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A group of customers of the once-prominent cryptocurrency exchange FTX has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the law firm Fenwick & West, insisting that it contributed to the alleged scam orchestrated by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and the subsequent multi-billion losses it brought.  The former leader of the exchange has pleaded not guilty to the fraud charges against him. He currently lives with his family, awaiting the trial at the beginning of October, which will...

The popular podcaster and commentator – Joe Rogan – and the famous musician – Austin Richard Post (better known by his stage name Post Malone) – appear to be against the probable launch of a digital dollar. The former went even further, suggesting that such a financial product would cause a “game over” scenario. The potential creation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has emerged as a highly controversial topic, with many other prominent individuals arguing against...

The leading financial technology company – Revolut – reportedly plans to increase its global cryptocurrency team by hiring up to 20% more employees by the end of 2023. The move comes somewhat unexpectedly since the firm recently disclosed that it will suspend digital asset services to US-based customers from September. As revealed by Financial News, Revolut is set to onboard over 1,000 people this year across the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. Approximately 40% of those...

Cathie Wood – CEO of ARK Investment Management – believes the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could greenlight more than one spot BTC ETF simultaneously. ARK Invest’s analyst Yassine Elmandjra had quite a different opinion at the end of June, forecasting that the organization (which has also applied with the securities regulator to introduce such a financial product) is the first in line to receive approval. It’s Either None or Many of Them at Once Ark...

Global payments giant PayPal has deepened its footsteps into the crypto industry by launching a dollar-backed stablecoin dubbed PayPal USD (PYUSD). The move makes PayPal one of the first large U.S. financial companies to launch its own stablecoin despite regulatory uncertainty around crypto assets in the country.  As a USD-pegged stablecoin, PayPal USD maintains a fixed value to the U.S. dollar, and it will be issued by the popular white-label stablecoin maker Paxos Trust...

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,...