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The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has sentenced a 25-year-old Rhode Island cryptocurrency trader, popularly known as Coin Signals, to 42 months in prison for defrauding over 170 people of more than $5 million. Coin Signals Trader Convicted According to an official press release, the convict, Jeremy Spence, had solicited funds from investors via several crypto investment pools, which he ran from November 2017 to April 2019. He created and managed several crypto...

Switzerland is a country that’s doing all it can to aid bitcoin’s reputation. The nation is home to the town of Zug, which hosts what’s known as “Crypto Valley,” a region that takes part of its name from Silicon Valley in northern California. Switzerland Is Doing All It Can for Crypto While the latter is known for housing some of the world’s largest tech companies – such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft – the former hosts several crypto and blockchain firms that are...

The Chilean central bank withdrew its plans to release a CBDC by the end of 2022, saying it will conduct thorough research and additional analysis on the product before moving to its launch. Digital Peso Should Wait Banco Central de Chile published a report focused on the country’s current monetary network and examined the risks and benefits of issuing a digital version of its national currency. By the looks of it, the central bank is optimistic about such a financial...

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) application PancakeSwap has released a governance proposal that details several goals of its native token, CAKE. It garnered a 98.8% majority across 11 million votes in a voting window of a 24-hour period, while opposition accounted for a mere 131K participants. The second iteration of PancakeSwap’s tokenomics roadmap imposes a maximum supply cap of 750 million for the CAKE token. The proposal, which received overwhelming support from the...

Five US states announced plans to take immediate action against a Russian organization allegedly selling fraudulent NFTs to US investors for funding a metaverse casino called Flamingo Casino Club. The authorities required the entity to stop selling such digital assets, accusing it of committing fraud and selling unregistered securities. Fraudulent Claims Securities Regulators from Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Texas said that Flamingo Casino Club had solicited...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Airdrop as participation reward for LAY Token Sale It was announced that ARSW, MUUU, KGL, and GALAX will be distributed to purchasers of LAY in Starlay’s 2nd Token Sale, which will take place between May 13 at 11:00 AM and May 15 at 11:00 (UTC). The amount of each airdrop and the scheduled listing date are as follows. The estimated total value of the tokens to be distributed exceeds approximately $5 Million, and these are tokens from...

After yesterday’s brief price surge to $31,000, bitcoin stalled and retraced back to below $30,000. Most altcoins are also slightly in the red today, except for TRON and Polkadot, both of which are up by around 4%. Bitcoin Failed at $31K No other word can explain what transpired last week better than “massacre.” Bitcoin stood close to $40,000 on May 5 before the bears took complete control over the market and pushed it south hard. At first, BTC lost $4,000 in a day before the...

The Brazilian investment management company – XP Inc. – reportedly joined forces with Nasdaq to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform. Called XTAGE, it should go live by the end of June. Initially, it will enable investors to buy and sell bitcoin and ether. XP Thinks About the Next Five, Ten Years The latest organization to open up to the crypto industry is the largest broker in the country – XP Inc. According to reports, the company partnered with Nasdaq to launch a...

United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s leading flag carrier, Emirates Airline, is all set to dive into the digital asset space by leveraging cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and the metaverse. The entry is part of its strategy “to connect with customers in a faster and more flexible way,” said the report. Embracing Bitcoin, NFT, and Metaverse Emirates will start its foray into the cryptocurrency industry by soon introducing Bitcoin as a payment method. The company will also add NFT collectibles...

Japanese financial services giant Nomura has launched bitcoin derivatives for its institutional clients. The first trades were executed by Cumberland DRW on behalf of Nomura on the CME. Over-the-Counter BTC Futures and Options Nomura’s over-the-counter bitcoin futures and options will be available to institutional clients. They will be non-deliverable and have to be settled in cash, media reports said. Talking about the partnership with Cumberland DRW, Nomura’s head of...