Fri, November 15

Forcount Ponzi Scheme Promoter Faces 20 Years for $8.4 Million Fraud

Juan Tacuri, a senior promoter of the Forcount cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The plea was entered before Judge Analisa Torres at the Southern District of New York (SDNY) court, and he is set to be sentenced in New York in September for

June 6, 2024 2 mins read

Chinese Student’s Crypto Fraud Sentencing Sparks Legal Debate

A student of Chinese Zhejiang University, Yang Qichao issued a virtual currency token BFF in 2022. After the issuance, Qichao’s uninformed liquidity withdrawal caused a crypto investor, Luo, to lose 50,000 BSC-USDT coins that he exchanged for the tokens.  This pushed Luo to file a complaint with the Nanyang Public

June 6, 2024 2 mins read

Watford FC Offers 10% Club Equity to Fans Through Republic and Seedrs

Watford, a football club, has teamed up with Republic, an investment platform, to offer mom-and-pop investors about 10% of the club’s equity. Aiming to generate £17.5 million, the Hertfordshire club, who recently competed in the Championship in 2020, values it at £175 million total. The European fan program will soon be available on Seedrs,

June 5, 2024 2 mins read

Galaxy Digital Lends Millions with Tokenized Violin as Collateral

Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands and Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, has tokenized a 1708 Stradivarius violin in order to secure a loan in the multi-million dollar range. Siu allegedly borrowed money from Galaxy on June 4 for an undisclosed amount, using his 316-year-old violin as security. In order to

June 5, 2024 1 min read

DWF Labs Injects Another $12 Million With the Incoming of Metaverse Game

Crypto trading firm, DWF Labs has announced plans to purchase $12 million worth FLOKI tokens from the open market and the Floki treasury. This initiative will support the dog meme coin-turned-utility project’s growing ecosystem. This follows their previous commitment of $10 million worth token purchase in February, which caused a

June 4, 2024 2 mins read

FDIC Reveals 63 US Banks at Risk of Insolvency, $517B in Unrealized Losses

Unrealized losses in the US banking industry totaling $517 billion were disclosed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Concerns regarding the stability of the US economy and financial sector have been sparked by the FDIC’s announcement that 63 banks are at risk of insolvency. A larger-than-expected drop in manufacturing

June 4, 2024 1 min read

Thailand Enters the Bitcoin ETF Arena with ONEAM’s Approval

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given its nod to One Asset Management (ONEAM) to pioneer the launch of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the country. This development marks Thailand’s entry into the global trend of embracing cryptocurrency-based investment instruments. The ETF, dubbed the ONE Bitcoin ETF Fund

June 4, 2024 2 mins read

U.S CFTC Adds Aptos Labs CEO to Digital Assets Subcommittee

It appears that the U.S. Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is trying to bring together the digital assets sector and the traditional financial markets by adding Mo Shaikh, CEO of Aptos Labs, to its digital assets subcommittee. The CFTC’s rulemaking on international commerce and business is greatly influenced by

June 4, 2024 2 mins read

Deutsche Bank Partners with Bitpanda to Boost Crypto Payment Options

A new relationship between Bitpanda, a prominent crypto platform, and Deutsche Bank has been unveiled. The two companies are teaming up to improve the bank’s payment options using Bitpanda’s cutting-edge cryptocurrency technology. Deutsche Bank’s dedication to offering consumers more diverse and innovative payment choices is being further solidified with this

June 4, 2024 2 mins read

Roaring Kitty Under Scrutiny for GameStop Stock Manipulation

Morgan Stanley-owned trading platform ETrade is speculating on prominent youtube/finance influencer Roaring Kitty’s actions in the market according to Wall Street Journal reports. The financial services company has closely watched the influencer’s ETrade account. It is considering removing him from the platform suspecting GameStop’s ‘stock manipulation.’ Notably, ETrade has reported

June 4, 2024 2 mins read