In a high-profile case involving a massive cryptocurrency fraud, a British-Chinese woman, Jian Wen, has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for her role in laundering Bitcoin proceeds from a $6 billion investment scam in China. Wen, aged 42, was found guilty in March of laundering Bitcoin on behalf of her […]
TL;DR The SEC’s approval of ETH ETFs has increased volatility, with analysts predicting potential rallies and significant future growth. Positive on-chain metrics, like rising TVL and negative exchange netflow, indicate a possible bull run for Ethereum. ETH’s Next Possible Step Ethereum made the headlines last week after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officially […]
Mastercard has launched its Mastercard Crypto Credential, facilitating the first peer-to-peer (p2p) pilot transactions that simplify and secure blockchain transfers. The latest offering will enable users on the Bit2Me, Lirium, and Mercado Bitcoin exchanges to send and receive cryptocurrency using easy-to-remember aliases instead of cumbersome blockchain addresses. This new capability is designed to enhance transaction […]
With the broader market recovery this year, the network activity XRP Ledger (XRPL) also surged across nearly all metrics, with active addresses and transactions increasing by 37% and 113% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ), respectively, according to Messari’s latest report. A significant portion of this activity stemmed from a concentrated group of approximately 45,000 accounts, which collectively sent […]
After a few days of sideways trading, bitcoin’s price headed south on Friday and slipped to a weekly low of around $66,600 before it recovered approximately a grand. The altcoins are quite sluggish today, with ETH gaining about 1% of value and closing down on the $3,800 mark. BTC Recovers The start of the business […]
TL;DR XRP has stayed stable between $0.51 and $0.54 despite market volatility, with analysts predicting a potential rise due to its low RSI ratio. The upcoming launch of a Ripple stablecoin, a possible XRP ETF, and a settlement in the lawsuit against the US SEC could also drive a price increase. Is XRP Ready to […]
Rashawn Russell, a former investment banker, has been sentenced to 41 months in jail for wire fraud related to a cryptocurrency and access device fraud. Russell’s sentencing took place at the Eastern New York District Court in Brooklyn after his September 2023 guilty plea. Former Banker’s $1.5 Million Crypto Fraud Prosecutors detailed that Russell began […]
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 30 ETH, valued at around $113,000, to support the legal defense of Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm through the decentralized fundraising platform Juicebox. According to the on-chain data, the transaction from an address linked to Buterin, named vitalik.eth, was made at 1:58 am EST on May 30 […]
TL;DR Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 charges related to falsifying business records in a hush-money trial involving porn star Stormy Daniels. His conviction was followed by volatility in meme coins linked to him and Joe Biden. Trump Found Guilty A Manhattan jury found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business […]
The U.S. District Court for the District of Utah has dismissed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Digital Licensing, operating under the name Debt Box. The judge has also ordered the SEC to pay approximately $1.8 million in attorney and receivership fees. SEC Ordered to Pay $1.8 Million in Fees In a post […]