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A New York state court ruled that the exchange, and companies connected to it, must face court claims according to Bloomberg. Last year, New York Attorney General Letitia James accused Bitfinex of hiding the loss of more than $850 million in client and corporate funds.Panama Firm in The SpotlightThe firms in question have made claims that the funds were deposited in a company called Crypto Capital Corp, based in Panama. These were then seized by various governmental authorities and the...

Bitcoin and most altcoins have retraced slightly in the past 24 hours, after a few days of gains. Interestingly, similar price fallbacks are visible in the traditional stock markets, as the Dow Jones is down by 1.4%.Bitcoin’s False BreakoutAfter the unsuccessful attempt to conquer $9,500, Bitcoin hovered above the significant 50-MA level at $9,300. However, the primary cryptocurrency has since slipped below it as it went from $9,440 to its current position at $9,150 in a few hourly candles....

US privacy advocates are worried that the 4th amendment does not protect Bitcoin transactions after a court ruled that the FBI agents hadn’t violated the law when they accessed data of Coinbase clients.Bitcoin Transactions Reveal Deeply Personal InformationA week ago, CryptoPotato reported that a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the appeal of Richard Gratkowski. He claimed his fourth amendment rights were violated when the federal agents subpoenaed...

BitTorrent Inc users can now purchase goods and memberships on the platform with the USD-backed stablecoin of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance – BUSD.BUSD And BNB Changes On BitTorrentIn a press release shared with CryptoPotato earlier today, the popular decentralized peer-to-peer company announced the introduction of the newest cryptocurrency asset on its platform – Binance’s USD-backed stablecoin (BUSD).This becomes possible with the assistance of the integrated payment gateway...

The leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange and one of the biggest companies in the industry, Coinbase, reportedly prepares for an official stock market listing.Coinbase Prepares for Stock Market ListingAccording to a report filed by Reuters minutes ago, the leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has started making preparations for a stock market listing.Should the procedure be a success, Coinbase will become the very first major US cryptocurrency exchange to go public and it...

Following the latest impressive pump in the price of Dogecoin, largely attributed to the influx of TikTok-inspired traders, two major exchanges have added perpetual futures contracts for the coin. This allows users to essentially short DOGE with very high leverage.Dogecoin Receives The SpotlightAs CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Dogecoin surged by over 100% in less than a couple of days.The reason for this pump, however, doesn’t hide in complex technical analysis or improving fundamentals....

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes that Bitcoin will outperform gold in the upcoming months. However, he advised people to allocate more funds into the precious metal instead of the primary cryptocurrency because of the high fluctuations in its price.Buy More Gold Than BTC, Says NovogratzThe former Wall Street hedge fund manager Novogratz has been a long-time Bitcoin proponent. During some of his previous comments regarding the cryptocurrency, he predicted that the asset could return...

There is no doubt that the hottest thing in the crypto industry at the moment is decentralized finance. However, Ethereum as its foundation still hasn’t caught up.Another day has heralded another all-time high for the total dollar value of collateral locked up in DeFi markets. That milestone has just hit $2.15 billion as more investors lock up their crypto, according to Defipulse.com.The Year of Decentralized Finance (DeFi)In less than a month, the amount of collateral locked into smart...

Binance Futures traders held more open positions in June compared to May, even though trading volumes declined month-on-month. Open interest on Binance Futures rose 180% in June compared to May, from 220 million USDT to 580 million USDT. Binance concluded that this might anticipate an increase in Bitcoin volatility.Traders Held More Open Positions in BTC Contracts Than in MayBinance released its monthly report discussing the activity on its futures trading platform. While trading volume...

Kraken Security Labs found some vulnerabilities in the hardware wallet Ledger Nano X. The wallet is regarded by many as one of the most secure storage devices.Attackers Can Tamper Wallet Devices to Steal Crypto FundsOn Wednesday, Kraken Security Labs – the exchange’s team that checks the security of crypto products – announced that it had detected two new potential attacks that could be executed against Ledger Nano X. If conducted successfully, Kraken claims that the attacks might put the...