The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Richard “Heart” Schueler and crypto projects HEX, PULSECHAIN, and PULSEX. According to a document filed with a court for the Eastern District of New York and shared on X by economist Alex Krüeger, the regulator is violating U.S. securities laws. As of this writing,…
The Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to raise the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) by 25 basis points to 5.50%, the highest level since February 2021, had little impact on the cryptocurrency market and Bitcoin (BTC), with the event described as “very vanilla” by the Journalist Ted Talks Macro. The FOMC indicated that achieving its 2% inflation…
According to a recent report by Reuters, Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO and founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has had his bail conditions tightened by a US judge following allegations of witness tampering. While the judge declined to jail Bankman-Fried immediately, he imposed a “gag order” requested by prosecutors and gave both sides until…
XRP has undergone a remarkable price upsurge, surging to more than $0.80 and witnessing an impressive 77% increase over the past seven days in trading activity. This surge was predominantly triggered by Ripple’s partial victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. In the court ruling, a judge acknowledged that Ripple’s institutional sales could be…
Tesla has released its Q2 2023 earnings report, which has been highly anticipated by investors, and it shows no signs of Bitcoin movement for the electric car giant in the previous quarter. The report shows that the company has had a record-breaking quarter, with the best-ever production and deliveries and revenue approaching $25 billion in…
Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency in the market, is continuing its unstoppable uptrend. After consolidating for a short period between $29,900 and $30,300, BTC has marked a new annual high and breached the $31,000 mark, which it had not surpassed since June 2022. As of this writing, the leading cryptocurrency in the market is trading…
According to a Reuters report, Crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, the former CEO of Terraform Labs, has been sentenced to four months in prison by a court in Montenegro for allegedly using forged passports. Crypto Mogul Faces Jail Time For Passport Forgery Kwon, who is charged with multibillion-dollar fraud in the United States and is wanted…
Uniswap Labs has announced the release of the draft code for Uniswap v4, the next iteration of the popular decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol. Uniswap v3 was a watershed moment for on-chain liquidity and Decentralized Finance (DeFi), processing over $1.5 trillion in trading volume since its release two years ago. However, as technology and markets evolve,…
Coinbase, the leading cryptocurrency trading platform in the United States, has recently found itself embroiled in a legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, accusing Coinbase of operating without proper registration, thereby violating regulations designed to safeguard investors. This lawsuit has sent shockwaves through the…
Cardano (ADA) and the crypto market just took a punch from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulator filed a lawsuit against Binance and its CEO, Changpeng Zhao, contributing to the decline in prices across the nascent market. Cardano (ADA) trades at $0.35 as of this writing, recording a 6% loss in the…