Crypto Exchange BitMEX Pleads Guilty to Violating the Bank Secrecy Act from 2015 to 2020
Quicktake: BitMEX has admitted to breaching the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) from 2015 to 2020. Four BitMEX executives previously pleaded...
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Leah Wald Steps Up as CEO of Cypherpunk Holdings: A New Era for Crypto Investments
Quicktake: Leah Wald, former CEO of Valkyrie Investments, appointed CEO and president of Cypherpunk Holdings. Wald was pivotal in launching...
Crypto Theft Soars to $1.38 Billion in First Half of 2024
Quicktake: $1.38 billion worth of crypto stolen from January to June 2024. Significant increase compared to $657 million in the...
VanEck and 21Shares Confirm Plans for Solana ETFs in Cboe Filing
Quicktake: VanEck and 21Shares plan to launch Solana-based ETFs. Cboe files 19b-4 submissions with the SEC for ETF approval. SEC...
Multichain Ordered to Pay Fantom $2.2 Million Following Exploit
Quicktake: Multichain Ordered to Pay Fantom $2.2 Million After Mysterious Exploit In a significant legal development, the Singapore High Court...
Crypto Market Faces Turbulence: CD20 Down 7%, Bitcoin Drops 5% as Asia Trading Week Starts
Quicktake: CoinDesk 20 index (CD20) declines by 7% Bitcoin falls 5% amid market uncertainty Broader market contracts with $175 million...
Bitcoin Faces Renewed Pressure Amid Mt. Gox Payout Concerns
Quicktake: Mt. Gox exchange begins repayment to creditors Fears of massive Bitcoin sell-off arise Bitcoin drops by 5.2%, stabilizes at...
$1 Million Bug Bounty Program for ‘Firedancer’ Solana Client Kicks Off July 10
Quicktake: Bug Bounty Launch: Firedancer, an independent Solana validator client, begins its first bug bounty program on July 10. Reward...
Celo Unveils Dango Layer 2 Testnet, Paving the Way to Ethereum Integration
Quicktake: Dango Layer 2 Testnet Launched: Celo introduces its Layer 2 testnet using Optimism's OP Stack. Transition Plan: Celo aims...
Crypto Losses to Hacks and Exploits Surge to $1.4 Billion in First Half of 2024
QuickTake: Crypto hacks and exploits double in first half of 2024, totaling $1.4 billion. Major attacks and rising crypto prices...