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Crypto-related hacks and scams saw a 27.78% year-over-year decline in 2023 as the industry has become more vigilant. Blockchain security firm PeckShield published the data on Jan. 29 in a...

Crypto exchange OKX will discontinue its mining pool services due to “business adjustments” reasons, according to a Jan. 26 statement. The platform said it had halted new customer registrations, effective...

A novel aspect of the new spot Bitcoin ETFs, as approved by the SEC, is the cash-creation mechanism for issuing and redeeming shares. The ETFs are considered commodity-shares ETFs, yet,...

A Monday court hearing addressed the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s ongoing charges against Binance, Reuters reported on Jan. 22. Binance lawyer Matthew Gregory argued during the hearing that...

An activist group launched a legal defense fund for accused Tornado Cash developers Alexey Pertsev and Roman Storm on Jan. 22. Roman Storm endorsed the fundraiser, stating: “2024 is the...

The Office of the President of the Republic of Korea urged the financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), to reevaluate its stance on spot crypto Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs),...

An analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence placed Coinbase’s chances of prevailing in its legal battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at an optimistic 70%. In a Jan. 19...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has agreed to delay a trial against Terraform Labs and its former top executive, Reuters said on Jan. 15. The regulator said that...

South Korean financial authorities are considering introducing specific regulatory measures for cryptocurrency mixers to curb the misuse of these protocols for money laundering by criminal organizations, local media reported on...

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has secured an additional $15 million from a subsidiary of the United States-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, according to a Jan. 12 statement. The miner revealed that...