Nikhilesh De
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New York, NY, United States
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USDC Stablecoin Regains Dollar Peg After Silicon Valley Bank-Induced Chaos
The stablecoin fell below $1 in value on Friday, after it emerged that some portion of issuer Circle’s funds were at the failed Silicon Valley Bank. → Read More
NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Exchange CoinEx, Alleges AMP, LBC, LUNA and RLY Tokens Are Securities
The petition alleged that CoinEx listed various tokens and services that qualify as securities and/or commodities under state law. → Read More
Paxos Is Holding a 'Constructive Discussion' With SEC: Reuters
News of the talks comes a week after Paxos said it received a Wells Notice from the regulator. → Read More
Davos 2023: Crypto Is Down, but Not Out
The crypto industry came back to Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting daunted, but undeterred. → Read More
Judge Allows Binance US Bid to Buy Voyager Assets to Advance
The exchange agreed in December to purchase the company after Voyager's deal with Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX fizzled. → Read More
FTX’s Failure Is Sparking a Massive Regulatory Response
Lawmakers, regulators and criminal investigators are looking into FTX’s collapse, and Sam Bankman-Fried’s tweets aren’t helping. → Read More
Sam Bankman-Fried Says Alameda Winding Down, Promises FTX US Customers' Funds Are 'Fine'
The trading company's owner tweeted the news on Thursday morning. → Read More
Hodlonaut Wins Norwegian Lawsuit Against Self-Proclaimed ‘Satoshi’ Craig Wright
In her ruling, Norwegian Judge Helen Engebrigtsen wrote that “Granath had sufficient factual grounds to claim that Wright had lied and cheated in his attempt to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto.” → Read More
Crypto Doesn't Need More Guidance, SEC Chair Gensler Says
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said the regulatory agency’s existing rules provide a clear roadmap for crypto companies, despite what they want. → Read More
Voyager Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Amid Crypto Credit Crisis
The Toronto-based lender filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York late Tuesday. → Read More
Terraform Labs, Founder, VC Firms Sued on Claims That Investors Were Misled
The plaintiff alleges the so-called "Terra Tokens" resembled securities, regardless of investor perception. → Read More
PayPal Converts Conditional Virtual Currency License to Full BitLicense
The payments giant announced it would let users withdraw their crypto holdings to their own wallets earlier today. → Read More
LUNA, UST Issuer Terra Restarts Blockchain After Brief Shutdown
The price of LUNA fell too low to prevent governance attacks, Terraform Labs tweeted when it announced the network had been halted. → Read More
FBI Launches New Crypto Crimes Unit
The National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will investigate ransomware and other crimes with tools including blockchain analysis. → Read More
Xapo Gives Up Its NYDFS BitLicense
The New York Department of Financial Services said Xapo surrendered its virtual currency license on Jan. 11. → Read More
Another Crypto All-Time High in 2021: Regulatory Handwringing
A lot happened this year. How does it stack up to what we expected in January? → Read More
Cboe Acquires ErisX in Return to Crypto Derivatives Market
ErisX maintains both crypto spot and derivatives trading markets in the U.S. → Read More
What to Make of the First Bitcoin Futures ETF Launch
We got the bitcoin futures ETF. Is this the real thing? → Read More
Facebook’s Novi Taps Paxos, Coinbase Ahead of Diem Rollout
Coinbase will provide custody services, while Paxos is supplying the stablecoin Novi will use. → Read More
BitMEX Announces $100M CFTC, FinCEN Settlement
Crypto derivatives trading platform BitMEX announced it had reached a settlement on civil charges with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Tuesday. BitMEX will pay a $100 million penalty to resolve the charges, BitMEX announced in a blog post, though it’s unclear how much is going to […] → Read More