WRONG! Judge quotes SNL sketch in landmark crypto sanctions case
Judge Faruqui added a sprinkling of niche pop culture references when addressing the $10 million in Bitcoin transferred to a blacklisted country.
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Terra’s death spiral is hitting all its crypto friends
The stablecoin's recent crash has wiped $17.5 billion from the raft of projects banking on its success.
Coinbase boss Brian Armstrong sorry for leaving retail users high and dry
Armstrong admitted that, while Coinbase's Prime and Custody customers had "strong legal protections in their terms of service," retail customers didn't.
Coinbase listing hype appears dead as exchange falls 80% from all-time highs
Last week the American crypto exchange saw its share price drop into double digits for the first time when it sank to just over $84.
Crypto mining boss faces 45 years in jail for alleged $62M pyramid scheme
Mining Capital Coin's Luiz Capuci Jr siphoned $11 million of investor funds into his own crypto wallets to buy sports cars, a yacht, and real estate.
bZx users want refund after hacked DAO promised their crypto was safe
The DAO promised users they didn't need to worry about anyone stealing their funds -- then a developer fell for a dodgy email scam.
FIFA finally gets into crypto — what could possibly go wrong?
FIFA says Algorand will become its chosen blockchain solution, provide its official blockchain wallet, and help the organization to develop its “digital assets strategy.”
Finland will donate ‘tens of millions’ in seized Bitcoin to Ukraine war effort
The Finnish government has 1,981 Bitcoin in its possession and is looking to auction off 1,890, worth almost $75 million.
How the DPRK became a hacking powerhouse and why it loves crypto
With North Korea seemingly flexing its muscles in the crypto ecosystem, we reflect on its role and whether or not it's pivoting to digital currencies to dodge sanctions.
EU meeting notes show officials don’t understand how Bitcoin works
During the meeting last year, EU officials and Swedish financial regulators discussed the environmental impact of Bitcoin’s Proof of Work mechanism.