Bankman-Fried jailed ahead of his October trial
October 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX offers $6 million compensation to phishing attack victims

FTX’s Founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried commented on Twitter: We’ve mostly stamped out sites that try to phish users by masquerading as FTX. But we can’t fix fake sites impersonating *other* services. A few users accidentally registered at fake other sites, including 3 Commas. The reimbursement for the phishing scam is a one-time step taken…

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Credit Suisse
October 24, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Credit Suisse to pay $234 million settlement in France

According to the prosecution, the alleged scheme took place between 2005 and 2012 and spread through several countries and reportedly and cost the French state over €100 million of "fiscal damage". Credit Suisse said in a press statement: The settlement provides for a public interest fine comprising a profit disgorgement of EUR 65.6 million and…

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FCA fine
October 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FCA fines Barclays £50 million for disclosure failures

Furthermore, the FCA pointed out that Certain Qatari entities were important investors in both of Barclays’s capital raisings at the time. The company entered into two advisory agreements with these entities, involving payments to one of the Qatari entities in the amount of £322 million over three and five years respectively. Barclays had disclosed that…

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October 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Binance secures crypto license in Cyprus

Under the new CASP license, Binance can offer crypto services such as pot, custodian, staking, and card services. The CySEC authorisation follows similar registrations in Europe for Binance including in France, Italy and Spain. The crypto exchange also expanded its presence in the Middle East with registrations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Kazakhstan. Changpeng Zhao…

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October 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

OANDA announces crypto trading service in US

OANDA explained that opening a Paxos account, funding and trading s all managed within the app so investors can access major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and PAX Gold against the US dollar from the platform. Gavin Bambury, Chief Executive Officer of OANDA, said: As the number of Americans seeking exposure to cryptocurrencies grows, it's…

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N26 Crypto
October 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

N26 introduces crypto trading product

Gilles BianRosa, the Chief Product Officer at N26, commented: The N26 banking experience has always been built around the customers’ needs, with features that make money management easy. With N26 Crypto, we have created a simple, intuitive product that integrates seamlessly into N26’s fully-regulated banking experience where one’s bank balance, savings, and investment portfolio sit…

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