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Most Wanted ‘Cryptoqueen’, Galaxy’s Buyback, Delayed CBDC + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Crime newsRuja Ignatova, the founder of the Ponzi scheme OneCoin, has been added to Europe's list of most wanted...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

South Korean Court Gains Support from Exchanges in Bid to Include Crypto in Bankruptcy Cases

South Korea’s judiciary is set to include crypto holdings in lists of debtors’ assets in bankruptcy cases – and the nation’s leading crypto exchanges have agreed to cooperate with courts on the matter.Per Seoul Kyungjae, the five licensed exchanges that offer...

, by Tim Alper

Court Hands BitMEX Founders USD 30m in Fines for AML Violations

A New York court has ordered the three former masterminds of the BitMEX crypto exchange to fork out a combined USD 30m in “civil monetary penalties.”As reported yesterday, the court had received a letter from the legal team of the platform’s former CEO and Co-Founder Arthur...

, by Tim Alper

IMF Not Happy About Bitcoin Again, DEX Hack, Starbucks’ NFTs + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Adoption news The Central African Republic’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender presents a series of challenges...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

XRP Could Jump Fourfold if Ripple Wins Against SEC – Survey

The price of Ripple-affiliated XRP could be worth as much as USD 2.55 by the end of the year, provided Ripple wins its ongoing court battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to the average forecast by a panel of experts surveyed by comparison website...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ex-BitMEX Chief Arthur Hayes Wants Court to Excuse Him Jail Time

The co-founder and ex-CEO of the BitMEX crypto exchange Arthur Hayes has asked a court not to give him jail time for failing to create an anti-money-laundering network on the platform – and has claimed that he will not repeat his crimes. Hayes has also sought permission to live abroad...

, by Tim Alper

SEC Nearly Doubles Its Crypto & Cyber Unit, The Other Side Of Goldman’s Bitcoin-Backed Loan + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news._____ Regulation newsThe US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the allocation of 20 additional positions, for...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Gamers vs. NFTs, Delayed Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs, Ukrainian Refugee Crypto Card + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Gaming news An independent group of game developers, artists, and staff from the Minecraft game maker Mojang Studios...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Can You Truly Own Anything in the Metaverse? Blockchains and NFTs Don’t Protect Virtual Property

João Marinotti, Associate Professor of Law, the Indiana University.______ In 2021, an investment firm bought 2,000 acres of real estate for about USD 4m. Normally this would not make headlines, but in this case the land was virtual. It existed only in a metaverse platform called The...

, by João Marinotti

Polygon’s Supernet, Stripe’s Crypto Move, Ulbricht’s Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Adoption news Ethereum (ETH) scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) has launched a new blockchain network, Supernets, and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

First Australian Bitcoin ETF Comes to Cboe, 40 Crypto Players Send a Letter to EU + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ Investments newsAustralian clearing house ASX Clear now has sufficient clearers to allow a bitcoin...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Global Economy Outlook Cut Again, Another Crypto Exchange Leaves Russia & Belarus + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Economics newsThe World Bank lowered its estimate for global growth in 2022 to 3.2% from a January prediction of 4.1%,...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Opera’s Crypto Browser Enters iOS, Worldcoin’s Open Source, LUNA Gift + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________ Adoption news Web browser Opera announced that its Crypto Browser for iOS is out and available for download from...

, by Fredrik Vold

Lukewarm Reaction from XRP as Ripple Claims Another ‘Big Win’ Against SEC

The price of XRP, the coin associated with the American fintech firm Ripple, rose modestly today after news of what one lawyer called “a very big win for Ripple” in an ongoing court battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).At 09:40 UTC, XRP stood at USD...

, by Fredrik Vold

Five-year Jail Term: Has Virgil Griffith Become Ethereum’s Ross Ulbricht?

Locking up crypto developers who stray into murky legal waters may become a more everyday occurrence in the years to come.Back in 2015, Ross Ulbricht – the creator and main operator of the darknet marketplace Silk Road – was handed a double life sentence with no chance of parole,...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin and Ethereum Investment Outflows Accelerate, No ‘Significant Stress Among Investors’ + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Investments newsAfter large inflows last week, Digital asset investment products saw outflows totaling USD 134m last...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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