Crypto and Forex Fraudster To Pay $31M In CFTC Enforcement Action

coingape.com Abner Alejandro Tinoco and his company Kikit & Mess Investments, LLC. will have to pay a total of $31 million as a penalty in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)…

BitFlyer Closes FTX Japan Deal, Crypto ETF Services On The Horizon

coingape.com BitFlyer Holdings, Inc. has finalized its acquisition of FTX Japan. This strategic takeover not only expands BitFlyer’s market presence but also sets the stage for…

FOMO HOUR 156

decrypt.co BTC ETF Flows: +$147m. ETH outperforms with ETF optimism. Germany government moves 2375 BTC again. Tether mints another $250m USDT on SOL. Trump to speak at Bitcoin…

BitMEX Pleads Guilty to Bank Secrecy Act Violation in AML Case

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Kamala Harris’ Stance On Cryptocurrency: What We Know

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Polymarket Taps MoonPay for Crypto Payments Amid Election Rush

coingape.com Polymarket, a cryptocurrency betting platform, has chosen software from Miami-based MoonPay to allow users to create transactions via bank transfers and credit cards. This…

Rollercoaster US Election Floods Crypto-Betting Site With Wagers

finance.yahoo.com The turbulent US presidential election has flooded crypto betting site Polymarket with so many wagers that it’s upgrading the platform to handle soaring volumes of incoming…

How does Polymarket’s $364 million US election crypto prediction market work?

cryptoslate.com Polymarket is a decentralized prediction market platform that operates using Polygon. Recently, it gained significant attention by enabling users to bet on the outcomes of…

Spot Ethereum ETFs Launch: Here’s Why ETH Has Turned The Regulatory Corner

bitcoinist.com Ethereum prices recoiled yesterday but are stable when writing. Today, July 23, nine spot Ethereum ETFs began trading on various regulated bourses, mainly the Cboe, Nasdaq,…

Democrats Poised To Win Back Crypto Voters Amid Biden’s Departure

bitcoinist.com Popular crypto advocate and Chief Legal Officer (CLO) of Variant Fund has highlighted a significant opportunity for the Democratic Party in the United States following…

XRP U-Turn: Ex-Critic Reveals 4 Reasons To Buy And Price Target

newsbtc.com Crypto analyst CryptoCondom (@crypto_condom), who had previously been a vocal critic of XRP, has done a U-turn and is now endorsing the crypto asset as a potential…

Polymarket hits new all-time high in July trading volumes: Dune

blockworks.co As attention around the US election reaches a fever pitch, Polymarket is on track to be the ultimate victor regardless of who wins the presidency. Just last week, Polymarket…

President Biden Steps Aside, Giving Democrats ‘Huge Opportunity’ To Flip Crypto Blue, Says Lawyer Jake Chervinsky

dailyhodl.com With President Biden bowing out of the US 2024 election, the Democrats now have an opportunity to pivot to a more crypto-friendly stance to gain votes, according to lawyer…

Let’s talk about Tether’s investments

protos.com As Tether has grown exponentially over the years, it has also altered the composition of what provides backing for every one of its tokens. In some quarters, this has been…

What is Polymarket? Decentralized Prediction Markets Explained

decrypt.co Decentralized prediction markets such as Polymarket have rapidly gained traction in recent years. In the run-up to the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, they exploded into…

How Biden’s exit opens path for a crypto-friendly Democratic platform

cryptoslate.com US President Joe Biden resigned from the upcoming November 2024 Presidential Election on July 21 and immediately endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’s candidature. Biden…

Crypto Traders Turn Bullish as Joe Biden Exits US Presidential Race

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Crypto Traders Turn Bullish as Joe Biden Exits US Presidential Race On Sunday, July 21, President Joe Biden decided to withdraw from the upcoming presidential…

How Basel Committee’s latest ruling will affect Tether, USDC, other stablecoins

ambcrypto.com Many in the crypto community have criticized the amendments for favoring banks In recent months, regulatory authorities have expressed their position regarding various…

Alex Pereira Boosts BlockDAG Against Uniswap and Shiba Inu Trends

ambcrypto.com Shiba Inu investors are drawing attention with substantial moves, shifting their stakes to budding cryptocurrencies to diversify their portfolios. Concurrently, Uniswap’s…

