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Senator Ted Cruz, a staunch champion for crypto reaffirmed his support for bitcoin while speaking at the Turning Point Americafest Conference. In his words, “We are going to unleash crypto. I am proud to stand with bitcoin. I am the only member of the U.S. Senate who is a bitcoin miner. I’ve got three miners … Read more
The governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has indicated that the bank may issue guidelines for the use of cryptocurrency in the country, suggesting a potential shift in the country’s stance on digital currencies. While cryptocurrency is currently illegal in Ethiopia, the NBE is closely monitoring global developments in central banking and may … Read more
Richard Shueler, also known as Richard Heart, the founder of Hex, Pulsechain, and Pulsex, has been included in Europol’s most wanted criminals list. Shueler’s profile is listed as wanted in Finland for fraud crimes. According to the institution, Shueler “failed to file business tax returns for the tax multiple years and also failed to complete … Read more
A South Lake Tahoe man, Daniel Chartraw, 51, faces a 12-count federal indictment for wire fraud linked to a cryptocurrency trading scheme, per U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert. Arrested recently, Chartraw allegedly misled investors through his companies, Crypto-Pal LLC and TDA Global, by falsely promoting a proprietary algorithm for high returns. Instead of investing funds, … Read more
Two Southern California men, Gabriel Hay and Gavin Mayo, face charges for allegedly defrauding investors of over $22 million in cryptocurrency through fraudulent NFT and digital asset schemes. The indictment reveals they conducted a series of “rugpulls,” soliciting funds for NFT projects that were abandoned after collecting investments. The alleged scams involved projects like Vault … Read more
The most recent global crypto survey organized by Binance has offered insight into the current state of the market. The survey, which polled nearly 28,000 users, shows that 23.89% believe that artificial intelligence (AI) tokens will gain traction and lead the market this upcoming year. Nearly 20% of the responders expect governments to enact more … Read more
Craig Wright, an Aussie native who’s been loudly claiming he’s the mastermind behind Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, was handed a 12-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, by a U.K. court for contempt. This decision came down after Wright reportedly ignored a court order that barred him from pushing more legal claims tied to his Bitcoin … Read more
MARA Holdings has purchased 15,574 bitcoin worth $1.53 billion at approximately $98,529 per bitcoin using the proceeds from its zero-coupon convertible notes offerings. In November and December, the zero-coupon convertible notes generated $1.925 billion for MARA along with the repurchase of approximately $263 million in principal amount of its current convertible notes due in 2026. … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an interim order restraining the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) from demanding $38.55 million (NGN60 billion) from Facebook Nigeria Operations Limited for an alleged violation. Justice Yellim Bogoro made the order on Dec. 12, 2024, following a motion ex parte filed by Facebook. Facebook sought two … Read more
A recent resolution issued by the Security Ministry of Argentina has added crypto crimes to the set of activities that will be tracked and surveilled by police forces. Resolution 1330/2024 states that the federal security forces will develop countermeasures to fight crimes of “unauthorized financial intermediation through the use of cryptoassets,” to prevent them from … Read more
