Crypto criminals who are spending their first New Year’s in prison
From Sam Bankman-Fried to the man responsible for hacking Bitfinex, many convicted felons are ringing in 2025 behind bars.
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Rakuten Customers Can Use Their Loyalty Program Points to Buy Crypto
Japanese retail giant Rakuten now lets its customers convert its Rakuten Group loyalty points to major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC).According to an official announcement on Dec. 24, this capability is immediately available for Rakuten users in Japan who have an account with Rakuten Wallet, a crypto exchange subsidiary of Rakuten.The company says its clients can…

DePIN to be ‘crypto’s next big use case’ — MV Global
Applications range from digital storage to energy markets, the report said, while pointing to significant use cases for the technology.

Terra lending protocol Mars to launch mainnet
The Mars Hub will launch an independent Cosmos application chain and issue MARS to users who hold the token during the two snapshots on Terra Classic. 6451 Total views 11 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe original Terra lending protocol, Mars Hub, has announced it will launch its independent Cosmos…

Actions speak: China’s crypto ban may reveal digital yuan CBDC goals
Chinese regulatory authorities gave yet another shock to the cryptoverse by imposing a ban on all cryptocurrency transactions on Sept. 24. This measure came just as the market was beginning to recover from the government's June prohibition on cryptocurrency mining activities.The fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) that resulted from the ban caused Bitcoin (BTC) to…

On quantitative easing, crypto and modern monetary theory
With the COVID-19 crisis showing no signs of abating in the United States, central banks around the world have deployed financial airbags in the form of quantitative easing, and they plan to do a lot more. Modern Monetary Theory has taken center stage, and we are witnessing it in action. It’s a sight that will…

Stablecoin trading volume surges to $1.8T in November
Stablecoin trading volume saw a sharp increase, placing monthly volumes on exchanges on track to new highs in 2024.

Facebook Onboards Two Former Coinbase Compliance Experts
Social networking giant Facebook has on-boarded two new compliance experts, who previously worked at United States major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.Mikheil Moucharrafie joined Facebook as compliance officer after almost four years of working at Coinbase. At the exchange, Moucharrafie held positions such as support analyst and quality assurance tester, anti-money laundering (AML)/bank secrecy investigator, compliance manager,…