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The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood, which will pay approximately $10.2 million in fines for registering operational deficiency that negatively affected investors during the COVID-19 crisis. The crypto-related company was slapped with another $30 million penalty last summer by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) for violating anti-money laundering and cybersecurity...

Adrienne A. Harris – Superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) – said the premise that the bank’s ties to crypto-related businesses were behind its closure is “ludicrous.”  The financial institution revealed severe operational difficulties last month and was shut down by American regulators to prevent further issues. Crypto Was not the Reason The head of the NYDFS assured in a recent interview that the relevant watchdogs closed Signature...

While crypto companies in the United States are fleeing to more favorable jurisdictions, traditional financial institutions elsewhere are increasingly tapping the digital asset space. In the latest development, Swiss government-owned retail bank PostFinance partnered with Sygnum to offer its customers a range of regulated digital asset banking services. Sygnum is a Zurich-based regulated digital asset bank supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority...

On March 31, Bittrex, one of the largest and oldest US exchanges, announced the closure of its operations due to the country’s current “regulatory and economic environment.” According to the official statement, users’ funds will remain secure and available for withdrawal at any time during the wind-down of US operations. This announcement will not affect customers outside the country using Bittrex Global. US Regulations Created An Uneven Competitive Landscape Bittrex...

The President of the United States – Joe Biden – thinks the turbulence that recently shook the banking sector is not entirely gone. As such, his cabinet is ready to impose further legislative changes to cope with any potential issues in the future. Two of America’s leading banks – Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank – experienced severe operational issues and were shut down by regulators earlier this month. Major institutions outside the States, including Credit...

The lawyers of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have reportedly shaken hands with US prosecutors on amended bail conditions.  The authorities will give the former crypto mogul a new phone with no Internet capability and prohibit him from using online messaging applications. A recent Reuters coverage informed that SBF’s attorneys and American prosecutors involved in his case had revised his bail agreement.  The former CEO of FTX will have a new laptop with limited functions. It will...

A study conducted by the cybersecurity company Kaspersky determined that approximately a third of the US crypto investors have had some portion of their stash stolen by hackers.  Bad actors usually con victims by luring them to enter a counterfeit website or urging them to join a dubious investment platform.  ‘People Need to Take Care to Protect Themselves’ Kaspersky surveyed 2,000 American adults to estimate that around 30% of those who have hopped on the crypto bandwagon...

US prosecutors have reportedly accused the notorious Co-Founder of Terraform Labs – Do Kwon – of orchestrating a cryptocurrency scam that drained at least $40 billion from investors. The authorities of Montenegro arrested the 31-year-old developer earlier this week after he was on the run for several months, hiding in numerous countries and falsifying his identity. The US Pressing Charges According to a Bloomberg coverage, US prosecutors named Kwon as the main culprit behind...

The authorities of the United States pressed charges against Irina Dilkinska (who served as Head of Legal and Compliance at OneCoin) for her alleged role in the infamous crypto scam and deported her from Bulgaria to the US. She could receive a maximum potential prison sentence of 20 years for allegedly committing wire fraud and additional 20 years for supposedly violating money laundering laws. A Possible Jail Time for Another OneCoin Member In a recent press release, the US...

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered Core Scientific to transfer approximately $20.8 million worth of mining equipment to the energy infrastructure firm – Priority Power.  The entities had a dispute over two mining facilities located in Texas that were supposed to supply Core Scientific with 1,000 megawatts of electricity.  The Judge’s Decision The judge involved in Core Scientific’s bankruptcy case – David Jones – ordered the company...