CFTC Teams up With SEC to Fight Cryptocurrency Scams

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has partnered with several organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to educate the public about cryptocurrency scams, especially those involving fake romantic relationships. These... Read more »

SBF files appeal seeking to reverse conviction over allegations of judicial bias

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), co-founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has filed an appeal challenging his fraud conviction on Sept. 13, arguing that the trial was tainted by judicial bias and procedural... Read more »

Bitcoin’s All-Time High Difficulty Challenges Miners as Revenue Falls

On Sept. 10, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty rose 3.58% higher bringing the network’s difficulty to a new all-time high of 92.67 trillion. The news follows Bitcoin’s overall hashrate rising near the 700 exahash... Read more »

OpenAI launches next gen LLM model o1 using reasoning tokens to plan outputs

OpenAI has released a new series of AI models called OpenAI o1, designed to enhance reasoning capabilities for solving complex problems. The o1-preview and o1-mini models aim to spend more time thinking... Read more »

US Treasury Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon Over Crypto Fraud and Trafficking Links

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed sanctions on Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat and his businesses, linking them to human trafficking and forced labor scams involving cryptocurrency fraud. Victims were... Read more »

Trump says he is ’embracing’ crypto in launch teaser for World Liberty Financial

Former President Donald Trump announced that World Liberty Financial (WLFI) will officially launch next week on Sept. 16 during a live stream on X (formerly Twitter). Trump shared the news on Sept.... Read more »

Cleanspark Expands Bitcoin Mining Operations by Acquiring 7 Tennessee Facilities

Cleanspark Inc. has unveiled plans to acquire seven bitcoin mining facilities in Knoxville, Tennessee. The $27.5 million deal is expected to boost the company’s current mining capacity by 5 exahash per second... Read more »

Grayscale rolls out XRP trust in the US

Key Takeaways Grayscale’s XRP trust targets accredited investors, which is different from an ETF. The company has been instrumental in bringing crypto ETFs to Wall Street. Share this article Grayscale, the world’s... Read more »

Federal agencies team up to fight surge in ‘pig butchering’ crypto scams

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has joined forces with federal and private organizations to combat the surge in crypto scams known as “pig butchering,” according to a Sept. 11 press release.... Read more »

Indonesian Crypto Exchange Hit by $20.5M Hack, Lazarus Group Suspected

Web3 security firm Cyvers detected suspicious transactions on Indonesian exchange Indodax’s wallets on September 11th. The attack involved over 150 transactions and digital assets worth an estimated $20.58 million are believed to... Read more »
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