Shocking Allegations in SBF Trial: Bribery, Deleted Messages, and Frozen Funds

Caroline Ellison, the former romantic partner of Sam "SBF" Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX and former CEO of Alameda Research, claimed in her courtroom testimony that SBF bribed Chinese officials with a $150 million bribe to unfreeze $1 billion in funds locked in local exchanges. These funds, belo ...

Tether Supply on Crypto Exchanges Hits Highest Level Since March, Indicating Growing Confidence

The supply of Tether (USDT) on cryptocurrency exchanges has reached its highest level since March, according to data from crypto analytics platform Santiment. The amount of USDT currently sitting on exchanges is approximately $9.99 billion, marking a 40% increase since June 13, 2023. This increas ...

South Korean Police Collaborate with Binance to Enhance Crypto Investigations

The South Korean police are working with the largest Binance exchange to develop a system that should provide quick access to wallet addresses and freeze funds related to criminal investigations. South Korea's National Police Agency is meeting Tuesday, May 30, to discuss ...

Bybit Exchange Receives Preliminary Approval for Cryptocurrency Storage Services in Kazakhstan

The Bybit exchange received preliminary approval from regulators in Kazakhstan to register as a provider of cryptocurrency storage services for citizens of the country. On Monday, May 29, the Astana Financial Services Authority (AFSA) pre-approved the platform. Now cry ...

Floki Coin’s Surge in Value After Promotion on Chinese State TV CCTV-5

The value of Floki Coin rose 10% after an advertisement for the token appeared on the Chinese state TV channel CCTV-5 during the broadcast of the World Table Tennis Championship. The project team said the cryptocurrency received a large i ...

Hong Kong Cyber Police Unveil CyberDefender Meta-Universe Platform

The Hong Kong Police Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) has unveiled a new meta-universe platform called CyberDefender The Cyber Police and the Police Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) launched a platform called CyberDefender of the Metaworld and held its first online event, "Explori ...

Fraudsters Exploit AI-Created Dipfakes to Circumvent KYC Checks on Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Fraudsters use AI-created dipfakes to bypass KYC (know your customer) checks on cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance. This was reported by the head of security of the largest trading platform. Jimmy Su admits that with each ...

North Korean Hacker Group BlueNoroff Targets macOS Users with RustBucket Malware

Sekoia analysts have reported that the North Korean hacker group BlueNoroff is attacking macOS users with a malware called RustBucket. The malware report was originally published by the Jamf platform. It was later supplemented and analyzed by the Sekoia team. Software ...

Chinese Fentanyl Labs Sell Opioid Precursors Overseas for Cryptocurrencies, Reveals Elliptic

According to analytics company Elliptic, more than 90 Chinese chemical laboratories that make the opioid analgesic fentanyl sell it in bulk overseas, accepting payment in bitcoin and stabelcoin USDT. Elliptic researchers analyzed some of the cryptocurrency addresses with ...

Cryptopayment Service Strike Moves Headquarters to El Salvador Amid Regulatory Pressure

Cryptopayment service Strike announced its decision to move its headquarters to El Salvador amid increasing pressure from U.S. regulators. The company also expanded its services to 65 countries. Previously, the Strike mobile app only worked in the U.S., El Salvador, and A ...

Justin Sun Plans to List Meme Tokens on Huobi and Poloniex, Dismissing Binance as Ideal Trading Platform

He plans to shed meme tokens on these exchanges San said Binance is not the best place to trade such coins CEO Huobi and Tron founder Justin Sun said he plans to rebuild and revive cryptocurrency exchanges Huobi and Poloniex. To do so, he will list meme tokens on ...

South Korea Considers Inclusion of Cryptocurrencies in Asset Declaration

Government officials in the Republic of Korea believe it is necessary to add cryptocurrencies to the list of assets to be declared by the authorities. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo's initiative will be discussed soon by the country's parliament. ...

