OKX pleads guilty, pays $505M in penalties to settle DOJ charges
OKX’s Aux Cayes FinTech Co. Ltd agreed to pay over $500 million worth of fines for operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business.
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It’s a modest weekly gain for Bitcoin buyers as Saturday’s progress comes full circle back to square one the next day. 10313 Total views 97 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) retested $47,000 on Sunday as the weekly close looked set to hinge on the CME futures gap.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin comes full circle…

High volume surge propels Bitcoin price to a new all-time high at $29,000
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Charlie Shrem ‘Committed No Misconduct’ Says Lawyer as Winklevoss Lawsuit Continues
An attorney for embattled Bitcoin Foundation founder Charlie Shrem formally hit back on Nov. 5 at accusations by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss as part of an ongoing lawsuit concerning alleged Bitcoin (BTC) theft.In a filing addressing the Winklevosses’ claims, attorney Brian E. Klein said Shrem, who is under investigation for allegedly “stealing” 5000 bitcoins ($32…

Polygon’s Discord channel hacked, team works to regain control
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Decentraland X account hacked, phishing scam targets MANA airdrop
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Huobi Japan Raises $4.6M From FPG to Expand Crypto Trading Business
Licensed crypto exchange Huobi Japan has raised 5 million yen ($4.6 million) from Financial Products Group (FPG), a financial instruments business operator.The development was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 25.Future cooperation on digitized securitiesHuobi Japan is a wholly-owned subsidiary of major Singapore-based crypto exchange Huobi, which serves traders across over…

Ethereum price rallies above $3.1K after unexpected regulatory victory
ETH price hit $3,100, backed by a favorable court ruling and increased network activity.

No, Musk, don’t blame Bitcoin for dirty energy — The problem lies deeper
Elon Musk is definitely interested in digital currency, but it seems that he doesn’t want to understand it. At least, I worry that he doesn't have a deep enough understanding of Bitcoin (BTC) and decentralized systems in general.A decentralized system has to be secure, and proof-of-work (PoW) is the solution for Bitcoin to secure its…