Monthly Archives: October 2024

Speakers at the Bitcoin Amsterdam 2024 conference exposed how flawed academic studies on Bitcoin fuel misinformation, affect media coverage and lead to misguided policies. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-amsterdam-2024-misinformation-academia-media-regulations?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Bitcoin’s largest whales are in clear accumulation mode while speculators stage knee-jerk sell-offs at a loss. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/btc-price-gains-bitcoin-whales-buy-1-5-m-btc-analysis?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Stripe introduces USDC payments, marking a significant moment for crypto adoption as stablecoin transactions see global demand. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/stripe-stablecoin-payments-global-adoption-70-countries?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Nikolas Gierczyk alleged that the hedge fund that bought his FTX claims refused to honor an agreement allowing additional recovery of his funds.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ftx-customer-sues-hedge-fund-over-claims?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The new AI-powered tool, customized specifically to target crypto exchanges and financial platforms represents “a new level of sophistication” in fraud, says cybersecurity firm Cato.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-deepfake-tool-crypto-exchange-kyc-cato-networks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A previous case brought by Josh and Jessica Jarrett was dismissed in 2022 after the IRS conceded to refund some of the tax paid.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/irs-sued-over-crypto-staking-tax-policy-josh-jarrett?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Fidelity said personal information was stolen in a recent data breach but stressed that its customer accounts weren’t affected. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/fidelity-reveals-data-breach-77000-customers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Prosecutors said Bitfinex hacker Heather Morgan should receive a lenient jail sentence as she provided “substantial assistance” to the government. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/feds-ask-18-months-jail-bitfinex-hacker-heather-morgan-razzlekhan?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The XRP token is already regulated as a commodity and the SEC “duplicates and compounds the regulatory burden” by saying it’s a security, Bitnomial said in a lawsuit. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitnomial-sues-sec-over-xrp-security-claim?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

A group of NFT holders sued the creators of the collection, claiming they made no significant steps to fulfill promised perks and had no knowledge of blockchain.  Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nft-holders-sue-art-gallery-broken-metaverse-promise?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound