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The United States government is set to continue its fight for the extradition of Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon to the country after a Montenegrin court ordered the deportation of the crypto mogul to his home nation, South Korea. According to a Bloomberg report, prosecutors in the U.S. are hellbent on making Kwon face charges for his role in the $40 billion collapse of the TerraLuna ecosystem in May 2022. “The United States continues to seek Kwon’s extradition in...

The Spanish data protection regulator, AEPD, has instructed Worldcoin to halt the collection of personal data in the country through scans and to refrain from utilizing any data already obtained. This precautionary action was announced on Wednesday after receiving numerous complaints regarding Worldcoin since last summer. These include concerns about the adequacy of information provided by the project regarding data processing, the gathering of data from minors, and the lack...

Bankrupt firms BlockFi and FTX have announced an agreement “in principle” to settle their disputes. According to a March 6 court filing, FTX has committed to paying up to $874.5 million to BlockFi, marking a potential resolution to a long-standing legal battle between the two entities. $874 Million Settlement Under the agreement terms, subject to court approval, BlockFi stands to receive compensation that includes an allowed customer claim of $185.2 million against FTX.com....

Gary Gensler, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), still won’t give a straight answer on whether Ethereum (ETH) legally classifies as a security. During a Thursday interview with Bloomberg, the chairman was asked to clear the regulatory fog surrounding the second-largest cryptocurrency, given that Ethereum spot ETF applications are now piling up on his agency’s desk. Why Won’t Gensler Answer? Gensler’s response was, as usual, vague – and re-directed...

Amidst the market-wide rally, Bitcoin miners appear to be reaping substantial rewards. On March 6th, they earned a staggering $75.9 million in daily revenue marking the second-highest figure in the leading crypto asset’s history. This also represented a notable increase of 30.74% from the previous day and a remarkable surge of 293.1% compared to the same date one year ago. Record-Breaking Day for Bitcoin Miners As updated by Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, this...

Fetch.AI’s native token, FET, has witnessed a 360% since 2023, with a notable rise from $0.6 to an all-time high of $2.84, which was partly driven by the v0.17 update in early February. As a result, FET briefly entered the list of the top 50 crypto assets market cap before sliding two positions down. The latest rally was first fueled by the market-wide surge and was later propelled by Fetch.AI securing advanced GPUs following the $100 million infrastructure investment. As a...

The National Police Agency of South Korea is calling for help with extraditing Do Kwon shortly after a Montenegro court refused to send him to the United States. Per a report from local outlet Newsis, the agency sent a telegram to the Secretariat of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) on Thursday. “We hope for interest and support at the Secretariat level so that the subject can be extradited to Korea,” reads a translation of the request. “The Ministry...

According to Fortune, Binance.US is facing significant challenges, including forced layoffs and a decline in revenue, following legal actions initiated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In newly released court documents, Binance.US Chief Operating Officer Christopher Blodgett disclosed that the company has been compelled to terminate over 200 employees, amounting to two-thirds of its workforce, since June. Forced Layoffs and Revenue Plunge This downsizing...

WOOFi, a decentralized finance platform, experienced an exploit on March 5th that targeted its swap feature on the Arbitrum network. The event resulted in a loss of approximately $8.75 million in crypto assets. The platform said it has initiated efforts to recover these funds and has offered a 10% whitehat bounty to the exploiter. Additionally, a bounty has been placed on Arkham Intelligence for anyone providing additional information. WOOFi’s Exploit According to the...

Bitcoin reached a fresh all-time peak, surpassing $69,300 this week, only to swiftly correct by over 10%. Prior to this event, the open interest in Bitcoin futures and perpetual pairs surged to unprecedented levels. Despite Bitcoin’s overall gain of almost 55% in the past month, the sudden drop in its value has left investors uncertain about its future trajectory. However, Santiment suggests that ‘speculative excess’ has been temporarily removed from the markets. Open...