Category: Crypto

Heather Morgan aka Razzlekhan received 18 months for laundering $4.5b from crypto exchange Bitfinex, following her husband’s five-year sentence.
The post ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ Sentenced to 18 Months for Aiding $4.5B Bitfinex Bitcoin Heist appeared first on Cryptonews. …

Options trading on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) is expected to begin today on Nasdaq, while Bitwise Bitcoin ETF options will go live on Wednesday.
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This week I attended Devcon SEA (November 9-17) as a non-developer — my goal was to learn more about the Ethereum community.
The post Devcon 7 Wrap-Up: ZK Rollups, Layer 2s, and Infrastructure Remain Key Focus appeared first on Cryptonews. …

A California federal judge has rejected Kraken’s attempt to appeal a decision allowing the SEC lawsuit against the crypto exchange to move forward.
The post Judge Dismisses Kraken’s Appeal, SEC Lawsuit to Proceed appeared first on Cryptonews. …

The $XTZ coin powering Tezos’s self-upgrading blockchain is positively surging right now. Tezos’s $XTZ blew up 33% in the last 24 hours and shot past the dollar to trade at $1.11 as of this writing. This rapid upward momentum comes as the collective crypto market cap dipped 1.4% overnight, although crypto still commands an eye-watering […]
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A key feature enabled by Bitfinity is that it makes it possible to write and deploy smart contracts (Ethereum-like capability) on Bitcoin.
The post Bitfinity Network Launches EVM-Compatible Bitcoin Layer 2, Backed by $12 Million in Funding appeared first on Cryptonews. …

As bull market sentiment sets in, a pivot in the meme coin space has fuelled the growth of a “new super cycle narrative” underpinned by AI, according to crypto exchange Gate.io.
The post Are AI Meme Coins The Next To Pump? ACT Up 13%, NIKO Up 150% In a Week, AI Meme Coin Supercycle? appeared first on Cryptonews. …

A group of United States Democratic lawmakers has called on the Treasury Department to explain why the sanctioned cryptocurrency mixing service Tornado Cash remains operational.
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Bakkt, a crypto trading and digital asset platform, is reportedly in advanced talks to be acquired by Trump Media and Technology Group, according to a Financial Times report.
The post Bakkt in Talks to Be Acquired by Trump Media: Report appeared first on Cryptonews. …

MicroStrategy (MSTR) shares surged 13% on Monday, reaching a record closing high after the company revealed it had acquired $4.6 billion worth of Bitcoin.
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