cybercrime
OneCoin fraudster gets four years hard time
A former exec with OneCoin has been sentenced to four years in prison for their role in the cryptocurrency pyramid scheme
cryptocurrencies
Disgraced crypto bro Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX and Alameda Research, looks to spend the next quarter century in a US prison for his crimes related to the exchange's collapse
cryptocurrencies
KuCoin becomes KO'd coin after Uncle Sam's takedown
The popular KuCoin exchange has been blocked in the US after allegations of aiding money laundering
cryptocurrencies
Researcher hit with a Grand Jury subpoena after feds confuse crypto crook investigation with crime
Sam Curry's work investigating a phishing website from his own IP address saw events escalate rapidly...
News
FTX victims get even more bad news as claims agent discloses data breach
The company handling bankruptcy claims for FTX investors has suffered a data breach that included personal information about its clients
News
White House gives cryptocurrency traders just what they wanted... tax laws
The Biden administration is proposing new laws that would require cryptocurrency brokers to provide customers with tax forms on transactions over $600
News
Cryptocurrency "mixers" accused of laundering North Korean hacking funds
Two men have been accused of running a billion-dollar cryptocurrency mixing service that allowed Lazarus Group hackers to shift stolen funds into North Korea
News
Former crpyto king Bankman-Fried headed back to jail
Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried is headed back to a New York jail after a judge found he had sought to tamper with the key witness in his case
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State Street turns to UK startup "Copper" for digital assets infrastructure in landmark project
"Digital finance is becoming too big to ignore..."
Enterprise IT
UK fintech deals accounted for 10% of all global activity in 2021 -- will a rate hike put the cat among the pigeons?
The UK’s fintech sector had a storming 2021, recording deals worth $37.3bn (up from $5.2bn in 2020), the biggest deal globally, and five of the top 10 fintech deals in EMEA, according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report.
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PayPal to buy digital asset security startup Curv, as it doubles down on crypto.
PayPal touts "vision for a more inclusive financial system"