Solana's Trump Token Turmoil on Bankless

bankless.com After a week of Crypto Twitter playing , the DJT edition, Trump's camp appears to be denying any involvement with DJT, the Trump-themed memecoin on Solana. Confirmed DJT…

Hester Peirce for SEC Chair? This U.S legislator had this to say…

ambcrypto.com Hill has long criticized Gensler’s handling of crypto issues • He urged the Senate to advance FIT21, with CFTC oversight for spot crypto exchanges In 2024, the…

Why a CFTC investigator attended Texas’ biggest crypto gathering: ‘This conference is so odd’

dlnews.com In late May, during Consensus, one of the main stops on the crypto conference circuit, Larry Florio was worried. The general counsel for crypto venture-capital firm 1kx…

Donald Trump Promises to Keep Sen. Warren and Her ‘Goons’ Away from Crypto

thecryptobasic.com GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump declares he would keep Senator Warren and her “goons” away from the crypto sector and the holdings of American investors. In the past…

Congressman French Hill on Crypto and His Top Pick for the Next SEC Chair- Ep. 677

unchainedcrypto.com In this episode of Unchained, Congressman French Hill provides an insider's perspective on the present and future of crypto regulation. Hill delves into the ongoing…

Is it Legal to Buy Bitcoin in the USA?

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Coinbase Derivatives to launch new CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives contracts with the addition of Avalanche, Chainlink, Polkadot, Stellar, and Shiba Inu…

news.google.com Coinbase Derivatives to launch new CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives contracts with the addition of Avalanche, Chainlink, Polkadot, Stellar, and Shiba Inu futures Coinbase

FTX and CFTC reach a $12.7B settlement: What happens now?

ambcrypto.com FTX filled for bankruptcy in 2022, and regulators filled civil lawsuits against the firm. After two years of legal battle and investor frustration, FTX has settled with…

Analysts Say Solana Spot ETFs Are Still a Long Shot

thedefiant.io Uncertainty on whether SOL is a security and the lack of a futures market limit the chances of a Solana ETF approval any time soon. As Ethereum spot Exchange Traded Funds…

Patrick Daugherty Sees Positive Shift in Crypto Regulation Post-Elections

cryptonews.com Under the leadership of Chair Gary Gensler, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been taking a firm stance against the cryptocurrency industry, focusing heavily…

Bitwise CIO lists three reasons why Ethereum will hit record after ETF launch

dlnews.com With spot Ether exchange-traded products set to hit markets next Tuesday, one expert says Ethereum will hit a new all-time high soon after. Matt Hougan, Bitwise’s chief…

FTX and CFTC Settle 19-Month Lawsuit for $12.7 Billion, Pending Court Approval

financemagnates.com FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, and the United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have agreed to a $12.7 billion settlement. This agreement…

Crypto Exchange FTX Agrees to Settle with CFTC for Nearly $13B

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Crypto Exchange FTX Agrees to Settle with CFTC for Nearly $13B Beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange FTX has finally reached an agreement with the US Commodity…

FTX and CFTC Agree to $12.7 Billion Settlement Pending Court Approval

thedefiant.io FTX and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have agreed to a $12.7B settlement. FTX and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have agreed to a $12.7…

FTX and US CFTC Reach $12.7 Billion Settlement: Details

cryptopotato.com Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have reached a $12.7 billion settlement, pending approval from a Delaware…

FTX Agrees to $12.7 Billion Settlement With CFTC Over Collapse

decrypt.co Collapsed crypto company FTX has reached a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)—meaning the disgraced brand is now expected to pay $12.7 billion…

FTX proposes $12.7 billion settlement deal with CFTC

cryptoslate.com FTX has agreed to pay the CFTC $4 billion in disgorgement and $8.7 billion in restitution, minus amounts credited from other bankruptcy payments, according to a July 12…

Tether Recruits Chainalysis Expert Amidst Ongoing Legal Battle

beincrypto.com Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has appointed Phillip Gradwell as the new Head of Economics. Gradwell joins the company amid a lawsuit alleging market…

FTX and CFTC agree to $12.7 billion settlement following months of negotiations

theblock.co Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and the U.S. CFTC have agreed to a $4 billion settlement, pending approval from a Delaware judge.

