Genesis-backed Coin Cloud files for bankruptcy on its ATM network

Cryptocurrency ATM company Coin Cloud has filed for bankruptcy, according to a document submitted to Nevada’s bankruptcy court on Feb. 7. Coin Cloud has up to 10,000 creditors, according to the filing.... Read more »

Payments provider Affirm to sunset crypto program after 19% staff cut

Max Levchin, the CEO of buy-now-pay-later company Affirm, has confirmed that they will be shutting down their “Affirm Crypto Program” amid dampening consumer spending and a changing macroeconomic environment. The CEO released... Read more »

Leaked Personal Data of 1 Billion Chinese Citizens on Sale for 10 Bitcoins — Hacker Claims Stolen From Shanghai Police

A hacker claims to have stolen the personal data of a billion Chinese citizens from the Shanghai National Police (SHGA) and is selling it for 10 bitcoins. “This database contains many TB... Read more »

FTX and TRON Have Launched a Highly Suspicious Withdrawal Scheme

Key Takeaways FTX is enabling its users to withdraw their funds, but only if they buy select tokens from the TRON network. These tokens—TRX, BTT, JST, SUN, and HT—are trading at a... Read more »

Britcoin CBDC touted as replacement to cash by Bank of England

The UK plans to impose a cap of between £10,000 to £20,000 ($12,017 to $24,033) for initial digital wallet holdings as it pushes forward with plans to introduce a Central Bank Digital... Read more »

Report: Korean Regulator Approves Issuance and Distribution of Security Tokens

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has reportedly said that Korean investors will soon be able to easily invest and trade security tokens or fractionalized assets. According to the FSC’s Lee Su-young,... Read more »

SEC to up scrutiny of firms offering or giving advice about crypto

Crypto brokers and investment advisors offering or giving advice about cryptocurrencies will be put under the scope of the United States’ securities watchdog this year. A Feb. 7 statement from the Securities... Read more »

US prosecutors seek postponement of fraud charges by CFTC, SEC against SBF

U.S. prosecutors have asked that the fraud cases against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried not proceed until the conclusion of the government’s criminal case against him, according to court documents. Damian Williams, the... Read more »

Ethereum Breaks Out of Month-Long Range

Key Takeaways Ethereum broke out of its range today and is currently trading for $1,450. Strong stock indices and a weak dollar may have set the stage for the coin to pump.... Read more »

Russia Expands Its Crypto Mining Capacity, Report Reveals

The total capacity of crypto mining facilities in Russia has been increasing in the past year, despite the market downturn and sanctions, according to a survey of leading operators. Depressed prices of... Read more »
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