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UK financial watchdog probes 300 crypto startups in 6 months
The UK's top financial watchdog says it opened 300 probes into unauthorized crypto operators between April and September last year.
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Short squeeze target Citadel wants to be a cryptocurrency market maker
Citadel Securities chief exec Ken Griffin is ready to become a cryptocurrency market maker just months after he destroyed ConstitutionDAO.
Anonymous set for cyberwar with Bitcoin-powered Russian hacker crew
Hacktivist collective Anonymous has joined the global majority in backing Ukraine. Russian ransomware hackers are ready to strike back.
Kraken CEO: Exchange must ban US traders if it freezes Russian accounts
Kraken's CEO, alongside other exchanges, issued warnings about storing funds with centralized custodians as Russian sanctions pile up.
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‘Billionaire’ crypto founder bankrupt 4 months after cigar-laced promo vid
Guo Wengui, the 'billionaire' founder of the Himalaya Coin crypto and business partner of Steve Bannon, has declared personal bankruptcy.
Too many rug pulls: NFT marketplace now forces ‘doxing’ of NFT creators
Solana NFT marketplace Magic Eden will now demand 'Launchpad' users issue identity docs just weeks after Buzzfeed outed Bored Apes' founders.
SEC probes Binance crypto market makers, is Bankman-Fried next?
The SEC is probing the relationship between Binance's US exchange and two market makers controlled by Binance chief Changpeng Zhao.
Intel hopes new Bitcoin mining chip will reduce its environmental impact
Intel Labs plans to ship its Bitcoin mining chip, which it claims is more energy efficient, to customers like Argo and Block this year.
Ubisoft upset anti-NFT comments from staff were leaked to media
Ubisoft employees have objected to the conglomerate's plan to drop NFTs into its video games despite hilariously poor sales so far.
China’s Olympic panda NFTs sell out but local fans shit out of luck
The cutesy panda NFTs were launched to promote the Winter Olympics in Beijing and are currently selling at multiples of their launch price.