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Expert Says Peer-to-Peer Nature of Crypto Activity Renders China’s Ban Ineffective

Continuing raids in China on alleged underground gangs using cryptocurrency to facilitate foreign exchange transactions underscore the ineffectiveness of the Asian nation’s 2021 ban on crypto trading. Chengyi Ong, head…

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Abu Dhabi Regulator Prohibits Cryptocurrency Mining on Farms, Threatens Fines Up to $2,700

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority in the UAE has issued a new advisory prohibiting the use of farms for cryptocurrency mining. The advisory explicitly states that farms…

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Report: Investigation Finds No Fault With Sullivan & Cromwell in FTX Bankruptcy

An investigation into the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which worked with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, revealed that the firm was neither involved in the fraud nor aware…

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Malaysian Authorities Bust Syndicate Accused of Laundering Fraud Proceeds via Cryptocurrency

Law enforcement officials in Malaysia recently arrested ten individuals linked to a criminal syndicate that allegedly used cryptocurrencies to launder fraudulent proceeds. Assets, including motor vehicles, valued at more than…

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Indian Citizen Faces 20 Years in US Prison for Stealing Crypto in $37M Coinbase Spoofing Scam

An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million by spoofing crypto exchange Coinbase’s website. He and his co-conspirators created a…

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Major Crypto Exchanges Announce Over 1,200 Job Openings

Major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, Okx, and Crypto.com, are expanding their workforces, collectively offering over 1,200 job openings. Binance leads this hiring surge with 460 roles, followed by Okx…

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Standard Chartered Discusses SEC Approving Spot ETFs for Cryptos Beyond Bitcoin and Ether

Standard Chartered says markets will look ahead to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of cryptocurrencies other than bitcoin and ether, but “this is likely a 2025 story.” They believe that the SEC…

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Mad Money’s Jim Cramer Endorses Ether as ‘Great Store of Value’ Amid US Dollar Concerns

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money show, has endorsed ethereum and spot ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), highlighting the cryptocurrency as a “great store of value” amid concerns over…

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Xapo CEO Seamus Rocca Describes Xapos’ Proposition, Talks US Regulation, Emerging Markets, and Stablecoins

Seamus Rocca, CEO of Xapo, had a candid conversation with Bitcoin.com’s COO Jason Sheman, where he shared his accumulated experience and knowledge describing what makes Xapo different from a traditional…

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Shifting Sands of Bitcoin Mining: How Hydro-Cooling Tech is Leading the Charge Post-Halving

Now that the halving has occurred and fees are at a six-month low, the profitability of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) mining rigs has shifted significantly. It is now essential to…

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