Auto Added by WPeMatico

Gold Slides on Higher US Treasury Yields, Dollar

Prices of gold, and other precious metals, fell on Wednesday due to stronger U.S. yields and national currency. The decline comes on the backdrop of expectations of new interest rate…

Continue ReadingGold Slides on Higher US Treasury Yields, Dollar

Russia Takes Second Place Rank by Power Capacity in Crypto Mining, Reports

Russia is now ranking second in terms of energy capacities engaged in the extraction of cryptocurrencies, new data suggests. Despite persisting regulatory uncertainty and the negative effects of sanctions, the…

Continue ReadingRussia Takes Second Place Rank by Power Capacity in Crypto Mining, Reports

Credit Suisse, UBS, Other Banks Facing Russia Sanctions Probe in US, Report

Switzerland’s troubled Credit Suisse and its rescuer, USB, are subject to an investigation into whether bankers helped Russian oligarchs evade Western sanctions, according to a media report. Some major U.S.…

Continue ReadingCredit Suisse, UBS, Other Banks Facing Russia Sanctions Probe in US, Report

Crypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges

Major crypto exchanges have failed to prevent sanctioned Russian banks and traders from transacting, according to a blockchain forensics report. At least two established coin trading platforms continue to allow…

Continue ReadingCrypto Exchanges Allow Russians to Circumvent Sanctions, Report Alleges

Russian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US

A Russian national accused of processing cryptocurrency payments from ransomware attacks has pleaded guilty to money laundering in the United States. The man who was extradited from the Netherlands in…

Continue ReadingRussian Charged With Laundering Ransomware Proceeds in Crypto Pleads Guilty in US

Bitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme

More than $17 million in restitution will be distributed among investors in the pyramid scheme Bitconnect under a court order in the United States. The notorious crypto investment scheme defrauded…

Continue ReadingBitconnect Victims to Receive Over $17 Million in Restitution From Ponzi Scheme