Chinese public servant jailed for for selling state secrets for crypto, and Korean YouTuber accused of fleecing $230M from 15,304 followers. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/crypto-spy-life-sentence-china-youtuber-fraud-asia-express/?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Trump picks ex-SEC chair Jay Clayton as US Attorney for Manhattan
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton has been given a new role by President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trumps-former-sec-chair-us-attorney-southern-district-new-york?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin corrects as US inflation data emerges — Is the rally to $100K at stake?
Bitcoin’s correction reflects investors’ inflation concerns and highlights the potential impact of future US fiscal policies. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-corrects-as-us-inflation-data-emerges-is-the-rally-to-100k-at-stake?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
China’s lockdown censorship inspired Ethereum ‘based rollup’ Taiko
Taiko Labs co-founder Daniel Wang first wanted to make an “unstoppable” social network and found his way to an Ethereum “based rollup” in the process. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-based-rollup-taiko-inspired-china-censorship?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Trump mulls tapping crypto-friendly CFTC chair: Report
Summer Mersinger, a Republican CFTC commissioner who has urged the regulatory to take a more accommodating stance on crypto, is among those under consideration Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-mulls-crypto-friendly-cftc-chairs-report?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitfinex hacker sentenced to 5 years in prison
US authorities arrested Ilya Lichtenstein and his wife, Heather Morgan, in 2022 for laundering Bitcoin connected to the Bitfinex exchange. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitfinex-hack-money-laundering-ilya-lichtenstein-sentenced?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Arkham launches points program to woo derivatives traders
The program will last for 30 days and points will be convertible to Arkham’s native token, ARKM. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-launches-points-program-woo-derivatives-traders?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Wall Street’s EDX crypto exchange hits $36B trading volume in 2024
According to EDX Markets, its average daily volume rose by 59% over the third quarter of 2024. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/wall-street-edx-crypto-exchange-hits-36-b-trading-volume-2024?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
SCB 10X debuts Rubie Wallet with Thai baht and US dollar stablecoins
SCB rolled out a convenient and inexpensive stablecoin wallet that is sure to appeal to tourists in Thailand. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/scb10x-launches-rubie-wallet-stablecoin-payments-thailand?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
18 US states file lawsuit against SEC and Gary Gensler
President-elect Trump has vowed to fire SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and replace him with a more crypto-friendly SEC head. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/18-us-states-file-lawsuit-against-sec-gary-gensler?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound