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Cornell Professor Warns of Growing Crypto Risks Amid Misleading Promises and Hype

A professor at Cornell University’s Dyson School, Eswar Prasad, has raised concerns about the increasing risks in the cryptocurrency market, pointing to regulatory gaps and centralization as key issues. “If…

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Tether to Increase Its Workforce to 200 by Mid-2025, Says CEO Paolo Ardoino

The CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether Holdings Ltd. has announced plans to increase the company’s employee headcount to 200 by mid-2025. The firm stated that a majority of the new…

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Irish Authorities Seize $7.1M in Cryptocurrency Amid Darknet Money Laundering Bust

Irish authorities seized $7.1 million in cryptocurrency in a raid targeting money laundering and darknet sales. Three individuals were arrested, with one remaining in custody. “The arrests of the three…

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Former SEC Official Urges 15,000 Morgan Stanley Advisors to ‘Say No’ to Bitcoin ETFs, Citing ‘Mammoth Risk’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s former head of internet enforcement, John Reed Stark, has raised concerns about Morgan Stanley’s 15,000 financial advisors promoting cryptocurrency investments, citing risks to retail…

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Democrats Launch ‘Crypto for Harris’ — White House Officials Address Industry Concerns

Senior White House officials have reportedly engaged with cryptocurrency leaders to discuss industry concerns, facilitated by Representative Ro Khanna. This initiative continues the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to engage with the…

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Ripple and DIFC Partner to Drive Blockchain and Crypto Adoption in UAE

Ripple has unveiled its plan to partner with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Innovation Hub to promote blockchain and crypto adoption in the UAE. The collaboration seeks to encourage…

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Michael Saylor Continues to Expand His $1 Billion Personal Bitcoin Holdings

Microstrategy’s executive chairman, Michael Saylor, has revealed that he continues to add to his personal bitcoin holdings, which total at least 17,732 BTC. He disclosed this amount four years ago…

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Fake Crypto Recovery Service Operator Arrested and Charged

The Homeland Security Investigations New York has charged Michael Lauchlan for running a fraudulent cryptocurrency recovery service, Coin Dispute Network (CDN), that scammed customers out of their ethereum. Lauchlan convinced…

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Peter Schiff Warns Against Owning Bitcoin ETFs, Cites ‘Not Your Keys, Not Your Coins’

Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff argues that bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) contradict the core principles of the cryptocurrency by undermining decentralization and peer-to-peer transactions. He criticizes recent buyers of…

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