Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.
SEC Settles Insider Trading Case With Ex-Coinbase Manager
SEC Settles Insider Trading Case With Ex-Coinbase Manager
May 30, 2023  |  Legal

Securities regulators have settled with a former Coinbase manager accused of insider trading. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced in a Tuesday (May 30) press release that...

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Global Watchdog Eyes Crypto’s Future as Hong Kong Releases Rulebook
Global Watchdog Eyes Crypto’s Future as Hong Kong Releases Rulebook
May 23, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency, which once aimed to democratize finance, finds itself operating across an increasingly fragmented landscape. The sector’s former goals of global connectivity are now being...

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UK Treasury Committee Proposes Regulating Consumer Crypto Trading as Gambling
UK Treasury Committee Proposes Regulating Consumer Crypto Trading as Gambling
May 19, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Consumer trading in cryptocurrency should be regulated not as a financial service but as gambling. So said the Treasury Committee composed of Members of Parliament (MPs) from...

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Report: Auction for Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius Network Lasts Weeks
Report: Auction for Bankrupt Crypto Firm Celsius Network Lasts Weeks
May 18, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

An auction for bankrupt cryptocurrency firm Celsius Network has reportedly drawn two active bidders. Competing groups backed by Apollo Global Management and senior executives at Fortress Investment Group have been submitting bids for...

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FTX Subsidiaries Sue to Claw Back $6.9 Million From Embed
FTX Subsidiaries Sue to Claw Back $6.9 Million From Embed
May 18, 2023  |  Legal

Two of FTX’s businesses are suing to recover $6.9 million from Embed Financial. Alameda Research (FTX’s former sister trading firm) and FTX US (aka West Realm Shires), alleged in a court...

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EU Countries OK World’s First Comprehensive Crypto Rules
EU Countries OK World’s First Comprehensive Crypto Rules
May 16, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

European Union members have given final approval to the world’s first comprehensive cryptocurrency regulations. EU finance ministers met in Brussels Tuesday (May 16) to approve the regulations,...

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Zebedee Games Platform Now Enables Bitcoin Transactions
Zebedee Games Platform Now Enables Bitcoin Transactions
May 15, 2023  |  API

Payments processor Zebedee says it has opened its API to all developers and digital platforms. “It’s a huge next step in moving money globally, through apps, games,...

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Ripple Makes Case for Crypto B2B Payments
Ripple Makes Case for Crypto B2B Payments
May 11, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency’s shiny object appeal has been dulled by ongoing industry turmoil and regulatory scrutiny. But digital assets have always served as a lightning rod for...

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NY State Attorney General Proposes Legislation to Regulate Crypto Industry
NY State Attorney General Proposes Legislation to Regulate Crypto Industry
May 05, 2023  |  Regulation

New York State Attorney General Letitia James has proposed legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency industry. The Crypto Regulation, Protection, Transparency and Oversight (CRPTO) Act would...

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