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Robinhood Crypto Trading Volume Shot Up 95% in January

Robinhood’s cryptocurrency trading volume hit $3.7 billion last month, a 95% increase compared to December 2022.  Contrary to the good start of the year, the 2022 bear market took its toll on the firm’s crypto revenue. It also dismissed nearly a third of its total headcount. Starting off on the Right Foot The cryptocurrency market made an impressive comeback during the first month of 2023, with most assets significantly increasing their valuation compared to the end of 2022....

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Binance Admits to Compliance Missteps, but Now in Talks With US Regulators

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance had “gaps” in regulatory compliance in the first few years after its launch in 2017, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) Patrick Hillmann told the Wall Street Journal in an interview. Hillmann revealed that Binance had missteps during the implementation of its security measures, such as the Know-Your-Customer (KYC) protocol and the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules designed to combat money laundering activities. Binance Admits...

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El Salvador to Open a Second Bitcoin Embassy, This Time in Texas

Milena Mayorga – ambassador of El Salvador to the United States – said the Salvadoran authorities might open a bitcoin embassy in Texas. The central American nation has already introduced a BTC office in the city of Lugano, Switzerland. The Second BTC Embassy Mayorga held a meeting with Jose “Joe” Esparza (Texas Deputy Secretary of State) to discuss the new initiative, outlining the financial connection between El Salvador and the region: “We discussed the opening of the...

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Is Joe Biden’s Pick for Top Economic Adviser Good or Bad for Crypto?

The President of the United States – Joe Biden – will reportedly appoint Lael Brainard (Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve) as his top economic adviser.  The latter is a critic of cryptocurrencies, arguing they could undermine America’s financial stability. On the other hand, she is a proponent of a digital dollar that would be highly centralized and monitored by the authorities. Anti-Crypto Position According to a Bloomberg coverage, President Biden will soon name Lael...

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Former Coinbase Exec Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading: Report

Ishan Wahi, a former product manager at the largest US-based crypto exchange, pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. His brother did the same a few months back, receiving a 10-month prison sentence. CryptoPotato reported in July 2022 when the US Department of Justice charged Ishan Wahi, his brother Nikhil, and a third-party (Sameer Ramani) with insider trading for tokens that were about to be listed on Coinbase. According to the authorities, they...

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Ripple CTO Describes XRP Buyback Theory as an ‘Awful’ Lot of ‘Scam’

Should the United States consider making XRP the reserve currency of the world and buy its entire holding from the market?  Well, this speculative idea floated by Jimmy Vallee, Managing Director of Valhill Capital, in 2021 is once again doing rounds after he talked about it in a recent interview.  But Ripple Lab’s CTO David Schwartz says he has not even looked at it closely.  Sounds Like a Scam The latest to rubbish Vallee’s speculative buyback theory is Ripple’s CTO, David...

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Texas BTC Miners Face More Problems After Another Storm Hit the State: Report

Bitcoin miners located in Texas reportedly suffered severe disruption of their operations due to a blizzard that battered the region. The extreme weather conditions prompted them to switch off their machines to preserve the local power grid.  The Cold Winter in Texas Surprised Crypto Miners As reported by Bloomberg, the ice storm that hit “the Lone Star State” damaged some of the equipment of the domestic bitcoin miners. Electricity consumption surged significantly due to the...

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US Regulators Launch Official Probe Into Silvergate-FTX Dealings

Silvergate, one of many creditors to take huge losses due to FTX going under, was previously forced to lay off 40% of its staff. This hit to its business was compounded by billions of dollars in substantial loans taken out to cover a potential bank run the organization feared might occur after FTX’s collapse. Silvergate in The Hot Seat Although multibillion-dollar loans may seem par for the course of typical banks, the current taken out by Silvergate allegedly amounts to most...

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Billionaire Investor Charlie Munger Reiterates US Should Ban Bitcoin

Charlie Munger, the Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s right-hand man, reiterated his stance against Bitcoin and the entire crypto industry. This time, the American billionaire investor urged the United States government to ban all cryptocurrencies as they are bound to cause more harm than good. Munger Attacks Again In an opinion published on mainstream media, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Munger argued that unvetted private companies are issuing...

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Judge Clarifies That Security Injunction in LBRY v. SEC Case Was Only for Direct Sale

A New Hampshire district court judge has clarified that a security injunction ruled earlier in the legal battle between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and decentralized content-sharing and publishing platform LBRY applied only to direct sales of the project’s tokens. The ruling came during an appeal hearing on January 30, 2023, settling an agelong debate between the SEC and the crypto community. Judge Clarifies Ruling in LBRY v. SEC Case The court...

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