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Twenty-seven current and former employees of the blockchain arm of the gaming titan WeMade have launched a legal case against the firm over “unpaid” altcoin bonuses. Per Hyundae Kyungjae Shinmun, the group says the company promised to pay them crypto performance-based…
The XRP price has fallen back to $2.33 as crypto’s risk-off period of consolidation is extended by renewed doubts over the speed and extent of future Fed interest rate reductions. Nevertheless, XRP is set to be one of the main winners…
Rostin Behnam, the chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has revealed that he will step down on January 20, referencing incomplete regulatory frameworks for cryptocurrencies in the United States and warning that large segments of the market remained…
A crypto trader reportedly lost $60,000 in just two hours on Tuesday, after succumbing to FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) while trading a newly launched AI token, Miniperplx AI (MPLX). Details of the $60K Loss in the AI Token MPLX The…
An exclusive report by the Financial Times on January 7 revealed that US Bitcoin miners, including Mara Holdings, Riot Platforms, and CleanSpark, have raised over $3.7 billion through zero or near-zero coupon convertible notes. The funds intend to bolster their Bitcoin…
U.S. prosecutors have estimated that Do Kwon, co-founder of Terraform Labs, could have defrauded over 1M victims globally following the catastrophic collapse of the Terra ecosystem. This assertion emerged during a court session in New York City on January 6, 2025,…
Thai police have launched a search for two Russian nationals accused of assaulting and robbing a fellow countryman over a lingering crypto-related dispute, an investigation that began immediately following the victim’s report on January 5. According to a local report, authorities…
A Canadian volunteer moderator of a cryptocurrency forum has reportedly gone into hiding with his family after an alleged attempt to kidnap him and steal his Bitcoin. The unnamed victim recounted the harrowing ordeal in an interview with Canadian French-language outlet…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday. He will step down from the role he’s held since 2015 due to “internal battles” obstructing his governance. “I intend to resign as party leader and as prime minister after the…
Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve’s Vice Chair for Supervision, resigned on Monday, sparking a positive reaction from crypto advocates who see this as a chance for more crypto-friendly policies. Barr announced he will step down from his leadership role on Feb.…
Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, reached an agreement on January 6 to pay a $5 million civil penalty, resolving a lawsuit brought by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over alleged misleading statements. Gemini and CFTC…
The Kremlin’s crypto mining drive may be motivated by its desire to turn Russia into a global AI powerhouse, experts have suggested. Per the St. Petersburg-based news outlet Delovoi Peterburg, the tech and blockchain blogger Ani Aslanyan and others spoke in…