Bitcoin Market Impact From Mt. Gox Repayments Will Be Limited: Matrixport

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Julia Leung is the first female CEO of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Leung took office in January 2023, and her term coincides with Hong Kong's fresh attempts to establish itself as a major digital assets hub.This profile is part of CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023. For the full list, click here.Leung, a former

Ready for a hash war? Bitcoin cash's upcoming network update (or hard fork) is coming on November 15, but a fractious divide between competing stakeholders has raised the specter that the fourth largest cryptocurrency by market cap – which broke off from bitcoin in the heat of the scaling debate last year – could split…

Feb 12, 2020 at 20:59 UTCUpdated Feb 12, 2020 at 21:25 UTCU.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (Image via Shutterstock)US Financial Crimes Watchdog Preparing ‘Significant’ Crypto Rules, Warns Treasury Secretary MnuchinThe U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is preparing to unveil new regulations around cryptocurrencies, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.Speaking during a hearing…

The world's largest bitcoin mining rig maker, Bitmain, and crypto platform Anchorage Digital are expected to take equity stakes in Core Scientific (CORZ), the second-largest publicly listed bitcoin miner, as part of Core's bankruptcy.The company's amended reorganization plan is subject to a vote by creditors, while many of the settlements described require court approval, according…

Jun 25, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Jun 25, 2020 at 13:37 UTCEmin Gün Sirer (CoinDesk archives)Base Layer Wars Heat Up With Another $12M Committed to AVA Labs’ Avalanche BlockchainAvalanche blockchain developer AVA Labs has closed a $12 million private sale of its AVAX token. The funding round was co-led by Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, Initialized Capital,…

Oct 11, 2020 at 21:46 UTC(ljubaphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus)Crypto Long & Short: A U.K. Ban on Crypto Derivatives Will Hurt, Not Protect InvestorsThis week the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the country’s financial services, issued a ban on the sale of crypto derivatives and ETNs to retail investors. While this may not seem particularly material…

Law enforcement around the world has long pointed to China as being a source of deadly fentanyl as well as the precursors used to manufacture it. New research from both Chainalysis and Elliptic have put a number on how much of this trade is done in crypto.Elliptic, which published its report on the topic Tuesday,…

The U.S. SEC has objected to Terraform’s $166 million retainer of Law Firm Dentons.The SEC alleges that the money was “siphoned” off into an “opaque slush fund for its lawyers,” which could have gone to investors and creditors.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised objections to a $166 million retainer payment to lawyers