United States District Court of the Southern District of New York judge requested the identities of the two people who guaranteed the $250 million bail bond for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried ‘SBF.’ According to U.S. attorney Lewis Kaplan’s Jan 12 letter, prominent media organizations such as Bloomberg, the Financial
Genesis Capital and Gemini cryptocurrency exchange has been charged with violations of Sections 5(a) and 5(c) of the Securities Act of 1933, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The charge was made for selling unregistered securities via Gemini Earn crypto asset lending program. Both crypto firms are also
According to reports, Republicans in the US House of Representatives propose to form a new subcommittee. This is to strengthen their control of the cryptocurrency sector. In an interview on Thursday, incoming Financial Services Chair Patrick McHenry, who has long focused on financial technology issues, asserted that he intends to
WonderFi, will provide access to decentralized and regulated centralized crypto platforms and is focused on defining the future of finance. And they revealed that it is in preliminary talks with another Canadian crypto exchange Coinsqure about a prospective merger. An official announcement is to issue in the coming days. Bloomberg
Reportedly, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has begun looking into the troubled cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex. The latter’s compliance with local regulations on the sale of digital asset services and goods will be scrutinized by the regulator. Bloomberg reports that Thailand’s top financial regulator is to investigate insolvent
Since Coinbase has recently been laying off a large number of employees. Investors’ faith in the company’s debt has taken a beating. The debt of the cryptocurrency exchange has been downgraded by one notch. From “BBB” to “BB-,” from “investment grade” to “speculative grade,” by S&P Global, one of the
The Consumer Price Index for December showed a gain that was in line with expectations, at 6.5%. The December CPI numbers were recently issued by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Minutes before the report was released, the cryptocurrency market was modestly positive, with most assets trading in the green.
The Russian firm NEXO, with headquarters in Sofia, is the subject of a massive international operation for suspected fraud, sanctions violations, and money laundering. Reports indicate that prosecutors from the national security and DANS, with the assistance of foreign operatives, are conducting a raid on Nexo headquarters in the Bulgarian
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CertiK, the global leader in smart contract and blockchain security, released its 2022 Web3 Security report. The report offers expert insight into some of the most impactful trends and incidents of 2022, insights on centralized crypto organizations and decentralized blockchain technology, and some of the major bad actors
BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lender, has revealed its revenue figures. The filing describes the consequences of an FTX loan in June on 13 BlockFi executives. BlockFi’s equity interests were wiped out by a total of $800 million as a result of the loan. A statement of financial affairs released by the
