French prosecutors probe Binance over money laundering, fraud allegations: Report

In addition to CertiK Ventures’ $45 million investment plan, CertiK also announced the launch of free community tools including Token Scan and Wallet Scan.

Binance has more than $1 billion in ERC-20-based stablecoins as of March 24. This figure surpasses a milestone that quite far ahead of second-place Huobi.Binance holds $1,007,585,549 of these stablecoins as of press time, a balance that has grown some $105,583,132 over the past seven days, according to the global stablecoin exchange balance by Nansen.Huobi’s…

The Texas State Securities Board is scrutinizing payments received by celebrities to endorse FTX US, as part of a wider probe into FTX's collapse. 860 Total views 6 Total shares NFL quarterback Tom Brady and NBA point guard Stephen Curry are reportedly among the celebrities facing a probe from the Texas financial regulator over their…

An Australian Bitcoin exchange operator has taken legal action against two commercial banks in the country, accusing them of discriminatory practices. 2620 Total views 15 Total shares Allan Flynn, a Bitcoin trader in Australia has filed a complaint against two commercial banks in the country — ANZ and Westpac — accusing both of systematic discrimination.…

SEC and CFTC taking action against the alleged fraudster show that DeFi is becoming a “safer and more welcoming environment,” according to credit rating firm Moody’s. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTRecent charges brought against Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg will have a positive impact on the decentralized finance (DeFi)…

Despite the growing adoption of various cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) all over the world, the global trading community continues to ask one question: When will a spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF go live in the United States?According to some ETF analysts, a spot Bitcoin ETF could become real in mid-2023, following years of rejection by the…

Online art store Avante Art is offering print copies of CryptoPunks for the next 48 hours through a partnership with CryptoPunks brand owner Yuga Labs. 71 Total views 4 Total shares Holders of CryptoPunk non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are being offered the chance to obtain physical prints of their digital art items, according to an October

IBM could teach banks a thing or two about DeFi. In a Cointelegraph interview, director of IBM financial services and digital assets, Nitin Gaur, shared how the technology company is helping financial institutions to capitalize on the DeFi movement.Gaur — the author of Blockchain for Business — says it is essential that banks understand and…

Privacy-focused encrypted instant messaging service Telegram has created a new programming language for its Telegram Open Network (TON), according to a document posted on an unofficial TON Telegram channel on May 23.The document — evidently authored by Telegram co-founder Nikolai Durov and dated May 23 — introduces a new language called Fift.  The language is…