SEC’s Hester Pierce Breaks Silence On Replacing Gary Gensler

coingape.com SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce breaks her silence on the possibility of replacing Gary Gensler as the agency’s chair. This development comes amid growing tensions between…

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce tells crypto: ‘I’m not your mom’

dlnews.com Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce is happy to promote crypto innovation. Just don’t call her crypto mom. Peirce has earned the affection of the crypto…

Donald Trump’s VP pick JD Vance has mega stake in Bitcoin

finbold.com After former United States President and current candidate for the repeat presidential position, Donald Trump, announced Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate, the…

FOMO HOUR 149

decrypt.co BTC bounces back above $61k after nosedive. SOL leads majors, BTC dominance falls. BTC RSI hit 18, largest net selling day in over a year. $174m ETF outflow led by GBTC.…

Whale Invests Big in Mpeppe (MPEPE) for Diversified Gains

ambcrypto.com The cryptocurrency market is constantly evolving, with investors always on the lookout for the next big opportunity. Recently, significant moves have been observed as a…

Investors Turn to MPEPE as Next Moonshot Investment, SHIB Holders Tap In

coinpedia.org Investors Turn to MPEPE as Next Moonshot Investment, SHIB Holders Tap In appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The cryptocurrency landscape is always evolving, with new…

Donald Trump Picks Crypto-Friendly Sen J.D Vance as VP Candidate

coingape.com Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has picked Ohio Senator, J.D Vance as the Vice Presidential nominee ahead of the polls. In recent weeks, speculation followed…

Jump Crypto's Kanav Kariya Steps Down on Bankless

bankless.com Jump Crypto president Kanav Kariya announced he is stepping down from Jump, an announcement that comes just days after the CFTC's investigation into Jump Trading's crypto…

What is Polymarket?

watcher.guru Your guide: What is Polymarket? Are you a huge crypto enthusiast looking to expand your crypto world? Or maybe, you’re new but have heard of something called Polymarket. If…

Ex-FTX Exposes Silvergate Bank’s Knowledge Of Suspicious Transactions

coingape.com The cryptocurrency industry continues to grapple with the fallout from the FTX collapse, as new allegations surface regarding the role of traditional financial institutions…

Expert Predicts XRP Price Surge Despite Higher Circulating Supply Than Ethereum

thecryptobasic.com XRP price poised to surge despite larger circulating supply, targeting the banking sector with high accumulation capacity and recent regulatory clarity Veteran trader Jay…

FTX And CFTC Settle Over $4B Claims

cryptomode.com FTX has settled with the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), subordinating the $4 billion claim to creditor claims plus interest. According to…

FTX Reaches Settlement with CFTC: Are Crypto Holders Finally Getting Their Money Back?

coinpedia.org The post FTX Reaches Settlement with CFTC: Are Crypto Holders Finally Getting Their Money Back? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News FTX, the notorious cryptocurrency…

FTX’s $4 Billion Settlement With CFTC Prioritizes Creditor Repayments

beincrypto.com Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has tentatively agreed to settle with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This marks another chapter in the firm’s ongoing…

US SEC Closed Door Meeting: Implications For Ripple, Binance, Crypto Market

coingape.com The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct a closed-door meeting next week to discuss key topics. These are institution and settlement of injunctive actions…

Solana Co-founder Highlights US Govt’s Crypto ‘Mess’

coingape.com Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has stirred up fresh debate with his latest critique of the U.S. government’s handling of cryptocurrency regulation. Amid a recent rally…

FTX Reaches Settlement With CFTC, $4B Claim Subordinated

coingape.com FTX, the collapsed digital asset exchange, has reached a settlement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This agreement, which awaits court approval, marks…

This Week in Coins: Crypto Comeback as SEC Retreats and Germany Runs Out of Bitcoin

decrypt.co After weeks of “chopsolidation,” digital assets mounted a slow but steady comeback as bearish government actors lost their grip on the wider market. Though it mostly traded…

Senator Lummis says Bitcoin could save the US dollar

cryptopolitan.com US Senator Cynthia Lummis recently spoke in an interview about how Bitcoin could help the US dollar and stop it from crashing. She believes that having Bitcoin in the…