Mara Holdings raises $1B for Bitcoin acquisition, debt buyback

The US regulator ordered approximately 85% of the significant fine to be paid back to victims of William Koo Ichioka’s fraudulent scheme.

Meeting international Anti-Money Laundering standards is the latest in a series of measures Japan has taken in recent months to improve its cryptocurrency regulation. 458 Total views 20 Total shares Japan is expected to enact new rules on money transfers to prevent the use of crypto for money laundering, according to local news agency Nikkei.…

As if 2020 didn't already have folks on the edge of their seats. PlanB, the man behind the widely-referenced stock-to-flow Bitcoin (BTC) value charts, described exciting times ahead for the asset.  "We're four months after the halving, and it's about to get very interesting," anonymous Twitter analyst PlanB said in a Sept. 4 podcast interview with Peter McCormack. PlanB's stock-to-flow,…

The SEC is seeking a default judgment against three companies and four individuals for their roles in an allegedly fraudulent ICO that duped $9 million from 500 investors. 1890 Total views 4 Total shares The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has requested a default judgment against three companies and four individuals associated with the allegedly…

The man is said to have convinced people to invest in a 2017 scheme promising monthly returns of over 20%. 1493 Total views 8 Total shares A 60 year-old man was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on Dec. 31, for allegedly heading a 25 million rupee ($340,000) cryptocurrency scam.Umesh Verma, a former…

Canadian exchange Coinsquare has acquired software allowing traditional ATMs to sell cryptocurrency such as bitcoin (BTC), according to a press release on July 3.Coinsquare announced a controlling investment in Just Cash, a United States-based fintech startup that has developed a software that allows users to purchase crypto directly through traditional ATM machines without the need…

Atlas Development Services executive Oscar Franklin Tan told Cointelegraph that to avoid the gas fees for transferring 200 million NFTs, it took a different approach in the migration. 234 Total views 1 Total shares Nonfungible token (NFT) platform Enjin recently migrated over 200 million NFTs from Ethereum and a sidechain to its own Enjin Blockchain. In

Crypto lending firm Nexo is at risk of losing half of the valuation of its native token by the end of 2022 as doubts about its potential insolvency grow in the market.Is Nexo too centralized?For the unversed: Eight U.S. states filed a cease-and-desist order against Nexo on Sep. 26, alleging that the firm offers unregistered securities…