleging the crypto platform lied to investors and stole their money.
White House to speak with law enforcement groups to push Crypto's Clarity Act
Officials from the White House are said to be sitting down with law enforcement representatives who have objected to …
Mike Novogratz Points to Leverage as Driver of June Crypto Market Correction
Mike Novogratz Points to Leverage as Driver of June Crypto Market Correction: key Novogratz leverage crypto context, …
Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy
Ethereum Protocol Debate: Diverting Staking Rewards for Public Goods Funding Sparks Controversy: a fresh look at Ethe…
Crypto lending turns to Wall Street credit rules to win back institutional trust after 2022 collapse
Celsius froze withdrawals in June 2022 before filing for Chapter 11 in July 2022, and Genesis froze redemptions after…
Does Botanix’s failure prove Bitcoiners don’t care about DeFi?
The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change…
Kraken, Maple launch onchain warehouse facility for crypto-backed institutional loans
Kraken's new facility with Maple brings a traditional warehouse financing model onchain, allowing the exchange to exp…
Kraken expands OTC lending through an onchain warehouse facility with Maple
Maple’s lenders will provide a revolving line of funding to supply USDC liquidity for Kraken's over-the-counter bor…
Thailand issues arrest warrant for Chinese businessman tied to $28 million illegal crypto mining probe: report
Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng was accused of involvement in illegal crypto mining operations that used $28 million…
Aave positioned to capture tokenized asset growth in DeFi: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered said tokenized assets moving into DeFi could drive deposits into Aave and help the protocol rebuil…
Latest bear market victim shows how quickly DeFi users are left behind when crypto projects move on
Swell warned users to bridge out by June 23, turning a planned L2 shutdown into a test of user exit procedures. The p…
Ethereum’s much-hated staking 'tax' may already be obsolete
Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate over whether to tax staking rewards or to purs…
New York man sentenced for $1.4 million crypto fraud scheme using bogus influencer accounts
A New York man who posed as crypto influencers on Telegram and used false promises of staking rewards was sentenced t…
DOJ seizes Huione Group cloud computing account used to launder billions in fraud proceeds
Last year, FinCEN designated Huione Group as a primary money laundering concern under the USA Patriot Act.
Goldfinch set to shutter Prime after community vote backs wind-down proposal
The protocol facilitated roughly $100 million in loans, but a handful of borrower pools later encountered "serious pe…
Ethereum Foundation sacks 20% of workforce amid strategic restructuring
The Ethereum Foundation fired 54 employees and unveiled a new organizational structure as Vitalik Buterin said the gr…
Crypto lobby urges Congress pass staking and mining tax bill as is
A trio of crypto lobby groups says a bill allowing staking and mining rewards to be taxed when they’re sold should …
Bitmine, Sharplink and Joe Lubin back Ethereum R&D nonprofit
Sharplink says the new nonprofit, Ethlabs, “exists to ensure the network is ready to absorb” the demand that inst…
Bitcoin funding rate hits 2-week high: Is $70K next?
Bitcoin’s funding rate and orderbook setup signal investor optimism, but ETF outflows and macro red flags could lim…
ETH stakers could see rewards cut as Ethereum fights to fund its future
Ethereum core contributors are debating a structural overhaul that could redirect Ethereum staking rewards toward eco…
Taiko halts its Ethereum layer-2 network after a bridge exploit, token dives
An attacker forged withdrawal proofs to drain about $1.7 million, the same type of flaw behind this year's biggest br…
CryptoBandits malware lets criminals use your USB drive to access crypto wallets – Microsoft warns
Microsoft’s latest crypto malware research points to crypto wallets, one of several places a transaction can fail, …
Fentanyl-linked Chinese network tied to crypto fraud from Japan involving fake ‘Zksync.jp’ token: Nikkei
The linked criminal group allegedly distributed a scam token under the name "zksync.jp" to deceive crypto users world…
FCC robocall rule could make phone accounts a richer target for crypto attackers
The FCC’s proposed robocall rule, published May 26 under CG Docket Nos. 17-59 and 02-278, asks whether originating …
Ethereum faces core development funding crisis, former contributor warns
The warning comes as the Ethereum Foundation reduces spending, adjusts its treasury strategy and undergoes a wave of …