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On-chain sleuth ZachXBT strikes again. This time, he has leveled some serious allegations against popular crypto influencer Lark Davis. The latter, on the other hand, claims that he didn’t do anything wrong. The pseudonymous detective previously pointed the finger at American YouTuber Logan Paul for promoting several pumps and dump schemes earlier this year. The influencer was accused of milking his followers with NFT projects. Allegations Citing eight instances, ZachXBT...

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit halted the operations of 23 entities and individuals involved in cryptocurrency romance frauds, known as “pig butchering” scams. A recent analysis conducted by Bankless Times estimated that Americans lost around $185 million between January 2021 and March 2022 due to such schemes. Crypto Scammers Again in the Spotlight The latest destination where crypto romance fraudsters chose to con people is the eastern US...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against The Hydrogen and its market maker, Moonwalkersfor, for allegedly engaging in unregistered securities and artificially inflating token’s priceoken. The SEC accused the two firms and thtwo execs of breaking the securities laws’ registration, anti-fraud, and market manipulation provisions. The securities watchdog also asked for permanent injunctive relief, conduct-based injunctions, disgorgement with...

The Bank of Russia and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation (MiFin) have agreed that crypto mining should be allowed only in certain areas. According to a new report by RBC-Crypto, Russian officials are preparing to legalize mining activity only in energy-rich regions and aim to ban the niche in energy-scarce ones. The legislation should be adopted by the end of this year. Energy-Extensive Areas Only Reiterating the authorities’ stance, Chairman of the...

The bear market has been tough for everyone, and holding on to Coinbase shares may not be wise, according to Wells Fargo. The multinational financial services company issued a profitability warning stating that the current market conditions may hurt the publicly traded crypto exchange. Despite having the early-mover advantage, Coinbase is now facing stiff competition from its rivals which have exploded the space in recent times. According to а CNBC report, Wells Fargo implied...

Mike Novogratz – Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Digital – thinks cryptocurrencies have been more resilient in the past month because many forced sellers left the industry. In addition, he spoke about Do Kwon and his problems with numerous law authorities. Novogratz hopes the South Korean could cope with the issues, describing him as a highly intelligent individual. Crypto Lacks the Energy of the Equity Market In an interview for Bloomberg, the American...

Law enforcement agents from Hengyang (a city in the southern Chinese province Hunan) have reportedly busted a criminal group that employed cryptocurrencies to launder 40 billion yuan (approximately $5.6 billion). Over the past several months, China’s authorities halted numerous similar schemes, arresting thousands of people. The ‘Hundred-day Action’ According to a local coverage, the Chinese police arrested 93 individuals in the city of Hengyang on suspicion of laundering...

Brett Harrison, President of the United States subsidiary of major cryptocurrency exchange FTX, is leaving his leadership position but will act as an advisor for the company. Nevertheless, the exec will continue to have an advisory role. The FTX US boss announced his resignation in a tweet thread on Tuesday (September 27, 2022) after serving as CEO of the company for nearly one and a half years. 1/ An announcement: I’m stepping down as President of @FTX_Official. Over the...

The US Internal Revenue Service is ramping up its efforts to collect taxes from crypto traders regardless of a 70% market slump. The tax department has obtained a court order authorizing summons for records of US taxpayers that failed to report transactions and pay taxes on crypto profits. Specifically, the IRS will issue what is known as a “John Doe summons” requiring MY Safra Bank to provide crypto transaction data for customers of the SFOX cryptocurrency broker that used...

A new study published Tuesday by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows that almost 62% of Bitcoin’s total energy consumption since January 2022 was generated from fossil fuels. This means renewable sources only amounted to 38% of the total energy consumed by BTC miners this year.  As a Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchain, processing and validating BTC transactions (mining) requires high computational power and solving mathematical puzzles with powerful...