Crypto pyramid scheme leader extradited to China after global pursuit

The blockchain-based art registry startup Artory has acquired auction house database Auction Club, according to a tweet from Artory on March 21.Auction Club is a subscription-only database containing sales information from more than 4,000 international auction houses.According to industry media outlet The Art Newspaper, the move is set to make Auction Club’s sales data —…

OFAC said Poloniex allowed users in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria to conduct digital asset trades, deposits and withdrawals between January 2014 and November 2019. Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) announced cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has agreed to a…

The price of Bitcoin declined by more than 13% within 30 minutes on Aug. 2. The shocking short-term price action caused $1 billion worth of liquidations in futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH). Following the rapid sell-off, traders are cautiously optimistic and are considering both bullish and bearish scenarios.Before delving…

As a software-as-a-service provider, Fireblocks witnessed overwhelming interest in decentralized finance, blockchain, and Web3 technologies. 51 Total views 1 Total shares Fireblocks, a New York-based blockchain security service provider, made over $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) this year, confirming the rising interest in the crypto ecosystem that contradicts negative investor sentiments.ARR relates to…

Sandbox (SAND) refused to go down despite broader negative market sentiment in the past 24 hours. Instead, the altcoin logged a breakaway recovery as traders assessed its recent high-profile partnerships as a sign that the project has strong fundamentals.SAND rose 10.23% to $3.38 at the UTC close on Jan.27, followed by another 5.42% spike to $3.57 on…

The head of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has addressed queries about initial public offering (IPO) listings amid confusion over Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain’s application. English-language newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported the comments on Jan. 24.Speaking at the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, HKEX CEO Charles Li Xiaojia said…

Congressman Davidson, in particular, sees potential Treasury action as a bad idea for everybody involved. 983 Total views 4 Total shares Several members of Congress have voiced opposition to a rumored blockade on self-hosted crypto wallets in the works at the U.S. Treasury.In a Dec. 9 letter addressed to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, four members of…

In the weeks leading to November, nonfungible token (NFT) data showed a consistent upward leap in weekly sales. While the volume is still far from its peak in 2021, executives in the industry believe the upward trend will likely continue. On Nov. 6, data published by blockchain analytics firm Nansen showed that NFT sales volume leaped