US Bitcoin miners hodl in expectation of BTC price rises
US mining firms are confounding pre-halving expectations by hodling the BTC they mine.
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OneCoin Fugitive Cryptoqueen Allegedly Paid $50 M to Lawyer to Launder Funds
United States prosecutors told a Manhattan jury that lawyer Mark S. Scott was paid $50 million to help OneCoin co-founder and current fugitive Ruja Ignatova launder $400 million.On Nov. 20, Law360 reported that the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office and the New York County district attorney's office are in the last phase of prosecuting Scott, a…

Taiwan Will Issue Draft ICO Rules By June 2019, Regulator Says
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Chinese banking regulator warns against fraud risks in the metaverse
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Ethereum’s supply has been inflating for 73 days straight
The supply of ETH has been gradually increasing since mid-April with the Dencun upgrade decreasing competition for block space on the mainnet.

Grayscale pulls ads from Fox News after US shooting controversy
The world’s largest digital asset management firm has pulled advertising from a Fox News prime-time show following controversial comments about a recent U.S. shooting. Grayscale Investments, a major crypto investment firm with $5.8 billion in assets, has pulled advertising from Tucker Carlson’s prime-time show following the host’s controversial comments about a recent shooting at a…

Ripple Avoids XRP Question as It Moves to Dismiss Securities Lawsuit
Blockchain network Ripple has filed a controversial motion to dismiss a lawsuit over it allegedly selling unregistered securities.Ripple: Securities ruling beyond scope of the courtIn a court filing uploaded by Fortune on Sept. 20, lawyers representing the company against investor Bradley Sostack dismissed the claims against it.Part of an ongoing legal battle, Sostack says Ripple’s…