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U.S. Government Sells Bitcoin Seized From Silk Road Case, Netting Over $215 Million

4 hours ago   |   Forbes

The U.S. government is back into cryptocurrency trading. Authorities said Friday that they sold $215 million of the digital currency that it seized in connection with the Silk...
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CZ tweeted that a $1 billion recovery fund would be moved into 'native crypto' with 'transparency.' Then Binance stuck it in a corporate wallet

6 hours ago   |   Fortune

The cryptocurrency ended up in a wallet where Binance had commingled customer funds.
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'Dr. Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini says the 'crypto apocalypse is coming' as SEC chair Gensler asks for more funding to catch bad actors

1 day ago   |   Business Insider

Nouriel Roubini Fred Prouser/Reuters Nouriel Roubini says a "crypto apocalypse is coming," rooting for the downfall of the industry again on Thursday. This time the famed...
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Will the CFTC's suit against Binance help Coinbase?

1 day ago   |   Fortune

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleges that Binance “has facilitated potentially illegal activities.”
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The Ghost Of FTX: Bankrupt Exchange Haunts Customers With Phantom Debit Card Deliveries

1 day ago   |   Forbes

Like that ex who just won't go away, FTX is finding ways to pop up in people's lives - most recently, through the delivery of its branded debit cards. It's like the...
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried just pleaded not guilty to 5 new charges, including bribing a Chinese official and illegal political donations

1 day ago   |   Fortune   |   4 articles

Prosecutors shared that they have approximately 6 million pages of evidence.
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Crypto Crackdown: Here Are All The Major Crypto Firms Facing Charges From Regulators This Year

2 days ago   |   Forbes

Major cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance and Coinbase are drawing scrutiny from regulators, and executives of the failed exchange FTX are facing criminal charges, as U.S...
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Crypto Exchange Beaxy Shuts Down Amid SEC Charges

2 days ago   |   Forbes

The SEC also accused Beaxy's founder of illegally raising money and using company money for personal use-the latest charges in a broader crackdown on cryptocurrency.
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Bitcoin storms toward its strongest quarter in 2 years with a 72% jump, outperforming the Nasdaq and gold

2 days ago   |   Business Insider

Dania Zapata/BFA Bitcoin is on track for its best quarter in two years, with the token so far seeing a 72% jump. It's currently at $28,360, but at the end of 2022 some experts...
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Binance customers pulled more than $1 billion the day US authorities slammed the crypto giant with a lawsuit

2 days ago   |   Business Insider

Binance customers pulled more than $1 billion from the exchange on the day the CFTC filed its recent lawsuit, according to data from Nansen. SOPA images Binance saw $1.3...
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