U.S. banking regulators warn against cryptocurrency fraud, contagion risks
The U.S. Federal Reserve, FDIC and the OCC have issued a joint statement to warn banks of the risks with crypto assets.
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Binance declines comment on speculation it may buy South Korean crypto exchange GOPAX
Binance declined to comment on reports in local media that it is in late stage talks to acquire South Korean digital asset exchange GOPAX.
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Magic Eden NFTs display explicit content, ‘Big Bang Theory’ images
Images on Magic Eden, the largest Solana-based non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, displayed pornographic content and popular sitcom series “The Big Bang Theory” on Tuesday Asia time instead of users’ NFTs.
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Markets: Bitcoin price dips, Ether little changed, Litecoin adds to gains, Dogecoin biggest loser
Bitcoin slipped back, while Ether was little changed in mixed Wednesday morning trading in Asia for the top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies.
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Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud charges in FTX exchange collapse
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed in November with billions of dollars in investor funds missing, pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud on Tuesday in New York.
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Markets: Bitcoin, Ether inch up, XRP leads gains in top 10 cryptos
Bitcoin and Ethereum prices inched up in Tuesday afternoon trading in Asia, along with most other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. XRP led gains at 3.22%, followed by Polygon at 1.76% and Litecoin at 1.74%.
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Bahamas regulator denies FTX CEO’s claims over seized assets
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has rejected “material misstatements” made by FTX’s newly-appointed CEO, John J. Ray III
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Final Fantasy’s Square Enix stays committed to blockchain despite backlash
Yosuke Matsuda, the president of Square Enix, has reaffirmed the gaming company’s commitment to blockchain technology.
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Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 3.6% in latest adjustment
The Bitcoin mining difficulty level fell 3.59% on Tuesday morning in Asia, after some U.S. mining firms unplugged due to deadly winter storms over the holiday season on top of continued cash shortages mainly caused by low Bitcoin prices and high energy costs.
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DCG’s Silbert, Gemini’s Winklevoss start Twitter spat over frozen funds, billion dollar loans
Barry Silbert, the CEO of Digital Currency Group rejected claims that the company borrowed US$1.6 billion from its Genesis Global Capital.