On Monday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office has secured a $2 billion settlement with the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm Genesis Global. This agreement comes in response to allegations that Genesis defrauded investors, including tens of thousands of New Yorkers. $2 Billion Settlement In a post on social media platform X, AG […]
Digital asset investment products surged for the second consecutive week, reaching a total of $932 million. Despite an increase in inflows, the trading volume for the week was only $10.5 billion, significantly lower than the $40 billion recorded in March. Notably, the influx of funds was largely prompted by the unexpected CPI report released on […]
ETH prices topped $3,700 in an intraday high in early trading in Asia on Tuesday, May 21. It is the highest the asset has been since early April when it spiked to similar levels before dumping below $3,000 a week later. The massive 20% move has been triggered by renewed hopes that the US Securities […]
Bitcoin had a relatively quiet past few days, especially during the weekend, and had stalled at around $67,000 before the bulls initiated a mind-blowing leg up that drove the asset to less than $2,000 away from its ATH of $73,750. The alternative coins, led by ETH’s rally, are also in the run, and this volatility […]
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Sean Lane approved Genesis Global’s Chapter 11 liquidation plan on Friday, enabling the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender to return approximately $3 billion in cash and crypto to its creditors. This ruling means that its parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), will not recover anything from the bankruptcy proceedings. DCG Left with No Recovery […]
A confidential United Nations report obtained by Reuters reveals that North Korea’s notorious cybercriminal group known as the Lazarus Group transferred millions of stash of stolen cryptocurrency back to the Asian country last year. In March 2023, these North Korean hackers illicitly took $147.5 million worth of cryptocurrency from HTX, a crypto exchange owned by […]
The highlights of the economic week ahead are the Federal Reserve meeting minutes and a big earnings report from semiconductor giant Nvidia. There are also reports on global manufacturing and services indexes and consumer inflation expectations which could influence markets a little. Economic Calendar May 20-24 Last week saw the U.S. Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Ontario’s self-styled ‘Crypto King,’ Aiden Pleterski, was arrested and accused of fraud and money laundering related to an alleged Ponzi scheme following one of the most extensive fraud investigations the region has witnessed. The 25-year-old, along with his associate, 27-year-old Colin Murphy, allegedly stole approximately $30 million from unsuspecting victims. Crypto King’s Arrest The charges […]
Two siblings who attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are now facing allegations of exploiting a vulnerability in the Ethereum blockchain. The duo reportedly swindled $25 million within 12 seconds, which the prosecutors labeled as a first-of-its-kind caper. If convicted, both of them could potentially serve sentences exceeding 20 years in prison. Anton Peraire-Bueno, […]
By examining the processing speed of the largest blockchain networks in terms of total value locked on DeFiLlama, CoinGecko outlined the fastest based on the actual and realized transactions-per-speed (TPS) metric. The report concluded that Solana leads the way, followed by Sui and the Binance Smart Chain. Interestingly, Ethereum and Bitcoin are not even in […]