Miami Crew Leader Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison for Crypto Fraud
In April, Esteban Cabrera Da Corte pleaded guilty to participating in a crypto scheme that defrauded U.S. banks of $4 million.
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World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures ETF Breaks 2021 Record Highs for Assets Under Management
ProShares’ BITO now has $1.47 billion in holdings, as a flurry of bitcoin ETF applications in the U.S. seemingly spurs institutional interest in the asset.
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‘Mysterious’ Address That Added 10K Bitcoin Is Just a New BitMEX Wallet
BitMEX is internally transferring its bitcoin holdings to a newer wallet type, according to on-chain firm CryptoQuant.
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Hong Kong Securities Trade Group Proposes Initial Coin Offering Portal
Hong Kong was evvel a hub for ICOs until regulators cracked down. But times have changed.
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NFT Prices Are Still Lagging Behind Ether’s Gains
Ether is up 70% year-to-date, but NFT indexes are still down 16% in dollar terms and 50% when denominated in ether.
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ARK Invest Sells Another $5M of Coinbase Shares; Buys Robinhood, SoFi
The sale of 38,668 COIN shares from the Ark Fintech Innovation ETF follows a similar offload on Monday.
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Digital Asset Investment Platform Fasset Wins Operational Licence in Dubai
The licence will allow Fasset to serve institutional investors, qualified investors and retail investors.
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The Algorand Foundation Expands Its Footprint in India
The foundation’s AlgoBharat initiative has secured new partnerships in India with NASSCOM, TiE Bangalore and the Mann Deshi Foundation.
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Celo Developer Proposes Mid-January Timeline for Evaluating Closely Watched Layer-2 Move
With hot competition between layer-2 technology providers like Optimism, Polygon and Matter Labs, Celo’s choice is being closely watched by the blockchain industry.
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FTX Gets Court Approval to Sell $744M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Trust Assets
FTX held shares of five Grayscale Trusts totaling $691 million and one Bitwise trust, amounting to $53 million as of Oct. 25, according to an earlier court filing.