Cryptocurrency
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FTX Japan says investors can withdraw asset from Tuesday
The Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said on Monday it would allow customers to withdraw deposits of fiat currency and crypto assets beginning Tuesday after months of suspension. F…
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Binance stablecoin backer ordered to stop issuing token
New York’s chief financial regulator has ordered Paxos, the company behind the stablecoin of major crypto exchange Binance, to stop issuing the token, Paxos and the regulator said in separate stateme…
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Crypto exchange Kraken under scrutiny for sale of unregistered securities- Bloomberg
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of unregistered securities, according to a Bloomberg report. The regulator’s inquiry …
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U.S. prosecutors ask to postpone SEC, CFTC cases against Bankman-Fried
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to postpone civil cases brought against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried by federal regulators until a parallel criminal case against the former billionaire con…
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Judge says Bankman-Fried must not contact FTX employees, using Signal
A U.S. judge on Wednesday temporarily barred FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried from contacting current or former employees of the cryptocurrency exchange or his Alameda Research hedge fund, and from usin…
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Coinbase slammed with €3.3m fine by Dutch central bank
The Dutch central bank (DNB) has fined U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase 3.3 million euros ($3.6 million) for failing to obtain the correct registration in the Netherlands before offering service…
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Crypto exchange Luno set to slash out 35% jobs amid harsh crypto storm
Digital Currency Group-owned Luno said on Wednesday it would cut 35% of its total workforce, the latest in a slew of companies in the digital assets sector to reduce headcount to weather a slump in t…
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FBI accuses N. Korea-related hacker groups of executing $100m crypto heist on U.S. firm
Two hacker groups associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group and APT38, were responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony’s Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau…
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No issue with crypto in India if laws are followed – minister
India’s junior IT minister on Thursday said there was no issue with cryptocurrencies in India if all laws are followed, in remarks that contradicted the central bank’s view advising investors to stay…
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Bitcoin rose by 6% on Thursday
Bitcoin rose 6% to $19,005 at 21:04 GMT on Thursday, adding $1,075 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 15.2% from the year’s low of $16,496 on Jan…