Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison
US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange.
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Cryptocurrency transactions of more than 600,000 rubles (roughly $8,000) will have to be declared or be considered a criminal act. 1356 Total views 18 Total shares The government and central bank in Russia have reached an agreement on how to regulate cryptocurrencies, according to a Tuesday announcement.Russia's government and central bank are now working on…

Circle to launch ‘official version’ of USDC natively on Arbitrum
USDC stablecoin developer Circle will replace the current version of its token with one running natively on the Arbitrum network. 473 Total views 3 Total shares Circle recently announced plans for a June 8 launch of a new native version of its USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin on the Arbitrum network.1/ Circle is launching USDC natively…

Big shorters are betting $6.9B against MicroStrategy stocks
Short-sellers have wavered this year as MTSR skyrocketed 469% over the past six months, though a few major institutions are holding out hope for a correction.

‘100+ Events’ Imply $100K Bitcoin by 2022, Says Market Analyst PlanB
Bitcoin (BTC) rising to $100,000 next year has “more one hundred-plus events” backing it up, price analyst PlanB has confirmed.In the ongoing Twitter debate over his stock-to-flow Bitcoin price model, the famously bullish PlanB said that it calls for a mid-term price tag of six figures — but how quickly or slowly Bitcoin gets there…

Bitcoin won’t be beaten as digital store of value: VanEck CEO
“It’s impossible for me to imagine some other internet store of value [will] leapfrog Bitcoin,” said Jan van Eck as he made his bullish case for BTC. The CEO of investment management firm VanEck says he can’t see a world where Bitcoin (BTC) is overtaken as the leading store of value on the internet.“I think

Ethereum price aims for $5K after reaching 3-year high versus Bitcoin
Ethereum puts in two USD all-time highs in a day, but in BTC terms, it still has a long way to go. 22450 Total views 56 Total shares Ether (ETH) set a second all-time high on May 12 as the largest altcoin continued on its way to what analysts say will be $5,000.ETH/USD 1-hour candle…

Cointelegraph enters into a strategic collaboration with Chainlink Labs to support Web3 startups
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Top 5 Crypto Performers Overview: BTC, ETH, BCH, LTC and XMR
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