The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced its acquisition of digital asset infrastructure developer Securrency. The deal will enable DTCC to gradually incorporate digital assets into its existing products and services. The financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, but the acquisition is expected to be finalized in the coming weeks. […]
Lawyers representing the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have announced their intention to dismiss all claims against Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen. In a recent court filing, the SEC stated that the parties involved in the case against Ripple have agreed to a dismissal with prejudice, indicating that a trial […]
The Crypto Aid Israel collective has raised over $185,000 in less than two weeks and has already distributed aid to various humanitarian groups. The organization has conducted two rounds of aid distribution, providing around $50,000 to NGOs such as the Foundation for Advancing Citizens of Eshkol Regional Council and Zaka. These funds have been used […]
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed new regulations that could restrict crypto mixers, citing them as a “class of transactions of primary money laundering concern.” The agency believes that actors such as Hamas, ISIS, and the DPRK frequently abuse coin mixers for illicit activities. The lack of transparency in crypto mixing […]
Recent estimates of crypto funding for terrorist organizations like Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) may have been exaggerated, according to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. In a blog post, the company argues that some analyses have mistakenly attributed all transactions sent to crypto service providers as terror financing. Chainalysis estimates that the actual amount […]
Blockchain software developer Lightning Labs has launched its Taproot Assets protocol on the mainnet network. This protocol allows for the issuance of stablecoins and real-world assets on the Bitcoin and Lightning Network. The current version, Taproot Assets v0.3, leverages existing Bitcoin liquidity on the Lightning Network and is open for developers to test for potential […]
In a recent blog post, Coinbase, the largest US-based crypto exchange, has expressed its concern about the flourishing of cryptocurrencies in offshore jurisdictions. The company argues that allowing digital assets to thrive in areas not subject to US laws will only facilitate illicit activities by bad actors. Coinbase emphasizes its commitment to compliance and its […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against three major cryptocurrency firms, Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG), accusing them of defrauding more than 230,000 investors. The lawsuit alleges that the companies attempted to conceal $1.1 billion in losses and repeatedly lied to their investors. The investigation found that Gemini […]
Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried is currently on trial in New York, and new details have emerged regarding the commingling of funds between FTX and Alameda Research. Testimony from FTX’s former general counsel, Can Sun, revealed that he was unaware of the exchange’s commingling of funds with Alameda. Sun learned that Alameda had bypassed […]
Superdao, a platform that supports the development of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), has announced that it will be shutting down its operations due to lack of profitability. The company raised over $10 million in 2022 and helped launch more than 2,000 DAOs. CEO Yury Lifshits stated that the cryptocurrency industry is too small to sustain […]
