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A resident of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, whose name was undisclosed, has reportedly parted with $9.2 million after falling prey in a typical cryptocurrency romance fraud.  The local police said it has never investigated a crypto-related scam where individuals have lost such a substantial sum. The Multi-Million Scheme As reported by Star Tribune, the man started chatting with a mysterious woman on LinkedIn who urged him to invest in a dubious cryptocurrency project called...

The approaching presidential vote in the United States in 2024 promises to be intriguing and contested as more and more well-known candidates announce their participation in the election. Both the Democratic and the Republican parties have amassed serious figures who put the economic welfare of Americans, the improvement of the domestic health sector, the US immigration policies, and other aspects at the center of their campaigns. Some of the candidates have also touched upon...

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has filed a motion to remove its Dubai unit from the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the United States. According to a document submitted to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, FTX Dubai did not conduct any business activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the global entity filed for bankruptcy and is unlikely to resume its operations. Dismissing FTX Dubai From Bankruptcy Proceedings FTX Europe established...

The American investment platform Robinhood released its financial results for the second quarter, revealing that crypto trading revenue plunged by 18% compared to the Q1 figures. One reason behind the downtrend could be the company’s decision to delist certain digital assets, deemed securities by the US SEC, such as Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), and Polygon (MATIC). The Latest Numbers Despite reporting solid overall profits in Q2, Robinhood announced that crypto trading...

Records show one of United States President Joe Biden’s Senate closest allies placed a substantial financial wager against the country’s economy last month. The latest development comes amidst mounting regulatory pressures on the cryptocurrency industry by the US regulatory watchdogs that have argued that the asset class poses a serious threat to the economy. Shorting the US Economy According to reports, Senator Thomas Carpel, a member of the Senate Finance Committee,...

Fitch Ratings – one of the world’s “Big Three” credit rating agencies – has removed the United States from its position among the very highest tier of long-term lending counterparties. The nation’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) slid from AAA to AA+ on Tuesday, prompting criticisms against Fitch from both the U.S. Treasury Department and the White House. Why The Downgrade? According to Fitch, the downgrade reflects expectations of “fiscal...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled that U.S. cryptocurrency investors must include staking rewards in their gross income since crypto assets are treated as property for federal income tax purposes. According to an official document, taxpayers must include the fair market value of their staking rewards in their gross income as soon as they gain control of the crypto assets. IRS Declares Crypto Staking Rewards Taxable In the Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, crypto...

Ron DeSantis – Governor of Florida and one of the Republicans’ presidential nominees – stated that the “war on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency” that Biden’s administration has supposedly waged will cease should he become the next political leader of the United States.  He also reiterated his hostile stance toward central bank digital currencies, saying such a financial product will not see the light of day if he gets elected. DeSantis’ Pro-Bitcoin Promise The US presidential...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its Chairman, Gary Gensler, have received a significant wave of criticism from numerous organizations and individuals (including some American politicians) for the way they have treated the cryptocurrency industry over the years.  Ripple’s recent court victory against the Commission prompted even more lawmakers to castigate the regulator. In the next lines, we will name some of the most vocal opponents of the SEC...

Although most prices in the cryptocurrency market have shown high levels of stagnation in the past week, there were still several notable developments on different fronts. Starting with US regulations, this week saw discussions for a few separate bills, including the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, which Democrats claimed still “reeks” of Sam Bankman-Fried – the disgraced former FTX exec who was among the chief supporters. On the other hand,...