OFAC sanctions OTC traders who converted crypto for North Korea’s Lazarus group

The United States Treasury Department has identified over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency traders who assisted North Korea’s Lazarus Group in converting stolen crypto into fiat currency. Crypto traders in China and Hong Kong have been sanctioned by the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). In addition, a China-based banker was sanctioned for coordinating some of the illicit cashflow. Wu Huihui was […]

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Who on Crypto Twitter chose not to pay for a blue checkmark?

Despite their large numbers of followers — and being potential targets for scammers impersonating them — not every major Crypto Twitter personality has signed up or been given a blue checkmark since the platform removed legacy verification on April 20. In a debate that’s almost exclusively limited to die hard enthusiasts of the social media platform, many individuals have opted […]

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Faces Make-Or-Break Moment

The deep correction in the crypto market, led by the collapse of the Bitcoin price, has pushed the Shiba Inu (SHIB) price back into bearish territory. From a technical point of view, new bull moves are far away at the moment; before that, an make-or-break price level has to be defended and a resistance level that has manifested itself since […]

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KuCoin to reimburse victims of the short-lived Twitter account hack

The official Twitter account of the crypto exchange KuCoin has recently been compromised, leading to users losing their funds to a fake giveaway event. The crypto platform promised to reimburse the funds lost from the incident.  In an announcement, KuCoin confirmed that its Twitter was compromised for almost an hour on April 24, 8 AM ET. According to the exchange, the […]

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China to expand CBDC use case for Belt and Road Initiative

China is expanding the use cases for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) called digital yuan or e-CNY for its Belt and Road initiative and cross-border trades. The digital yuan a.k.a. digital RMB was one of the first CBDCs to be developed and widely tested. While there hasn’t been an official launch, the government has expanded its testing parameter to […]

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LUNA is not a security, South Korean court rules in Terra co-founder’s case

A South Korean district court has dismissed charges of security violations against former Terraform Labs CEO and co-founder Hyun-seong Shin. The court deemed LUNA (LUNA) (the native token of the LUNA ecosystem) as  non-security under Korea’s Capital Markets Act. The southern district court in Seoul dismissed the prosecution’s appeal for confiscating Shin’s properties and his arrest based on securities law […]

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