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2024-03-27 19:36:04 Crypto exchange KuCoin laundered $9B, 'flouted' anti-money laundering laws: DOJ indictment

The Department of Justice lodged charges against crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders, alleging they violated anti-money laundering laws. The DOJ unveiled the indictment on Tuesday against KuCoin and two of its founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang over charges related to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and and violating the Bank Secrecy Act.

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2024-03-24 23:55:00 Do Kwon Out of Jail, Under House Arrest Pending Extradition Decision

Multiple sources have reported that Do Kwon, the ex-chief executive officer of Terraform Labs, was set free from jail on Saturday while the high court in Montenegro decides on two separate extradition requests submitted by South Korea and the United States. According to various sources, Do Kwon has regained his freedom, having been discharged on Saturday. In a conversation with Bloomberg journalists Jasmina Kuzmanovic and Misha Savic, Montenegro’s prison chief Darko Vukcevic confirmed Kwon’s release, stating that he is currently under the custody of the police authority.

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2024-03-22 09:39:58 Fox Business discussing the Bitcoin halving

"Just basic supply and demand says prices are going to go higher."

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2024-03-21 10:04:58 Coinbase's Base Chain Warns of 'Stuck' Transactions Amid Traffic Surge

Base, the layer-2 blockchain from U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase that helps users transact on Ethereum with lower fees, appears to be struggling to keep up with a new wave in network activity, according to an official status warning issued by the protocol. "Base Mainnet is experiencing high traffic and increasing fees," the warning, which was posted to the official Coinbase status page, reads.

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2024-03-16 18:55:00 Grayscale amends Ethereum ETF filing, says investors ‘want and deserve’ the fund

Grayscale amended a regulatory filing through which it intends to convert its Ethereum Trust to a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). The company’s March 15 amendment strengthens its earlier filing in multiple ways. The update supports the argument that surveillance sharing within the CME ETH market is sufficient to protect against fraud and manipulation in the spot ETH market.

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2024-03-15 18:55:00 SEC charges 17 people in $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme targeting Latino investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged 17 people for their roles in an alleged $300 million crypto-related Ponzi scheme that targeted tens of thousands of predominantly Latino investors. The scheme involved Texas-based CryptoFX LLC and affected 40,000 investors in ten U.S. states and two other countries, the SEC said on Thursday in a statement.

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2024-03-13 10:15:13 OKX gets in-principle license approval in Singapore

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX announced today that its Singapore subsidiary has received in-principle approval for a Major Payment Institution license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. “Singapore is a priority market and we've been investing here for some time,” said Hong Fang, president of OKX, in a press release. “The in-principle approval from MAS is not only a validation of our commitment to date, but also an exciting opportunity for us to continue as a responsible contributor to the Singapore crypto ecosystem.”

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2024-03-07 10:50:16 Spain bans Worldcoin for up to three months amid broader investigation

Worldcoin has been banned in Spain for up to three months as the country’s data protection watchdog continues its investigation into the cryptocurrency project co-founded by Sam Altman. In a statement on Wednesday, Spanish data protection agency AEPD announced that it has ordered a precautionary measure against Tools for Humanity Corporation. The company, the core developer behind Worldcoin, has a business model that involves scanning people’s irises in exchange for cryptocurrency.

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2024-03-04 12:10:19 Trading certain crypto assets on secondary markets are securities transactions, US court rules

A court in the United States has ruled that the trading of certain crypto assets on secondary markets, such as crypto exchanges, are securities transactions — a position in opposition to that taken by Coinbase and the wider crypto industry. The ruling comes in an insider-trading case against former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi, brother Nikhil Wahi and friend Sameer Ramani.

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2024-03-01 21:10:28 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees massive inflow while Grayscale faces second largest outflow

Data from BitMEX suggests that BlackRock’s IBIT had another remarkable day for the Bitcoin ETFs. It witnessed the second-largest inflow since trading started, with $604 million coming under management, equivalent to roughly 10,000 BTC. This dramatic influx escalated the cumulative total of inflows for IBIT to an impressive $7.8 billion. As a result, BlackRock’s total Bitcoin holdings have surged to 161,378 BTC.

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