Elizabeth Napolitano

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Posted by | November 17, 2023
Jump Trading, Wormhole Part Ways Amid Tough Crypto Market: Bloomberg

Jump Trading Group has broken up with Wormhole, a crypto project belonging to its crypto investing arm, as it continues to pull back from the volatile digital-assets market, Bloomberg reported...

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Posted by | November 15, 2023
NYDFS Rolls Out Stricter Guidelines for Cryptocurrency Listings, De-listings

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has said it strengthened its guidelines for listing or de-listing cryptocurrencies in a move to beef up protections for crypto investors...

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Posted by | November 3, 2023
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Cuts Staff

Non-fungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea has pared back its operating staff as digital art collectibles remain in the doldrums, the company's CEO Devin Finzer tweeted Friday. The sweeping layoffs may...

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Posted by | October 27, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Rebuffed Barry Silbert’s and Celsius’ Requests for Help, Ex-FTX CEO Testifies at His Trial

Before Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire blew up in November 2022, he acted – in an industry lacking a conventional backstop like the Federal Reserve – as the savior of...

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Posted by | September 29, 2023
BlockFi Says It’s Taken Major Step Toward Emerging From Bankruptcy

BlockFi’s creditors have approved its bankruptcy restructuring plan, clearing one of the final hurdles in a months-long process to wind down the firm’s business and reimburse its clients, a Friday...

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Posted by | September 25, 2023
Australian Man Who Spent $6.7M Erroneous Crypto.com Refund Faces Theft Charges, Guardian Reports

Lucky or unlucky? A man in Australia who mistakenly received nearly 10.5 million Australian dollars (AUSD) from Crypto.com will appear in court next month on theft charges, the Guardian reported.Jatinder...

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Posted by | September 22, 2023
Coinbase Has Recently Held Talks to Buy FTX Europe: Fortune

Coinbase Inc. (COIN), the U.S. crypto exchange that’s seeking to expand globally amid the regulatory crackdown in its home country, has recently considered buying FTX Europe, Fortune reported.This is part...

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Posted by | September 15, 2023
Gemini Blasts DCG and Genesis Bankruptcy Plan, Calling It ‘Misleading at Best’

Crypto exchange Gemini has criticized a bankruptcy recovery plan related to Genesis, Gemini’s partner on a lending program that’s been frozen for months, saying the potential deal is “misleading at...

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Posted by | August 30, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Allotted Prison Tech Is Inconvenient, but Fair: U.S. DOJ

Federal prosecutors are disputing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s claims that his access to a special laptop and other court-ordered accommodations have done little to help him prepare his defense...

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Posted by | August 28, 2023
SEC Issues First Enforcement Action Targeting NFTs

U.S. regulators ordered a Los Angeles-based company that issued non-fungible tokens to compensate investors who bought the NFTs, arguing that the transactions were illegal unregistered securities offerings. It was the...

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