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The founder of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) – has reportedly pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court to seven criminal charges in a new indictment. This was his first appearance since his bond was revoked earlier this month, leading to his imprisonment. SBF is expected to spend the days until his trial in MDC Brooklyn: a jail located in New York City notorious for its unpleasant living conditions. The lawyer of the 31-year-old American – Mark Cohen – claimed that his...

On Aug. 22, Balancer Labs stated that it had received a “critical vulnerability report affecting a number of V2 Pools.” The firm went on to warn that it had taken action, but funds may be at risk. “Emergency mitigation procedures have been executed to secure a majority of TVL, but some funds remain at risk.” Balancer advised users to withdraw from affected liquidity pools immediately. Balancer has received a critical vulnerability report affecting a number of V2 Pools....

Cardano’s founder, Charles Hoskinson, believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will not come after the project’s native token, ADA. During a recent YouTube interview on Corey Costa’s Crypto Coins, Hoskinson pointed out that there has been no enforcement action against ADA so far, and that would not change because the asset was mentioned as a security in a lawsuit against a crypto exchange. SEC is Not Coming After ADA In two recent lawsuits against...

Bitcoin plunged below the $26,000 level on Wednesday extending monthly losses to nearly 15% but it has never been more difficult to mine the leading crypto-asset. Despite a severe drawdown in price, Bitcoin’s network fundamentals have largely refrained from following the same trajectory. In fact, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has reached an all-time high of 55.62 trillion hashes, according to the latest data from CoinWarz. Data suggest that the next difficulty adjustment is...

A former Chinese government official, Xiao Yi, has been sentenced to life in prison for helping subsidize a secret, large-scale Bitcoin mining operation within the country’s borders, alongside unrelated acts of corruption. Yi pled guilty to the charges, and the government has already seized all of his bribes and profits. Illegally Helping A Bitcoin Miner On Tuesday, Yi was specifically convicted of abusing his power by providing financial and electricity subsidies to Jiumu...

Thailand’s Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES) said he might propose to the court to close Meta (previously known as Facebook) to aid the investing of financial scams, including such involving cryptocurrencies.  According to him, some fraudsters use the social media platform to sponsor their fraudulent schemes and thus con victims. No More Meta for Thais? The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society of Thailand has detected that scammers publish fake ads on popular...

CoinDCX is the latest crypto company to slash staff as it tries to navigate through market challenges. The Coinbase Ventures-backed Indian crypto unicorn cited the prolonged bear market and the impact of TDS on domestic exchanges to lay off 12% of its workforce, or 71, out of its total 590 employees. The development comes after the company went through an internal restructuring earlier this year. CoinDCX Lay Offs Founded by Neeraj Khandelwal and Sumit Gupta in 2018, CoinDCX...

The brutal bear market in crypto has significantly affected the price of AVAX. The latest downturn not just extended its weekly losses beyond 17% but also pushed the crypto asset to a multi-year low of $10.14. As a result, the number of AVAX holders in profit has reached an all-time low. Nearly 99.5% of the investors who own Avalanche’s native token are currently at a loss. According to IntoTheBlock’s latest findings, this isn’t the first time the asset has witnessed similar...

The latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report revealed that cryptocurrency traders are bracing themselves for “choppy waters” ahead due to bitcoin’s sudden plunge after a languid period. On-chain data analyzed by researchers at crypto exchange Bitfinex showed a surge and flatline in implied and historical volatility metrics, suggesting that traders have adjusted their strategies in preparation for impending volatility over the next month at least. Choppy Waters Ahead Last...

Despite Ripple scoring a win in the ongoing lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), some members of the community believe the legal battle caused damages for the firm and its native token. According to lawyer and founder of CryptoLaw, John Deaton, who also represents thousands of XRP holders, the SEC lawsuit affected potential mass adoption of XRP in the last three years. Counting the Losses John Deaton took to X (formerly Twitter) on August 22 to detail...