US judge slaps $36M fine on man for 5-year crypto investor fraud

Web3 products and services could benefit from the streamlined user experiences that have been mastered by Web2, according to several industry builders who attended Next Block Expo in Berlin.Speaking to Cointelegraph at the event, Web3Auth senior cryptography engineer Matthias Geihs said Web3 services continue to be hamstrung by clunky login features and the associated responsibility

Those who studied history well might remember the city-states of medieval Europe. Back then, caravans of merchants traveled from one city-state to another, bringing luxury goods and news from far-away places. It was this lifestyle that enabled these merchants with freedom of mobility and choice. It is a very similar concept to the one described…

New report by Nansen delves into the distribution of staked ETH, respective holders and possible ramifications as The Merge looms. 654 Total views 29 Total shares A report from blockchain analytics platform Nansen highlights five entities that hold 64% of staked Ether (ETH) ahead of Ethereum’s highly anticipated Merge with the Beacon chain.Ethereum’s shift from…

Crypto lobby spending in the US has surged by 1,386% since 2017, including a huge jump in the last two years.

Mystery filings using Grayscale’s name suggest the multi-billion dollar firm may be looking to expand the number of Trusts. 561 Total views 6 Total shares Grayscale Investments could be set to launch a raft of new products including a Chainlink Trust, if freshly unearthed filings are to be believed. According to the State of Delaware’s Division…

But there is always a catch when it comes to Maduro’s government. Venezuela's National Superintendency of Crypto Assets and Related Activities, or SUNACRIP, has issued the first decree to officially regulate all crypto mining activities. In order to qualify, miners will need to meet specific requirements.An official announcement was first published in the Gaceta Oficial…

Bitcoin and Ethereum's upside exhaustion, Cardano's smart contract FOMO, and an overall boom in the altcoin market catalyzed ADA's gains. 2204 Total views 120 Total shares Cardano's native token ADA ignored a serious price crash warning to rally to a new all-time high.The ADA/USD exchange rate reached $2.56 for the first time on Aug. 20,…

Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), plunged sharply hours after the United States Federal Reserve released the minutes of its December meeting, showing that it eyes a faster timetable for hiking interest rates in 2022.The minutes showed that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is in favor of raising short-term rates “sooner or at a faster pace than…

The deputy director of the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) says the cryptocurrency sector must not abet a “slide backward” in money laundering prevention.FinCEN deputy director Jamal El-Hindi made his remarks during a speech at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association 20th Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Crimes Conference in New York City…