SEC Chairman Gensler Highlights Compliance Issues in the Cryptocurrency Market

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler said that rules for token issuers and cryptocurrency exchanges already exist, but they are fundamentally unwilling to comply. While speaking at a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta conference, Gary Gensler was ...

Warning: Phishing Network Generates Millions through Popular Crypto Clones

A HitBTC "clone" alone generated $15 million The network includes about two dozen such resources Yesterday, May 15, the Mist Track team issued a warning about a new network of phishing projects. Fraudsters use "clones" of popular CEX, dApps, and other Web3 sit ...

US Anti-Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team Declares “War” on Violating Exchanges

The head of the NCET, Eun-Yong Choi, said The department is interested in large platforms that violate AML and KYC rules The head of the US Justice Department's National Anti-Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) Eun-Yong Choi declared "war" on CEX. She threa ...

Hong Kong to Implement Tough Regulations for Cryptocurrency Exchanges from June 1, says Head of Monetary Authority

The head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority He urged service providers "not to count on" the lack of oversight The SFC will also soon publish a consultation document The licensing regime for exchanges here will take effect from June 1 Hong ...

South Korean MP’s Cryptocurrency Transactions Reported as Suspicious by Authorities

Financial Services of South Korea reported to the local prosecutor's office a series of suspicious cryptocurrency transactions made by an MP from the opposition party. Democratic Party of Korea representative Kim Nam-kuk allegedly withdre ...

Binance Leads the Pack as the Largest Crypto Exchange by Trading Volume

November collapse of FTX Group led to changes in the share and degree of influence of cryptocurrency exchanges in the digital assets market. Coingecko experts ranked the largest crypto-exchanges by their share in trading volumes. C ...

Mysten Labs Launches Sui Blockchain Network for Decentralized Applications

Mysten Labs has announced the launch of the main tier 1 network of the Sui. Soon Sui will be added to major cryptocurrency exchanges, including Binance, OKX and Kucoin. Sui is a scalable blockchain designed to host decentralized ap ...

Ukrainian Police and FBI Dismantle Network of Illegal Cryptocurrency Exchangers

It included nine unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges Their sites were blocked and domains confiscated Law enforcement officials are investigating to determine the names of those involved Yesterday, May 2, the National Police of Ukraine published an of ...

Hong Kong Regulator Prepares to License Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said it is preparing rules for licensing cryptocurrency exchanges and will present them next month.</div Bloomberg cited SFC CEO Julia Leung as saying that the new guidelines and regulations will support cryptocurrenc ...

Texas House Passes Bill Requiring Crypto Exchanges to Maintain Customer Reserves

On April 20th, the Texas House of Representatives passed a bill that mandates crypto exchanges to maintain reserves that are enough to fulfill their obligations to clients. This bill would amend the Texas Financial Code, specifically Section 160. Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) operati ...

Trustwave Spiderlabs Reports Rilide Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Exchange Users

Trustwave Spiderlabs, a team of security experts, recently discovered a new strain of malware called Rilide that specifically targets users of cryptocurrency exchanges. The Rilide malware is designed to look like a Google Drive extension and utilizes built-in Chrome features to monitor user activ ...

dYdX Limits Access for Canadian Users Due to Local Regulatory Requirements

dYdX, a well-known decentralized exchange, has recently announced that it will be imposing limitations on its platform for Canadian users. The announcement stated that users from Canada will have a week to exit the market as the exchange will be discontinuing various staking programs and liquidit ...

Japanese Regulator Warns Cryptocurrency Exchanges About Legal Compliance

The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) recently issued a warning to four foreign cryptocurrency exchanges - Bybit, BitForex, MEXC Global, and Bitget - stating that they need to ensure legal compliance in the country. The FSA noted that these exchanges may be violating Japanese laws, although t ...

SEC Warns Investors about Risks of Crypto Assets and Proof-of-Reserves

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to investors regarding the potential risks associated with investing in crypto assets. The agency has specifically cautioned against relying solely on proof of reserves (PoRs) published by cryptocurrency exchanges, stating that ...