Celsius influencers push dubious ‘CEL short squeeze’ strategy
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— Crypto, Three Arrows Capital
Voyager says customers will get their crypto when 3AC settles debts
Voyager lent Three Arrows $650M in bitcoin and USDC but was left holding the bag when the company went under and its founders disappeared.
Coinbase fixes snafu, US users able to withdraw again
Coinbase took just an hour and a half to fix its latest withdrawal problem that left US users unable to cash out to their bank accounts.
‘Grandparent’ scammers stole $2M from elderly and laundered with crypto
In 2021, grandparent scams accounted for $6.5 million in losses with senior citizens tricked into believing a family member was in need.
Binance deliberately skirted US sanctions to serve Iran users, says Reuters
Reuters revealed Binance knew it was serving Iran-based users despite US sanctions prohibiting them from doing so.
The Weekend Shift: Crypto Regulation, Tech Unicorns, Tequila
The most interesting reads, podcasts, charts, and opinions from the internet this weekend — curated for you by the Protos newsroom.
The US pressures Japan to cut crypto ties with Russia
More than 30 Japanese crypto firms still service Russian users despite laws that attempted to rule out sanction evasion via digital assets.
Brazil gang caught laundering illegal gold with crypto
Police in Brazil arrested five people linked to healthcare firms illegally mining gold and laundering the profits with crypto.
— Crypto, Regulation
US government adopts strict crypto ethics rules for employees
The US Office of Government Ethics is banning 2.8 million government employees from working on matters affecting their crypto portfolios.
Voyager Digital duped customers with FDIC insurance
Customers are considering filing fraud claims with their bank over Voyager and its chief Stephen Ehrlich's false insurance advertising.