Crypto won big in the Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision

Justice Joel M. Cohen of the New York Supreme Court (NYSC) has ruled to extend the preliminary injunction in the ongoing case of crypto exchange Bitfinex and Tether’s parent company, iFinex, against the New York Attorney General (NYAG), on July 29.Cohen reportedly decided to give a 90 day extension to the case, which apparently means…

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly hit $10,000 on Feb. 8, capping a momentous first month of 2020 to reach its highest level since October last year.BTC seals $10K after three monthsCrypto market weekly price chart. Source: Coin360Data from Coinbase exchange and Cointelegraph Markets showed that BTC/USD moved to $10,000 on a high volume spike but the digital…

Held at Hilton Bomonti, a fancy hotel next to a renovated and repurposed beer factory in Istanbul, the fourth iteration of the Blockchain Economy Summit 2022 (BE2022) proved to be a significant step-up compared to its pre-pandemic predecessors.The previous summit, BE2020, was held at the WOW Convention Center two years back. In addition to being…

Troubled cryptocurrency fintech Yuga Labs is about to face more lawsuits in relation to its nonfungible tokens (NFT) collection, Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and other projects.Rosen Law Firm, a global law firm focused on investor rights’ protection, announced on Jan. 30 that it’s planning to file a class action lawsuit against Yuga Labs. Rosen invited…

The decentralized-finance protocol said it is already working with exchanges to immediately halt trading of aBNBc. Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTThe BNB Chain-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr has confirmed it has been hit by a multi-million dollar exploit on Dec. 1.The attacker was purportedly able to mint 20…

The judge presiding over a class-action lawsuit targeting the executives behind the OneCoin Ponzi scheme has allowed the case to proceed. 429 Total views 15 Total shares Judge Valerie Caproni lifted the stay on a class-action lawsuit brought against the notorious crypto Ponzi scheme OneCoin 12 months ago.An order signed by the New York District…

A former interpreter for the United States military forces was sentenced to 30 years in jail for dealing fentanyl, which led to the death of a U.S. Marine.Drugs paid for with cryptocurrenciesAccording to a Reuters report from Oct. 3, a former Iraqi U.S interpreter was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without the possibility…

IBM’s new blockchain-based COVID-19 application puts privacy first. 608 Total views 9 Total shares A new application powered by the IBM blockchain aims to help people around the world return to physical encounters amid the coronavirus pandemic.IBM Watson Health, a healthcare-focused arm of tech giant IBM, is launching IBM Digital Health Pass, a blockchain-based app…

Argentina’s peso has crashed by 99% versus the U.S. dollar since the beginning of the currency crisis in 2018. 631 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTLast week, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached a record high in Argentine peso (ARS) terms following persistent inflation in Argentina.Argentina’s…