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BitMEX Hit With $100M Fine Over Bank Secrecy Act Violations

Global crypto exchange BitMEX was slapped with a $100 million fine on Wednesday. A Manhattan federal judge confirmed that the exchange violated the Bank Secrecy Act by “willfully failing” to establish US anti-money laundering (AML) rules. Per the official statement…

Bitcoin Miners, Economic Irrationality Can Be Fatal

Some miners at OCEAN have started making use of the Coin Age Priority algorithm during block template construction using DATUM. Originally, Bitcoin Core originally selected transactions to include in blocks based on what they had seen first in their mempool.…

BTC ETFs Expected to Do Even Better in 2025

To say that the spot bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) exceeded expectations in their first year on the market is an understatement at best. Instead, it might be more accurate to say that they’ve shocked the industry to its core.…

DPRK Hackers Stole $659M in Crypto Last Year: US Govt.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)-backed hackers have stolen at least $659 million in 2024 through various crypto heists. The USA, Japan and South Korea released a joint statement Tuesday, detailing North Korea-linked crypto thefts and their targeted entities.…