Category: Cryptocurrency

November 07, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

LHV founder Rain Lõhmus’ gains and loses $474m from Ethereum wallet

The account, which was originally filled with ETH, purchased during Ethereum’s Initial Coin Offering in 2014, first registered at $75,000. Now sitting at $474m, Lõhmus’ lost wallet represents an investment that has grown approximately 6,300 times. However, without a key, Lõhmus unfortunately cannot retrieve this astronomical wealth. In today’s session, Ethereum sits at $1,906.80, ETH/USD.…

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November 06, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Crypto community relieved as the bell tolls for Sam Bankman-Fried

The once self-proclaimed crypto king saw his greed-fuelled empire crumble in November 2022. Once valued at $32bn, FTX was a leading cryptocurrency exchange. A 12-member jury found Bankman-Fried guilty on all charges. These included siphoning funds to the cryptocurrency-based hedge fund, Alameda Research, using customer funds for personal gains, and funding political campaigns in an…

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November 02, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

New steps for PayPal crypto activities approved by the FCA

The platform was permitted entry to the registry on Tuesday and was approved by noon on Wednesday to engage in certain cryptoasset activities as stated by the FCA. Recently, the FCA declared that companies offering crypto services in the UK must be approved for registration and comply with the FCA's anti-money laundering rules, or charges…

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November 01, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Oyster Protocol founder jailed for 4 years for $5m tax evasion

US District Attorney Damian William noted: Amir Elmaani violated the duty he owed to pay taxes on millions of dollars of cryptocurrency profits, and he also violated the trust of investors in the cryptocurrency he founded. In October 2017, Elmaani promoted a cryptocurrency called Pearl, with marketing campaigns geared toward investors looking to purchase data on…

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October 31, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

UK Government looking to tighten control over cryptocurrency

In the follow-up to this initial paper, the Government indicated it plans to regulate several cryptocurrency dealings according to the same rules used for banks and financial services companies. UK Financial Services Minister, Andrew Griffith, said: I am very pleased to present these final proposals for cryptoasset regulation in the UK on behalf of the…

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October 13, 2023 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Coinbase’s (COIN) spot trading volume down 52% in Q3

Coinbase’s volume has been on a steady decline since Q4 2021, a boom year for the industry. It closed that year with more than $400bn in volume. The broader cryptocurrency market has contracted during the last 18 months, making it more difficult for exchanges to drive growth. However, Coinbase did gain market share in Q3 as…

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