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Do Kwon, founder of Terraform Labs, which operated Terra stablecoin and Luna cryptocurrency, has pleaded not guilty to traveling to Montenegro on a forged passport. In the Basic Court of Montenegro’s capital Podgorica, Kwon and Terraform’s chief financial officer Han Chang-Joon denied document forgery charges. Shortly after, another local report informed that the Court approved the bail worth €400,000 that was proposed by Kwon. As such, he is set to be released ahead of the...

The biggest beneficiary of this move in the long term will be Tesla shareholders, considering the firm is the only publicly listed entity tied to Elon Musk The shares of American multinational technology company Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) are seeing an impressive uptick as investors appear elated that the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk is setting his priorities right. As reported earlier by Coinspeaker, the iconic entrepreneur and founder said he is stepping down from his...

The executives at Binance.US believe that reducing Zhao’s stake could help in actually improving the standing in the eyes of the US regulators.  As per the recent development, crypto exchange Binance.US along with its founder Changpeng Zhao is looking at ways to reduce his stake in the company amid a strong crackdown by the United States federal regulatory authorities. Currently, CZ is the majority stakeholder currently in Binance.US, as reported by The Information citing sources familiar...

The TABOO token was designed to serve as a major utility token to help every user of the platform to get the most utility from using the services. TABOO, an adult entertainment platform, has raised a sum of $10 million in funding as it seeks expansion of its service offering using the power of blockchain technology. According to a press release shared with Coinspeaker, TABOO is now valued at $250 million following the funding round. According to the announcement, the funding round for...

[PRESS RELEASE – Geneva, Switzerland, May 12th, 2023] Messari, a leader in crypto market research and intelligence, recently released reports on both the USDD stablecoin as well as the TRON blockchain ecosystem. “The TRON DAO team appreciates Messari’s work overall, and like normal, its objective research in these latest TRON-related reports offers data-driven, insightful remarks,” a TRON spokesperson commented. State of USDD Q1 2023 USDD is an overcollateralized stablecoin...

Elon Musk announced that he has found a new leader for Twitter and will shift into a new role as chief technologist. While Musk is yet to name his successor, reports suggest that NBC Universal executive Linda Yaccarino could potentially replace him as the new leader of the microblogging platform. In a tweet on May 11th, Musk said the company’s new CEO will start in about six weeks. “Excited to announce that I’ve a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks! My...

A judge has approved repayment for BlockFi custodial wallet holders but said interest-bearing funds still belong to the bankrupt company.  BlockFi custodial wallet users could receive a massive $300 million repayment from the bankrupt digital asset lender. On Thursday, a New Jersey judge ruled that the assets locked in BlockFi’s custodial accounts belong to clients rather than the company’s estate. However, the judge further ruled that another $375 million that users sought to transfer...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline below the $120 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $120 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a short-term rising channel forming with support at $112.80 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase)....

The authorities of New York state proposed certain amendments to the law that could allow residents to settle bail bonds in stablecoins instead of fiat currency. The bill could become official six months after the relevant regulators greenlight it. Domestic lawmakers have previously introduced legislation that aims to make certain cryptocurrencies an official means of payment for civil penalties, fines, taxes, and other fees. Another Crypto Step for New York State New York...

California lender PacWest Bancorp (PACW) fell over 20% on Thursday after the company revealed it had lost a significant portion of its deposits.  This follows a string of US regional bank failures this year that were preceded by similar red flags.  Depositors Flee From PacWest Per its quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, PacWest said its deposits declined by 9.5% last week – mostly occurring on May 4 and 5. This, according to the bank, was in...