In response to the recent regulatory challenges faced by Bitfinex, iFinex Inc., the Hong Kong-based parent company, is set to repurchase shares worth $150 million from its shareholders, constituting approximately 9% of the company’s total outstanding capital. This move, reported by Bloomberg on October 10, aims to provide iFinex with greater control over its private…
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A 21.co research analyst has disclosed that Tether, the company behind the world’s most prominent stablecoin by market capitalization, could potentially hold the 11th-largest bitcoin (BTC) address. Additionally, an individual familiar with the matter has verified to The Block that said address does indeed belong to Tether. Research Analyst and Unknown Source Link $1.6 Billion…
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United States Attorney Damian Williams says the lies of the former Minnesota Vikings co-owner exposed the U.S. financial system to “serious risk.” Reginald Fowler, a former NFL team owner, has been sentenced to six years of prison for operating as a “shadow bank” to the crypto sector, which involved over $700 million in unregulated transactions…
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The crypto exchange Bitfinex announced on Thursday that the trading platform plans to donate 36 bitcoin and $600K worth of tether tokens to help bolster communities and small businesses located in El Salvador. According to Bitfinex, the funds will initially target small businesses in Salvadoran communities located in Apopa, Ilopango, and Soyapango. Donated Funds to…
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On Friday, October 15, 2021, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it had ordered the company Tether Holdings Limited and Ifinex Inc., the parent company of Bitfinex, to pay fines totaling $42.5 million. The CFTC accuses Tether of “making untrue or misleading statements and omissions of material fact in connection with the…
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On Tuesday, cryptocurrency supporters on social media and forums discussed Blockstream’s Liquid sidechain product as block signing had been down for over 20 hours. While Blockstream had noted the sidechain was undergoing a hard fork upgrade planned for October 5, a number of crypto proponents still scorned the project for being hypocritical toward blockchains like…
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