The founders of Bitmex have been ordered to pay $30 million “for illegally operating a cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform and anti-money laundering violations.” Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed must pay $10 million each. Bitmex’s Founders Fined $30 Million The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced Thursday that the U.S. District Court for the…
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Russia’s ability to employ cryptocurrencies to circumvent international sanctions is restricted by the limited size of the crypto market, according to Moody’s. Despite increased use in small transactions, low liquidity is another factor preventing Russians from exploiting the utility of bitcoin and the like. Crypto Assets Not Viable Option for Sanctioned Russia, Moody’s Report Suggests…
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The e-payments giant Alipay, part of the Alibaba business empire, has added an advanced search function for users wishing to use its platform to make payments using the digital yuan within the fast-expanding pilot zone…. Read More: Alipay Provides Digital Yuan Boost as COVID-19 Deals PBoC Blow Read more »Pay, Trade, Buy Bitcoin with…
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Bitcoin (BTC) and other major cryptoassets fell sharply over the past day, as stock markets around the world reversed earlier gains to losses after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised rates by 50 basis points. The sharp fall came despite massive bitcoin buying by Luna Foundation Guard (LFG)…. Read More: Bitcoin Extends Sell-Off Despite…
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Bitcoin price started a strong decline below the USD 40,000 resistance zone and settled below the USD 37,500 level to move into a bearish zone. It is currently (11:49 UTC) down almost 10% and is trading near USD 35,800. Similarly, most major altcoins are gaining bearish momentum. ETH broke the USD 2,700 level and…
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The decentralized space continues its expansion and major brands are adopting Web3 tools, including Google’s cloud unit. Google’s cloud unit announced on Friday the formation of an internal team that will build services for blockchain developers and those running blockchain-based applications. This comes amid an explosion of interest, activity and adoption of crypto and Web3…
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“Globally, more than two-thirds of central banks consider that they are likely to or might possibly issue a retail CBDC in either the short- or medium-term,” said the BIS. A survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, suggested that many central banks around the world are looking into rolling out a central…
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The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis shared his plans to welcome crypto businesses to the region during SALT’s Crypto Bahamas. The Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis told Cointelegraph that the region has a regulatory regime in place that will enable crypto businesses to operate within its jurisdiction. During an interview at SALT’s Crypto Bahamas conference,…
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DOT price could find reason to rally now that cross-chain messaging on Polkadot brings new interoperability, liquid staking and options to mint aUSD stablecoin. Development within the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem has been slowly unfolding over the past year and a half, and the work put in by developers is finally starting to bear fruit as…
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Today, the revolutionaries are gathering again. But this time, they have the most powerful economic weapon citizens have ever had: Bitcoin. If Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were somehow transported to the present day and given a newspaper, the apparent lack of class conflict would probably make the revolutionaries think they’d won. They would see…
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