'Crypto King' Aiden Pleterski faces fraud, money laundering charges

From working on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show as an animator to now having more than 1,000 collectors of his NFTs, Bryan Brinkman is an example of how a digital artist can thrive in ways never before possible.  Best described as a digital pop artist with an emphasis on animation, Brinkman’s fans include…

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trying to break out of a descending trend for the past week and the first attempt on June 16 failed to break the $22,600 resistance. The second attempt at $21,400 on June 21 was followed by an 8% price correction. After two failed breakouts, the price currently trades below $20,000 and…

Mining firm Argo Blockchain PLC has reportedly become the first crypto company to join the London Stock Exchange (LSE), raising around $32 million for a total valuation of about $61 million, The Telegraph reports August 3. London-based Argo offers customers to the ability to mine four cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin Gold (BTG), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic…

In the previous weeks, the majority of the cryptocurrencies have seen a massive crash. Losses of 50-80% have been witnessed in the markets, particularly affecting the DeFi space.The major losers in the previous weeks were Curve DAO Token (CRV) and SushiSwap (SUSHI). Next to that, one of the biggest decentralized exchanges UniSwap (UNI) has also…

Two promoters of $4 billion crypto exit scam OneCoin have been found dead in Mexico. 2312 Total views 27 Total shares Two promoters of a major cryptocurrency exit scam, OneCoin, have been found dead in Mazatlan, Sinaloa Mexico.Oscar Brito Ibarra and Ignacio Ibarra, two major OneCoin promoters, were apparently kidnapped and killed in Mexico, Cointelegraph…

America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, is shifting its focus to serve the needs of a growing interest in crypto by institutional investors. This is the narrative coming from the company after some changes in the last 10 days.Firstly, news broke last week that Coinbase had filed to close its Political Action Committee (PAC) with the…

“Since departing Meta (formerly Facebook) we have been able to put our ideas into motion, ditch bureaucratic red tape, and build an entirely new network,” Aptos stated. 292 Total views 26 Total shares Former Meta employees and key players behind the firm’s defunc stablecoin project Diem have raised $200 million to expand a new project…

Bitcoin (BTC) price is up 1.23% for today’s session at $9,175 having reclaimed the $9,000 handle, after briefly losing it and finding lows of $8,800. Overall, the biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is down 1.8% from where it was at the same time on Thursday.Ether (ETH), the second-biggest crypto, is holding the $200 handle, and…

The Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved a measure to streamline its staff’s ability to issue civil investigative demands in AI investigations while retaining its authority to determine when CIDs are issued. 223 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a new streamlined process for investigating cases involving the unlawful