‘Defanging the SEC’ could turbocharge the US economy: Cathie Wood
“We have more clarity now in terms of the investment landscape after the election,” said the ARK Invest CEO. Go to Source
Month: November 2024
Bitcoin sudden pump to $81K annihilates $180M shorts in half a day
About $180 million in short positions have been wiped as Bitcoin hit another new all-time high of $81,358. Go to Source
How a ‘No Questions Asked’ Crypto Scheme Became a Federal Target
A Danvers, Massachusetts man, Trung Nguyen, was convicted of money laundering and operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency business that converted over $1 million in cash to bitcoin. Through his company, National Vending, Nguyen ran a “no questions asked” cash-to-bitcoin service from 2017 to 2020, knowingly processing funds for criminals, including a meth dealer and romance scam … Read more
Bitget Wallet launches $20M grant for Telegram Mini Apps
Despite TON’s TVL dropping more than 50% since July, Bitget Wallet and Foresight Ventures have given another boost to Telegram’s Mini App ecosystem. Go to Source
Latam Insights: Trump and Milei Parley, Deep Chainsaw Cuts Into Argentine State
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news from the past week. In this issue, we discuss the conversation between President-Elect Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, the thousands of job positions axed by Milei’s Deep Chainsaw operation, and Chilean authorities’ pushback on World’s domiciliary eye-scanning pilot. … Read more
Near’s crosschain AI Assistant will soon book flights and order takeout for you
The NEAR.AI Assistant was launched at the Redacted conference in Bangkok over the weekend, along with a plan to build the world’s largest open-source AI model. Go to Source
a16z sees ‘greater flexibility to experiment’ with crypto under Trump
Legal and policy experts from the crypto arm of a16z are confident that “the future of crypto in the US is bright.” Go to Source
DOJ Strikes Bitcoin Fog: The End of Darknet’s Most Elusive BTC Service
A landmark sentencing has closed the chapter on Bitcoin Fog, the longest-running bitcoin mixing service on the darknet, with its operator facing over a decade in prison. The Fall of Bitcoin Fog: DOJ’s Pursuit Unmasks a Decade-Long Darknet Operation The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that Roman Sterlingov has been sentenced to prison … Read more
OpenSea users drop securities suit after marketplace demands arbitration
The lawyer for two OpenSea users who accused the platform of selling them securities told Cointelegraph they “had no choice but to dismiss the pending case.” Go to Source
Bitcoin could end year at $58K as futures market ‘overheated’ — CryptoQuant
CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju tips Bitcoin to finish the year at $58,974 but another analyst disagrees, saying a major pullback is unlikely. Go to Source
