The crypto industry is “going to save hundreds of millions of dollars” with Donald Trump as president, Consensys CEO Joe Lubin forecasts. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-crypto-cases-dismissed-donald-trump-united-states-consensys-joe-lubin?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: November 2024
'Crypto Dad' squashes rumors that he could replace Gensler as SEC Chair
Former CFTC Acting Chair Chris Giancarlo said he’s “already cleaned up earlier Gary Gensler mess,” shooting down speculation he’d replace the SEC Chair. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/chris-giancarlo-dismisses-rumors-replace-sec-chair-gensler?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto spy jailed for life in China, YouTuber accused of $230M fraud: Asia Express
Chinese public servant jailed for for selling state secrets for crypto, and Korean YouTuber accused of fleecing $230M from 15,304 followers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-spy-life-sentence-china-youtuber-fraud-asia-express/?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Trump picks ex-SEC chair Jay Clayton as US Attorney for Manhattan
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton has been given a new role by President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trumps-former-sec-chair-us-attorney-southern-district-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin corrects as US inflation data emerges — Is the rally to $100K at stake?
Bitcoin’s correction reflects investors’ inflation concerns and highlights the potential impact of future US fiscal policies. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-corrects-as-us-inflation-data-emerges-is-the-rally-to-100k-at-stake?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
China’s lockdown censorship inspired Ethereum ‘based rollup’ Taiko
Taiko Labs co-founder Daniel Wang first wanted to make an “unstoppable” social network and found his way to an Ethereum “based rollup” in the process. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-based-rollup-taiko-inspired-china-censorship?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Trump mulls tapping crypto-friendly CFTC chair: Report
Summer Mersinger, a Republican CFTC commissioner who has urged the regulatory to take a more accommodating stance on crypto, is among those under consideration Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-mulls-crypto-friendly-cftc-chairs-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison
US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-hack-money-laundering-ilya-lichtenstein-sentenced?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Arkham launches points program to woo derivatives traders
The program will last for 30 days and points will be convertible to Arkham’s native token, ARKM. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-launches-points-program-woo-derivatives-traders?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Wall Street’s EDX crypto exchange hits $36B trading volume in 2024
According to EDX Markets, its average daily volume rose by 59% over the third quarter of 2024. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-edx-crypto-exchange-hits-36-b-trading-volume-2024?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound