CFTC brings $1.7B fraud case involving Bitcoin against South African national

The fines are tied to a legal dispute involving X’s failure to comply with court orders in the country. 

The hackers took control of 82,519 GMX tokens and exchanged the assets for 2,627 Ether, and then transferred the assets to the Ethereum network using Hop Protocol and Across Protocol. Ho-ho-ho! Get Limited Holiday Trait!Collect this article as an NFTHackers have started the year with another exploit, with several million being taken from a whale…

Just as it started to look like the crypto market was staging a comeback and bracing for a new bull run, geopolitical tensions stepped in to drive the price of Bitcoin (BTC) below $40,000 again, with most altcoins seeing deep red as well. Such periods of market uncertainty, however, are not unprecedented, and digital assets’…

The Bitcoin LN was first implemented into the Bitcoin mainnet in 2018 and has ever since been able to maintain an upward trajectory in terms of expanding its capacity. 752 Total views 24 Total shares Unwithered by the ongoing bear market, Bitcoin’s (BTC) underlying architecture continues to outperform itself — further securing, decentralizing and speeding…

During the frenzied bull run, transaction fees were running rampant. Over on the Ethereum blockchain, they hit eye-watering highs of $196.638 back in May — rendering the network unusable for most everyday consumers.The Bitcoin blockchain suffered from a similar issue the year before, accelerating to a record-breaking $300.331. When demand is high, it's easy for…

The Casablanca Court of Appeal upheld the conviction of 21-year-old French citizen Thomas Clausi for illegal use of cryptocurrency. A crypto user who purchased a luxury car with Bitcoin (BTC) has faced a sentence of 18 months in prison and a $3.7 million fine in Morocco, which still considers the use of crypto as an…

According to data research firm Messari, Ripple’s selloff causes inflation to hit 20% — five times that of Bitcoin, inflicting downward price pressure. 341 Total views 4 Total shares Data from research firm Messari indicates that Ripple’s circulating supply (XRP) inflation rate is coming up to 20% for the latest financial year. Highest among the…

Bitcoin (BTC) flashed volatility at the Jan. 6 Wall Street open after fresh United States economic data disappointed risk-asset bulls.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewAnalyst: BTC price in line for $17,000 retestData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD dipping to $16,669 on Bitstamp around non-farm payrolls and unemployment figures.Both those came in better…

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