Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
On Jan. 5, 2023, the state of New York and attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, the co-founder and former CEO of Celsius. The lawsuit claims that Mashinsky and Celsius defrauded “hundreds of thousands of invest...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
On-chain data shows the trading dominance of altcoins is now more than 50%; here’s what this may mean for Bitcoin.
Altcoin Trading Dominance Has Increased To More Than 50%
As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, sustainable moves in...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
According to the Wall Street Journal, Celsius co-founder Alex Mashinsky was sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The government official filed a civil lawsuit against Mashinsky, accusing him of “defrauding investors out of billions of dol...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
According to onchain research, wallets connected to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced co-founder of FTX, transferred a significant number of previously unreported transactions across various blockchains. The transfers were discovered by Conor Grogan,...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
According to a report from The Street, crypto-friendly bank Silvergate (SI) retraced on a massive 27% rally following a preliminary quarter result. The financial institution recorded a steep decline in customer withdrawals.
As a result, Silvergate&...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
Last month, bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital accepted Binance.US’s bid to purchase its assets for over $1 billion. This had come through after the collapse of FTX, the exchange that was originally accepted to acquire the lender’s assets. The ac...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
Dogecoin raced to a multi-week high on Jan. 5, as meme coins rose higher following recent days of consolidation. The coin climbed for a second straight session on Thursday, which comes ahead of Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls numbers. Shiba inu was al...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 years ago
The United States Department of Justice is now stepping in to take control of matters in the ongoing brouhaha involving the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX and other parties.
The DOJ is now working on a plan to seize Robinhood Markets shares related...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 2 years ago
A hospital in Romania has been targeted in a ransomware attack with the perpetrators seeking payment in cryptocurrency to decrypt its database. The hack prevents the medical institution from reporting to the country’s health insurance fund in...