BlackRock meets with SEC over Bitcoin ETF, Binance’s new era begins after settlement in the United States and Sam Bankman-Fried loses release bid. Top Stories This Week US officials announce $4.3B settlement with Binance, plea deal with CZ Binance and its co-founder, Changpeng CZ Zhao, have reached a settlement over criminal and civil cases with…
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Sam Altman is ousted from OpenAI, BlackRock and Fidelity seek Ether ETF approval and Australia to tax gains from wrapped tokens. Top Stories This Week Sam Altman ousted from OpenAI, CTO Mira Murati named interim CEO ChatGPT developer OpenAI removed founder Sam Altman from his CEO position on Nov. 17. Chief technology officer Mira Murati…
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Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, other crimes; PayPal receives subpoena from the U.S. SEC, and Invesco Galaxy’s spot Bitcoin ETF joins DTCC website. Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty, what’s next for the crypto king? Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of all seven charges by a jury in…
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Sam Bankman-Fried testifies in court, searches for ‘buy Bitcoin’ surge, and Gemini sues Genesis over collateral. Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand on FTXs collapse Sam SBF Bankman-Fried testified this week in his ongoing criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, denying any wrongdoing between FTX and Alameda Research while…
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Nishad Singh testifies in Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial; New York sues Gemini, Genesis and Digital Currency Group; and Grayscale files for new spot Bitcoin ETF. Top Stories This Week Grayscale files for new spot Bitcoin ETF on NYSE Arca Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale Investments has filed a new application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange…
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Caroline Ellison testifies in Sam Bankman-Fried trial, reveals more on FTX-Binance war; SEC reportedly has no plans to appeal on Grayscale Bitcoin ETF case. Top Stories This Week Caroline Ellison wanted to step down but feared a bank run on FTX Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, testified for over 10 hours this week…
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Sam Bankman-Fried trial is underway, Alex Mashinsky trial data is set, and Binance’s market share shrinks. Top Stories This Week Opening arguments begin in Sam Bankman-Fried trial The trial of former FTX CEO Sam SBF Bankman-Fried kicked off on Oct. 4 in New York after jury selection began the previous day. Assistant United States Attorney…
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Ether futures ETFs to debut in the United States, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial to begin and 3AC co-founder Su Zhu arrested. Top Stories This Week Ethereum futures ETFs to start trading next week Investment firm Valkyrie will start offering exposure to Ether futures in the coming days. On Sept. 28, the firm told Cointelegraph that its…
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Binance.US scores temporary win against the SEC, Mt. Gox repayments delayed to 2024, and Tether’s $1B liquidity to Tron network. Top Stories This Week SEC sees temporary setback in request to access Binance.US software The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to win immediate access to Binance.USs software, with the judge saying he…
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Paxos makes a mistake, pays $500k in Bitcoin transfer; FTX receives court approval for token sales, and Gemini Earn users receive plan for fund recovery. Top Stories This Week Paxos confirms its responsible for paying a $500K Bitcoin transaction fee The Bitcoin miner who received 19.8 BTC in fees from blockchain infrastructure firm Paxos has…
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