Following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) legal action against Kucoin and its founders, analysts from Nansen specializing in real-time onchain data revealed that Kucoin experienced a withdrawal of $99 million in Ethereum-based assets and $109 million in outflows from various EVM-compatible chains. Ethereum and EVM Chains See $200 Million Outflow From Kucoin On a Tuesday,…
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Badgerdao, in partnership with Lido, has unveiled eBTC, an ether-backed synthetic bitcoin token aimed at enhancing the decentralization and capital efficiency of borrowing bitcoin in the decentralized finance (defi) space. Badgerdao and Lido Forge Partnership to Launch eBTC Badgerdao, a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) committed to integrating bitcoin (BTC) into defi, has announced the launch…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking nearly $2 billion in fines from Ripple Labs in the ongoing XRP lawsuit. “There is absolutely no precedent for this,” exclaimed Ripple’s CEO regarding the $2 billion fine. “We will continue to expose the SEC for what they are when we respond to this.” SEC Wants…
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Texas apparel company Beba and the Defi Education Fund (DEF) have announced a legal complaint against the U.S. SEC. They allege that the SEC has violated Administrative Procedure Act procedures by adopting an encompassing crypto policy without an official rulemaking process. Additionally, the plaintiffs seek to clarify that a token airdropped to its users does…
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The Southern District of New York has announced charges against the global cryptocurrency exchange Kucoin and its founders for major violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws. Kucoin Faces Legal Firestorm for Alleged Anti-Money Laundering Failures Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, detailed the charges against Kucoin, accusing the…
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The Nasdaq-traded company specializing in bitcoin mining, Bitdeer, has unveiled its strategy to boost its overall hashrate by an additional 3.4 exahash per second (EH/s) through the deployment of its proprietary Sealminer A1 mining devices. These advanced rigs are slated for setup within Bitdeer’s mining facilities located in Texas and Norway, targeting the latter half…
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In a year where legal wagering on sports shattered previous records, the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments are the pinnacle of sports betting, with an estimated $2.7 billion expected to be wagered through legal channels. Crypto gambling offers fans the ability to pick their winners with crypto. March Madness Betting Increases, With $2.7 Billion…
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Solana (SOL) has experienced a notable resurgence in its bullish momentum, with a rebound of over 9% in the past 24 hours. This notable performance has outpaced the top 10 largest cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalization. The latest surge in SOL’s price has allowed it to surpass its resistance level on the daily chart…
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has vowed to focus more power on producing food internally while reducing the energy expenditure in data centers and bitcoin mining. Jakobsdóttir stated that while the country was working to achieve carbon neutrality, bitcoin and cryptocurrencies were “not part of that mission.” Iceland’s Prime Minister to Shift Power Away From…
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A senior executive at Binance, who was detained by Nigerian authorities in late February, has since escaped from custody. The executive Nadeem Anjarwalla is believed to have left the country using a Kenyan passport. The Nigerian government confirmed Anjarwalla’s escape and said it would ask Interpol to issue an international arrest warrant. Binance Executive Departs…
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