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Who Is Ross Ulbricht? The Silk Road Founder and Bitcoin Icon Pardoned by Trump
Bitcoiners have been waiting for this for years, but why now? And how did he get here after more than a decade in prison.Source link
Fake Trading Volumes: UAE Market Maker Caught in Undercover FBI Sting Operation
The DOJ has announced that CLS Global FZC LLC will plead guilty to market manipulation and wire fraud. If the plea deal is approved, CLS Global will pay a $428,059 penalty consisting of seized cryptocurrency and a fine. CLS Global Busted in FBI Sting Operation The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Jan. 21Source link
Trump’s CFTC Pick Clears Top Ranks of Key US Crypto Regulator
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Caroline Pham, the Republican commissioner who just took over the agency as President Donald Trump returned to the White House, ushered out many of the agency's top officials under predecessor Rostin Behnam, the Democrat who'd been appointed by Joe Biden.The staff changes — with each departure replaced by interim officials appointed by Pham — will have implications on cryptocurrency oversight for the U.S. derivatives regulator that's poised to play a bigger role in the field.Notably, Harry Jung, who joined the CFTC in 2023 as a senior policy advisor to Pham, will lead the agency's engagement with the crypto industry. He's been tapped for an elevated role as the CFTC's new acting chief of staff.Pham...
Bitwise Registers Delaware Entity for Potential Dogecoin ETF
The crypto asset manager's latest business filing signals a potential expansion into a new category of ETFs made based around Dogecoin.Source link
South African Central Bank Chief Criticizes Crypto Lobbying Efforts, Warns of Regulatory Capture
Lesetja Kganyago, governor of the South African Reserve Bank, criticized crypto lobbyists at the World Economic Forum in Davos for pushing countries to add Bitcoin to their reserves. South Africa Central Bank Chief Questions Lobbyists’ Focus on Bitcoin The governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, has slammed crypto lobbyists calling onSource link