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Here is why Bitcoin price gave back all its intraday gains

BTC price retraced the entirety of its intraday gains after Fed chair Jerome Powell issued hawkish statements in relation to today’s 0.50% interest rate hike.

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Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas

Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption…

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US Lawmaker Calls on SEC Chair Gensler to Testify About His Crypto Regulatory Failures

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer has called on the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, to testify before Congress and “answer questions about the cost of his…

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‘You can commit fraud in shorts and T-shirts in the sun,’ says SDNY attorney on SBF indictment

Damian Williams called on individuals who may have been involved in alleged illegal actions at FTX and Alameda to “come see us before we come see you,” hinting at future…

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FTX hearing: US lawmakers criticize use of Quickbooks, creepy dough, and ‘conscientious stupidity’

Some members of the U.S. House of Representatives questioned whether Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions at FTX and Alameda may have been willful or due to gross incompetence.

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Fugitive Do Kwon Now Staying in Serbia Report Says — Terraform Labs CEO Suggests SBF Is to Blame for UST Depeg

A new report has claimed that Do Kwon, the fugitive CEO of Terraform Labs, is currently staying in Serbia. The report added that the South Korean government has engaged the…

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FTX was an ‘utter failure of corporate controls at every level of an organization’, says CEO

Countering some of SBF's claims, John Ray said that “FTX US was not operated independently of FTX.com” and a Chapter 11 filing was necessary to avoid a bank run.

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