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Cantor Fitzgerald agreed to acquire 5% stake in Tether for $600M: Report

DIGIT — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 04:30:14 +0000

The report comes four days after Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO Howard Lutnick was appointed as President-Elect Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce.

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Tether CEO breaks down reserves backing USDT stablecoin

DIGIT — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 19:55:18 +0000

The Wall Street Journal cited unnamed individuals as the source of the claims that the United States government is investigating Tether.

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Ex-FTX execs team up to build new crypto exchange 12 months after FTX collapse: Report

DIGIT — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 05:00:11 +0000

The cryptocurrency exchanges offers a self-custody solution that integrates a multiparty computation technique to secure funds.

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SEC’s Gensler hints he’s open to a FTX reboot under proper leadership: Report

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 06:00:41 +0000

“If Tom or anybody else wanted to be in this field, I would say, ‘Do it within the law,’” SEC Chair Gary Gensler iterated.

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WSJ debacle fueled US lawmakers’ ill-informed crusade against crypto

DIGIT — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:03:11 +0000

The Wall Street Journal corrected its misreporting about crypto funding Hamas, but it was too late to stop lawmakers from amplifying false claims.

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Wall Street Journal corrects article misciting Hamas’ crypto terrorism funding data

DIGIT — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 02:45:07 +0000

Elliptic, the firm which Wall Street Journal sourced the data from, said it was “pleased” to see the news outlet acknowledge its mistakes.

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Crypto donations raised by Hamas ‘remain tiny,’ says Elliptic

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:54:31 +0000

Elliptic’s statement was framed as a rebuttal to recent articles and letters circulating among the media and U.S. lawmakers this month.

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Sequoia slashes its crypto fund by 66% after industry collapses: Report

DIGIT — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 01:25:34 +0000

The $85-billion venture capital firm launched the Sequoia Crypto Fund in February 2022.

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SEC Charges Crypto Exchange Bittrex With Operating Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency

DIGIT — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:51:58 +0000

After the report revealing that the cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex had received a Wells Notice from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the securities regulator charged Bittrex and the company’s CEO on April 17 for “operating an unregistered exchange, broker, and clearing agency.” Following the Wells Notice, SEC Charges Bittrex for Violating Federal Laws On […]

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FTX Finds $7.3 Billion in Liquid Assets; Lawyers Consider Rebooting Shuttered Crypto Exchange

DIGIT — Thu, 13 Apr 2023 17:30:01 +0000

FTX debtors revealed during a hearing on April 12th that the restructuring team has collected $7.3 billion in liquid assets. The exchange is currently considering a relaunch, according to a lawyer representing the defunct cryptocurrency exchange. Following the announcement, the exchange’s token, FTT, increased by over 70%, rising from $1.30 to $2.35 per unit. Lawyers […]

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