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venezuela-looks-to-tether-to-bypass-sanctions:-reuters
Posted by | April 22, 2024
Venezuela Looks to Tether to Bypass Sanctions: Reuters

Venezuela is using USDT to bypass sanctions, Reuters reported. This is the country's second experiment with crypto as a means to bypass sanctions. Venezuela's state-owned oil company, PDVSA, is looking...

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two-sec-lawyers-resign-following-debt-box-sanctions-fiasco:-bloomberg
Posted by | April 22, 2024
Two SEC Lawyers Resign Following Debt Box Sanctions Fiasco: Bloomberg

Two lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were forced to resign after a federal judge sanctioned the agency last month for committing a “gross abuse of power”...

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indian-man-pleads-guilty-to-creating-spoofed-coinbase-website,-stealing-$9.5m-in-crypto
Posted by | April 19, 2024
Indian Man Pleads Guilty to Creating Spoofed Coinbase Website, Stealing $9.5M in Crypto

An Indian citizen pleaded guilty this week to U.S. charges that he created a fake version of Coinbase's website, letting him steal login credentials on the real thing and plunder...

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irs-unveils-form-your-broker-may-send-next-year-to-report-your-crypto-moves
Posted by | April 19, 2024
IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves

The U.S. Internal Revenue Services has revealed what the agency has in mind for the first-even crypto tax reporting form. Observers suggest the industry will need some more information before...

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jury-begins-deliberations-in-$110m-mango-markets-fraud-trial
Posted by | April 17, 2024
Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial

NEW YORK — Crypto trader Avi Eisenberg’s fate now rests in the hands of 12 New York jurors, who have been tasked with deciding whether his October 2022 trades on...

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qcp-capital-and-further-ventures-announce-partnership-for-middle-east-crypto-expansion
Posted by | April 17, 2024
QCP Capital and Further Ventures Announce Partnership for Middle East Crypto Expansion

Singapore-based QCP Capital is expanding to Abu Dhabi in a partnership with Further Ventures. Abu Dhabi is making its mark on the map as an institutional crypto hub. Singapore-based cryptocurrency...

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crypto-pac-spent-millions-to-get-alabama-candidate-on-path-toward-congress
Posted by | April 17, 2024
Crypto PAC Spent Millions to Get Alabama Candidate on Path Toward Congress

Shomari Figures benefited from nearly $3 million in indirect support from a single crypto-focused political action committee on his way to winning the Democratic primary in an Alabama house race....

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crypto-skeptic-sen.-sherrod-brown-is-open-to-advancing-stablecoin-legislation,-bloomberg-reports
Posted by | April 16, 2024
Crypto-Skeptic Sen. Sherrod Brown Is Open to Advancing Stablecoin Legislation, Bloomberg Reports

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), a crypto-skeptic who runs the influential Senate Banking Committee, is open to advancing long-sought legislation for stablecoins, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing an interview with him. Brown, according...

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elizabeth-warren-demands-us.-cftc-chair-explain-his-chats-with-sbf
Posted by | April 15, 2024
Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF

The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, but lawmakers suggest he...

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crypto-exchange-valr-obtains-south-african-license
Posted by | April 15, 2024
Crypto Exchange VALR Obtains South African License

South African crypto exchange VALR has received regulatory approval from the country's financial watchdog. VALR received a $240 million valuation in 2022 following a fundraiser led by Pantera Capital. South...

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