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New York Judge Michael Wiles of the District Court of the Southern District of New York has denied the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) appeal to stay the $1 billion asset-sale plan between bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital and Binance.US. During a Wednesday hearing on the DOJ’s motion to halt the order pending appeal, Judge Wiles reiterated his approval of the plan on the basis that further delay would harm the interests of Voyager’s customers. Judge Denies DOJ’s...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a memorandum of support to have the $1 billion asset-sale deal between bankrupt crypto broker Voyager Digital and Binance.US put on hold until an appeal motion is handled. U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams and U.S. trustee William K. Harrington, alongside other officials, filed the joint motion on Tuesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. DOJ Requests...

Jeffrey Gundlach – an American businessman and Founder of DoubleLine Capital – thinks the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by 25 basis points next week.  According to him, this will be the last hike, believing the central bank will switch to other inflation-fighting efforts. The End of the Fed’s Hike Policy? In a recent interview for CNBC, Gundlach (better known as the “Bond King”) predicted that the Federal Reserve will impose a small rate hike on March 22 amid...

Cardano’s Founder – Charles Hoskinskon – believes the cryptocurrency industry should differentiate itself from the “unstable and volatile” banking sector. Three of America’s leading financial institutions – Silvergate Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank – were shut down by regulators earlier this month, propelling severe losses for numerous crypto-focused firms. In a recent tweet, Hoskinson opined that crypto should stay away from traditional banking since the...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly launched an investigation against Terraform Labs and its former employees to explore what led to the collapse of the project’s native token – LUNA – and its algorithmic stablecoin – UST. The US SEC recently accused the entity and its co-founder – Do Kwon – of orchestrating a massive fraud, suggesting this could be the main factor behind the catastrophe.  US DOJ Joins the Club According to a Wall Street Journal coverage,...

Bitcoin surged by 6% minutes after US President Joe Biden assured that the American banking system is “safe.” Many alternative coins, including Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB), and Cardano (ADA), also headed north. The recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank caused severe panic, with some predicting a further contagion in the sector. In a highly anticipated speech, the President of the United States – Joe Biden – stated that Americans should have confidence...

Silicon Valley Bank and the crypto-friendly – Signature Bank – disclosed operational difficulties and were closed down by regulators. While some expect the collapse to prompt a domino effect, numerous cryptocurrency-related companies have already suffered losses because of their exposure to the aforementioned institutions. Let’s have a closer look. SVB’s Impact As CryptoPotato reported last week, Circle – the Boston-based company which issues the second-largest stablecoin...

The cryptocurrency market has stalled in the past few days in a rather untypical fashion, but all that can change this week as there’re multiple major events and announcements coming from the world’s largest economy. It starts with US Fed Chair’s testimony to Congress and spreads to jobless claims as well as the unemployment rate. Powell to Testify The US central bank reversed its monetary policy after the COVID-19 pandemic began to fade away and started rising the interest...

The Colorado-based bitcoin miner – Riot Blockchain – reported a total revenue of nearly $260 million for 2022, a 22% increase compared to 2021. It mined 5,554 BTC and boosted its hash rate capacity to an all-time high of 9.7 EH/s. The positive results come in spite of the devastating bear market that reigned during the bigger part of the year, and Riot’s shrunk production levels in the summer due to a heat wave.  Against All Odds Riot produced 46% more bitcoin in 2022 than in...

Brad Garlinghouse – Chief Executive Officer of Ripple – thinks the US is already lagging behind other nations in crypto because of regulatory uncertainty. He compared the technology’s potential to the Internet, highlighting America’s decision to embrace it in the 1990s, although its merits were relatively unknown at the time. The US is Now Catching up In a recent interview for Bloomberg, Garlinghouse argued that countries like Australia, Japan, Singapore, the UK, and...