US sanctions Russian crypto platforms for money laundering ties

The Queen’s Speech for the State Opening of Parliament included bills supporting “the safe adoption of cryptocurrencies" as well as the authority to "seize and recover crypto assets.” 1063 Total views 6 Total shares The United Kingdom has introduced two bills, both concerning the seizure of and support for cryptocurrencies as part of Prince Charles'…

BTC market dominance hovered around 80% during the 2017 bull market but slumped to the 50%–60% range during the 2021 bull market, at times even dipping below 50%. 470 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin’s (BTC) market dominance has reached 54%, its highest in the last 30 months, indicating the top cryptocurrency is strengthening just

Whenever there is relevant growth in the number of derivatives contracts currently in play (open interest), it usually means that more traders are involved. In futures markets, longs and shorts are balanced at all times, but having a larger number of active contracts allows the participation of institutional investors who require a minimum market size.However,…

They even wrote a self-help book about becoming a millionaire. Sounds like that may need to be updated. A recent filing from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, takes action against three individuals for allegedly raising millions of dollars against more than 1,000 victims. "From 2017 to May 2019, Jali, Frimpong, and Johnson,…

A cryptojacking code was found in 11 open-source code libraries written in Ruby, which have been downloaded thousands of times.Hackers downloaded the software, infected it with malware, and subsequently reposted it on the RubyGems platform, industry news outlet Decrypt reported on Aug. 21. The malicious code was first noticed by a GitHub user, who posted about…

How sustainable is Bitcoin’s latest bull run? Is bad coronavirus news somehow good news for BTC price?“Bad news is good news for Bitcoin, but bad news is bad news for everything,” said Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX. He was joined by BitBull Capital CEO Joe DiPasquale in Cointelegraph’s latest YouTube video, where…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Tom Lee, managing partner and head of research at Fundstrat Global…

Brian Brooks has worked as Coinbase's chief legal officer, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, CEO of Binance.US, and CEO of Bitfury. 6 Total views 1 Total shares Brian Brooks, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency for the United States government, has joined the board of directors for crypto-focused asset manager Hashdex.In a July 20 announcement,…