21-Year-Old Trader Prosecuted Over Bitcoin Money Laundering

South African pension funds are to be banned from investing in cryptocurrencies under new draft rules.“A fund may not invest in crypto-assets directly or indirectly,” the proposed rule change states in the Government Gazette published Friday.This would replace existing legislation that allowed portfolio managers to invest as much as 2.5% of funds in crypto as…

Wow, after such price rise, Dogecoin’s developers have much coding to do.Feb 10, 2021 at 10:16 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 10, 2021 at 10:17 p.m. UTCDogecoin’s Surging Price Has Resurrected Its Technical DevelopmentIt was all a meme. Well, Dogecoin still is a meme – just a more expensive meme. And as the price rises from the depths,…

CoinDesk’s Consensus has seen plenty of heated blockchain battles over its ten year history. But 2024’s matchup in the Karate Combat Pit takes the dueling to a new level.Crypto influencers Nic Carter and David Hoffman are set to go toe-to-toe on May 30 during this year’s conference in Austin, Texas. “Influencer Fight Club 2” is

Aug 18, 2020 at 17:37 UTCUpdated Aug 18, 2020 at 17:49 UTC(Matt Antonioli/Unsplash)Bequant, Now in Crowded Prime Brokerage Race, Adds Signature Bank IntegrationFerrari sells cars so it can go racing; Bequant built a crypto exchange to get into prime brokerage. That’s the analogy offered by the firm’s head of institutional services, Alex Mascioli, when asked…

markets View Bitcoin has dived out of a narrowing price range and may see a deeper drop if key trendline support near $10,120 is breached. Acceptance below $10,120 would expose the recent low of $9,855. Some notable observers believe the decline may be reversed following Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate cut, although historical data suggests otherwise.…

Angle's USDA will share the yield earned from the Treasury bill and tokenized T-bill backing assets and a part of the revenue from lending.Yield-bearing stablecoins have mushroomed recently, offering an alternative to incumbent stablecoins USDT and USDC.00:52Existing Stablecoin Models Are Not 'Totally Fair,' Usual CEO Says14:10How USD0 Plans to Bring More Transparency to the Existing

Blockchain Bites: Major Crypto Players Sued, Steem Froze Accounts and MoreAt least 10 class action lawsuits were filed against major crypto firms and personalities accusing them of offering unregistered securities. The thread tying it all together? The lawsuits were filed by the same boutique law firm – Roche Cyrulnik Freedman - heading up another high…

The blockchain, which had been touted for its ability to handle a high volume of transactions, was brought down by an unusually high number of transactions. (Alex Lange/Unsplash)Feb 14, 2021 at 9:59 p.m. UTCAvalanche Brought Down by Bug Triggered by Unusually High Volume, Engineer SaysAn Ava Labs engineer gave a rundown of the small code…

news The upheaval continues at enterprise blockchain company Digital Asset (DA), with the news that Gavin Wells will step down from his role as head of Europe next month. Oliver Hugh-Jones, head of business development for Europe, will assume all of Wells’ client-facing responsibilities, a spokeswoman for DA confirmed to CoinDesk Thursday. Wells’ departure was…