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The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) urged firms to set apart customers’ cryptocurrency holdings from their own assets. The watchdog argued that co-mingling funds could trigger a significant financial loss for investors. The NYDFS’ Recommendation New York’s financial watchdog issued guidance to state-regulated companies on how they should better protect clients in the event of potential insolvency. It outlined the increasing interest in cryptocurrencies...

The lawyers of Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) цлаимед that three men drove their vehicle into a metal barricade outside his parents’ house in California.  The family of FTX’s former CEO recently admitted becoming a target of “intense media scrutiny, harassment,” and even physical threats. The Security Incident The gigantic crash of FTX caused multi-billion investor losses and turned SBF into one of the most infamous figures in the cryptocurrency space. The US authorities accused the...

The bitcoin mining giant – Argo Blockchain – mined 147 BTC in December, roughly 25% less than the production levels registered in November. The main reason for the decrease was a massive winter storm that hit the US last month and negatively affected the company’s Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. The Cyclone’s Effect The severe snow blizzard that impacted much of the States around Christmas prompted Argo Blockchain to join other Texas BTC miners in reducing...

One of the leading bitcoin mining companies – Core Scientific – mined 1,356 BTC in November and 1,435 BTC in December. It also boosted its self-mining hashrate from 15.4 EH/s to 15.7 EH/s. The positive performance comes even though the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the end of December last year. Over 1.4K BTC Mined The US-based firm produced 1,356 and 1,435 self-mined BTC in November and December, respectively, and 795 and 931 bitcoin for colocation...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Neil Chandran and seven other individuals and entities for orchestrating the fraudulent cryptocurrency investment scheme called CoinDeal.  The suspects allegedly defrauded investors with around $45 million over the years and used the money to buy real estate, cars, and a boat. Halting the Crime The SEC accused Neil Chandran, Michael Glaspie, Garry Davidson, Linda Knott, Amy Mossel, AEO Publishing Inc, Banner Co-Op, Inc,...

Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow announced she will abandon her post in January 2025. The politician was one of the creators of cryptocurrency legislation that could empower the CFTC with exclusive jurisdiction when overseeing the market. Interestingly, the former CEO of FTX – Sam Bankman-Fried – was a vocal supporter of the bill, which received the nickname: “the SBF crypto bill.” Passing the Torch Senator Stabenow – the first woman from Michigan elected to the United States...

The US continued to beat expectations in terms of new jobs added for the month of December, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate dropped to historic lows. The report for December 2022 indicated that the unemployment rate is down to 3.5% from 3.7% the previous month. At the same time, the world’s most powerful economy added 223,000 jobs in December, which was higher than Bloomberg’s estimates of 200,000. Overall, the US finished the year with 4.5 million...

Daniel Friedberg – the former leading lawyer of crypto exchange FTX – has reportedly given vital information to American prosecutors that could help the authorities during the lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried. The attorney is expected to appear in SBF’s trial in October to shed more light on the actions of the 30-year-old while being in charge of the bankrupt platform. According to a recent Reuters report, Friedberg met with over 20 US investigators (officials part of the...

American banking watchdogs warned domestic financial institutions that delving into the world of crypto could carry various risks, such as fraud. The warning comes as a result of a catalytic 2022, which saw the demise of multiple cryptocurrency giants, including FTX, Terraform Labs, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius Network, and more. The collapse of those firms triggered multi-billion investor losses and infused panic in the industry, resulting in a massive market decline....

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) releases showing the current inflation rate in the USA and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings which determine the rate hikes in the country, have resulted in significant price swings in the cryptocurrency market over the past several months. In the following, we take a look at the events’ dates in 2023. The CPI Calendar Year-over-Year inflation numbers are quite staggering in certain countries, such as Lebanon (162%), Venezuela...