zkSync-Based DEX Merlin Drained of $1M During Public Token Sale Despite ‘Audit’

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen said he amplified his support for Vice President Kamala Harris, adding $10 million worth of XRP to her election efforts. Larsen, now the crypto sector's biggest individual Harris booster, said she'll bring a "new approach to tech innovation." Ripple co-founder and Executive Chairman Chris Larsen said he'd added another $10 million

The clock for U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval of spot-bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications will begin Wednesday after all eight applicants were listed on the Federal Register.While the regulator published documents seeking public consultations last week, the clock on the review process formally starts only when filings are published in the register, which…

Mar 13, 2020 at 19:00 UTCMassive and novel government intervention in markets is now a foregone conclusion, but what happens to bitcoin (BTC) as the dust settles? For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, IHeartRadio or RSS.Yesterday,…

news Bitcoin might become “digital gold,” but first it needs to be used more in everyday business, Intercontinental Exchange’s chief executive said. During a quarterly earnings call Thursday, ICE head Jeffrey Sprecher said that he sees use in transactions as the prerequisite to bitcoin becoming a long-term store of value. The company’s Bakkt subsidiary, which runs…

news A British man has been handed 20 months in jail and ordered to forfeit over £400,000 ($487,000) for offering hacking services and stolen private data in return for cryptocurrency. Nineteen-year-old Elliot Gunton was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court on Friday, having pleaded guilty at a previous hearing, according to a local police news report.…

Oct 2, 2020 at 15:38 UTCUpdated Oct 2, 2020 at 16:32 UTCNew York City(Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)The head of bitcoin escrow company Volantis pleaded guilty in New York on Thursday to one count of commodities fraud for bilking an investor of over $3 million.Jon Barry Thompson, 49, admitted in Manhattan federal district court that his crypto…

Oct 28, 2020 at 15:14 UTCUpdated Oct 28, 2020 at 15:44 UTCGemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss(Wikimedia Commons/TechCrunch Disrupt)Gemini, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by the Winklevoss brothers, has launched trading denominated in the euro.In an announcement Wednesday, the company said all listed cryptocurrencies could be purchased and traded with euros.Euro deposits can be made via…

Why Bitcoin Investors Aren’t Worried About This Price PullbackCritiques of correlation between bitcoin and equities miss the fact that bitcoin adoption within traditional markets has been driven by a fiat collapse concern. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica,…

A large long BTC straddle crossed the tape on Deribit, betting on a volatility explosion by the end of November. To be profitable, the options strategy needs prices to move above $87,000 or below $53,000 by expiry. A large bitcoin (BTC) options trade executed on Deribit early Wednesday anticipates a shift from the present low