Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Jahre

Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, Lokale Medien berichteten. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures

Bitcoin Community Divided: Scaling Challenges Trigger Intense Debate as Mempool Overflows

Schild, the Bitcoin community has been abuzz with discussions about the network’s scaling challenges. As the blockchain’s transfer fees continue to surge, the backlog of transactions stuck in the mempool has hit an unprecedented high. Crypto enthusiasts have been sharing

Binance Increases USDC Holdings as BUSD’s Market Cap Slides Lower

Eight days ago, Paxos announced that the company would no longer mint the stablecoin BUSD. Seit damals, the coins market capitalization has been sliding lower as redemptions have become more prominent. inzwischen, a data researcher from Nansen has discovered that Binance,…

Die Republikaner im Repräsentantenhaus fordern Antworten von der SEC zur Verhaftung des FTX-Mitbegründers

Am Feb. 10, 2023, Die Republikaner Patrick McHenry aus North Carolina und Bill Huizenga aus Michigan, beide Mitglieder der USA. Repräsentantenhaus, hat einen Brief an die Börsenaufsichtsbehörde (Securities and Exchange Commission) geschickt (SEK) Vorsitzender Gary Gensler sucht nach Antworten zur Verhaftung von…

US Senator Focused on Crypto Money Laundering Crackdown — Urges Congress, Regulators to Take Action

UNS. Senator Elizabeth Warren has called on Congress to ensure regulators, such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEK), have the tools to regulate the crypto industry effectively and crack down on crypto money laundering activities. “The current legal structure essentially

New York Attorney General Sues Celsius Co-Founder Alex Mashinsky for Crypto Fraud

Es ist Jan. 5, 2023, the state of New York and attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, the co-founder and former CEO of Celsius. The lawsuit claims that Mashinsky and Celsius defraudedhundreds of thousands of investors, einschließlich…

Iran gibt beschlagnahmte Krypto-Mining-Ausrüstung an Miner zurück

A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed miners

New Naira Banknotes to Make Monetary Policy More Effective — Nigerian Central Bank Governor

The Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Godwin-Abend, has said the newly designed naira banknotes are set to enhance the effectiveness of the organization’s monetary policy and bolster the financial inclusion cause. Forcing Currency Hoarders to Return to the Banking System

Prüfbericht: State Securities Regulators Probe Crypto Lender Genesis

State securities regulators are reportedly investigating Genesis Global Capital in a broad range probe into the “interconnectedness of crypto firms,” Barron’s reported on Friday. The report notes that the Alabama Securities Commission is looking into whether or not cryptocurrency firms have

Kasachstan untersucht Krypto-Mining-Hotel, das angeblich als Schneeballsystem fungiert

Die Behörden in Kasachstan haben im Rahmen eines laufenden Vorgehens gegen illegale Aktivitäten im Zusammenhang mit Kryptowährungen eine Untersuchung eines Bergbauhotelunternehmens eingeleitet, das im Verdacht steht, eine Kryptopyramide zu sein. Die Platform, namens Bincloud, lockte Investoren durch beliebte Messaging-Apps an. Bincloud