Former Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Guilty to North Korea Charge, Enters Plea Deal for 6.5 Years: Report
On September 27, 2021, at the Southern District of New York courthouse, the trial against former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith...
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Law Decoded: China FUD and false dichotomies, Sept. 20–27
Many in the crypto space are calling for the U.S. to assert its foundational principles by implementing crypto policies in...
Coinbase users can choose to deposit paychecks directly to accounts
Customers will have the option to deposit "as much or as little" of their paychecks as they want in the...
Bitfinex paid a colossal $23M fee to send $100K of USDT
In what is presumed as a technical error, popular crypto exchange Bitfinex have paid a seismic $23.7 million dollars in...
Morgan Stanley doubles exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale shares
The investment firm has increased its shares of GBTC by more than 105% since April. Major U.S. investment bank Morgan...
Small business advocacy group recommends US congress ‘clarify the status of digital assets’
“We encourage market participants looking to determine whether a digital asset is a security to seek the advice of securities...
African crypto exchange Yellow Card closes $15M Series A
Africa has emerged as a bastion for cryptocurrency adoption. Venture capital is looking to capitalize on the growing trend. African...
Second-largest Ethereum mining pool to suspend all operations
Launched in China in 2018, SparkPool controls over 22% of Ether’s hashrate as of today, second only to Ethermine. Sparkpool,...
JPMorgan CEO says Bitcoin price could rise 10x but still won’t buy it
Banking mogul Jamie Dimon has been a notorious detractor of Bitcoin since 2017, in contrast to his firm’s overt desire...
Crypto Exchange Binance Ends Some Services in Singapore to Comply With Regulation
Binance is terminating some services in Singapore, including fiat deposit services and spot trading of cryptocurrencies, to comply with the...
US Government Seizes Trezor Wallet With $6.3 Million in Bitcoin From Gift Card Fraud Case
On September 22, 2021, a U.S. district judge from San Antonio, Texas, granted a summary judgment on the civil forfeiture...
Cryptowisser: Then, Now and What’s Next for NFTs
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been around for some time now, with what is recognized as the first-ever NFT “Quantum” created...
Chipper Cash Extends Peer-to-Peer Money Transfer Service to South Africa
Chipper Cash, an African fintech start-up, has extended its peer-to-peer instant money service to South Africa. In addition to being...
Binance blocks fiat deposits and spot crypto trading for Singapore users
The crypto exchange giant has announced further restrictions to its operations in Singapore amid regulatory scrutiny. Binance has announced some...
Ethereum alternatives and layer-one solutions see steady gains in September
Multi-million-dollar incentive programs and the ease of cross-chain transfers are boosting the value of L1- and L2-based tokens and raising...
