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A new type of crypto scam is taking precedent. This time, fraudsters are calling would-be victims and pretending to be policemen and asking for crypto-based payments – usually in bitcoin – or gift cards. A New Crypto Scam Is Taking Place in Michigan Thus far, the scam appears to be largely targeting residents of Jackson County, Michigan, so it’s somewhat centralized and limited at the time of writing, though it’s unclear how fast the scam could spread from here to other...

While the reasons for Sun’s recent financial transactions remain unknown, he has responded to the claims with just a comment “4” a number that signifies False News and Fear, Uncertainty and Doubts (FUD) amongst others. On-Chain data from crypto analytics firm, Lookonchain has shown that Justin Sun, the founder of the Tron Blockchain protocol has been liquidating some of his assets over the past 24 hours. According to the data from Lookonchain, the popular crypto innovator transferred a...

FTX’s lead attorney said that restarting the exchange would require significant capital and there was an internal debate about whether this money should come from FTX’s estate capital or through third-party capital. The legal team behind the debtors of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX recently suggested that the exchange could consider a reopening by mid-2023 which has a positive impact on FTT price. FTX’s attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell made the announcement during a court hearing...

Former Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania – who ended his congressional career in early January of this year when he chose not to run for another term – recently offered his thoughts on the crypto space and the fall of FTX. Pat Toomey on FTX and Crypto In the interview, Toomey said that if Congress had taken the time to implement appropriate crypto legislation and monitor the space, FTX likely never would have existed on the scale that it did. He said: It’s not clear...

Crypto regulation has been at the forefront of many Congress-led discussions for the past several years, but while democrats have spent a long time talking about it, they haven’t acted, and quite frankly, given the fact that so many of them have accepted donations from entities like Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX notoriety, we probably don’t want them getting involved in regulation in the first place. Is Regulation Finally Coming? It now looks like republicans are taking it...

The infamous hack of the Mt. Gox crypto exchange in 2014 saw it lose 850,000 Bitcoin (BTC) overnight. The situation around repaying creditors of the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange has reached yet another chapter. This follows after the just concluded registration exercise where clients who lost funds to the famous Mt. Gox hack were asked to come forward with their repayment information. In its most recent statement,  the exchange has confirmed that the time for registration has...

The trouble surrounding Silvergate is getting even bigger. So big, in fact, that the prices of many leading digital currencies – including bitcoin and Ethereum – took serious dips during the early weeks of March. Silvergate Crash Causes Crypto Assets to Sink Bitcoin, for example, fell from about $22,300 to just over $20,000 after news emerged that Silvergate was planning to shut down completely. The company said it will wind down all operations and liquidate the assets...

The trouble surrounding Silvergate Bank appears to be getting worse, and the company has attracted a lot of negative attention in recent weeks after it stated it has concerns about how well it can do in the future. Silvergate Is in Hot Water Silvergate is a crypto lender that lost billions of dollars in 2022 due to the ongoing volatility and market speculation. That year was easily the worst on record for crypto given how poorly assets did. Bitcoin, for example, lost...

FTX was a devastating event to strike the crypto space, and now, regulators and people in charge of America’s financial sector are warning that something bad could potentially happen with Binance, which as we all know, had strict ties to FTX when the company fell into oblivion. Binance Could Be in Hot Water John Reed Stark – a former attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – has warned in a recent interview that Binance could possibly see a heavy...

Alameda Research – an affiliate of the now defunct crypto exchange FTX – is suing Grayscale, the world’s largest bitcoin trust. The company claims Grayscale is unlawfully holding investments and refuses to unlock them so customers can receive due payments. Alameda Research Is Suing Grayscale Alameda was at the center of controversy several months ago when it was alleged Sam Bankman-Fried – the man behind both that firm and FTX – used customer funds from the latter firm...