Mutant Ape NFT ripoff creator to forfeit $1.4M, avoids prison
Mutant Ape Planet creator Aurelien Michel pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and avoided a prison sentence.
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Price analysis 8/2: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB
The sell-off in the global stock markets is casting a bearish shadow on the cryptocurrency markets, signaling near-term weakness.

VanEck, StoneX analysts peg Ether price upside at $12K to $22K
The Ethereum network could generate $66 billion in free cash flow from transaction fees by 2030, VanEck estimates.

European Central Bank Exec Calls Bitcoin the ‘Evil Spawn of the Financial Crisis’
Executive Board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) Benoit Coeure considers Bitcoin (BTC) to be the “evil spawn of the [2008] financial crisis,” Bloomberg reports Nov. 15.Coeure reportedly made his acid remarks at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel. The BIS’ general manager Augustín Carstens has likewise previously made a spate of…

EU launches ‘Trusted Investors Network’ to boost VC investment in tech
The European Union unveiled the Trusted Investors Network at a meeting in Athens, Greece to attract venture capital to deep-tech sectors like biotechnology and AI.

Atomic Wallet hacker sends crypto to mixer used by Lazarus Group: Elliptic
Stolen crypto from Atomic wallets is already on the move to mixers according to Elliptic. 591 Total views 1 Total shares Illicit funds gained from the $35 million Atomic Wallet hack have been moving to a crypto mixer known to be favored by North Korea’s most notorious cyber-hacking group.On June 5, blockchain compliance analytics firm…

We Totally Misunderstood Blockchain
The fad is dying. A recent CB Insights report that was cited Bloomberg announced a 60% decline in blockchain startup investments this year, down to $1.6 billion. But at the same time, large enterprises such as Microsoft, Walmart, IBM and Samsung have either deployed their own blockchains or joined partnerships to use the technology. Ironically,…

SEC and Gemini ask to pause lawsuit to explore ‘potential resolution’
The Securities and Exchange Commission and Gemini have asked for a 60-day stay of the regulator’s lawsuit to “explore a potential resolution.” The US Securities and Exchange Commission and crypto exchange Gemini have asked to pause the regulator’s suit over the exchange's Gemini Earn program, saying they want to discuss a potential resolution. In an

Pantera Capital CEO: Bitcoin Could Peak Over $500K in August 2021
In a letter to Investors, CEO Dan Morehead examined the YTD performance of Bitcoin prior to the May 12 rewards halving. 2540 Total views 100 Total shares Pantera Capital Founder and CEO Dan Morehead has predicted there is more than a 50-50 chance Bitcoin goes up “and goes up big”, with a predicted peak of…