Lawyers representing former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, have claimed the “extraordinary accommodations” offered by authorities were insufficient in order for him to prepare for his criminal trial in October. In an Aug. 25 filing in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, SBF’s legal team said the plan proposed
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Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer of stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT), recently found himself addressing rumors about images of large industrial containers online. These speculations led him to rejecting questions about where Tether is mining Bitcoin (BTC). On Aug. 26, in a post published on X (formerly known as Twitter), Ardoino shed light on the curiosity sparked by the photo
There have been speculations that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could drag Ripple Labs’ founders into the regulator’s long-running legal battle against their company. However, pro-XRP legal expert Fred Rispoli has outlined why this is unlikely. SEC Unlikely To Sue Ripple Founders Rispoli stated in a tweet that the SEC is unlikely to
Top Stories This Week Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations United States officials pressed charges against the co-founders of crypto mixer Tornado Cash on Aug. 23. Roman Storm and Roman Semenov were both charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions violations and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting
The cryptocurrency market’s recent downtrend appears to be coming to an end, as JPMorgan’s latest research suggests that most long-position liquidations have been completed. According to a Bloomberg report, analysts for the American bank estimate that the liquidations are “largely behind us.” The prediction is based on the open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts
Judge Martin Glenn shot down efforts to have a special shareholders class declared in the Celsius Network bankruptcy case in a court document filed on Aug. 25. The judge also declined to settle whether or not the Celsius (CEL) token was a security. In a motion filed on July 25 and heard before the United
Pro-XRP attorney John Deaton says that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) erred in filing aiding and abetting allegations against Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Deaton highlighted that testimony from former SEC officials Bill Hinman and Jay Clayton during the SEC vs. Ripple Labs case would have categorized XRP (XRP) as a non-security early on,
Bitcoin (BTC) on-chain activity is at levels last seen before its run to 2021 all-time highs, data shows. In an X (formerly Twitter) post on Aug. 25, Ki Young Ju, CEO of analytics platform CryptoQuant, revealed multiyear lows in Bitcoin velocity. Bitcoin supply stagnates at $26,000 Bitcoin is becoming increasingly static at current price levels
The circumstances behind the mysterious $16 million withdrawal from the Pepecoin (PEPE) project’s multisig wallet have seemingly been revealed, with the finger being pointed at three ex-team members who went rogue. On Aug. 24, the price of PEPE plunged by roughly 15% amid fears of a potential rug-pull after the community spotted that $16 million
Antonio Juliano, the founder of decentralized exchange dYdX thinks that crypto builders should forget about serving customers in the U.S. over the next five to 10 years, experiment in other markets and then return once the time is right. In an Aug. 25 X (Twitter) thread, Juliano argued that builders should prioritize markets outside the
In a swift and intriguing turn of events, a previously enigmatic Bitcoin (BTC) address managed to catapult itself to the esteemed position of the third-largest holder of BTC. As reported by Cointelegraph on Aug. 22, the address in question accumulated a staggering 118,000 BTC. While its identity has now been attributed to Robinhood, questions still
In a recent Twitter thread, renowned XRP community lawyer Fred Rispoli shed light on the ongoing legal battle between Ripple and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Rispoli’s insights suggest that the much-anticipated trial between Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen and the SEC might never see the light of day. Ripple And
Crypto exchange Binance has removed “yellow” and “green” payment options from its peer-to-peer (P2P) service after being criticized for using these code words to represent sanctioned Russian banks, Cointelegraph confirmed on Aug. 25. Payment method searches for color-themed code words result in no hits. Source: Binance Binance’s peer-to-peer exchange service is a message board allowing
On the latest episode of Macro Markets, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman explains why United States consumption remains strong while auto-loan and credit card balance delinquency is accelerating. According to Pechman, consumers built a cushion of extra cash savings as the U.S. government injected money to avoid a recession and temporarily forgave student loan repayments. But, according
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke today and in his Jackson Hole speech he cautioned that inflation remains too high and that the central bank remains open to raising rates further if needed. The remarks by Powell strengthen the narrative that interest rates are likely to remain higher for longer. However, a positive sign is that after
From sitting in his car crying before work every morning to becoming a successful digital artist, the story of Australian-based VR painter and sculptor Giant Swan is one of persistence, timing and pushing boundaries. In a world where a digital artist can now monetize their work through NFTs as opposed to cheap likes and comments on
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