Ex-fintech CEO sentenced to 3.75 years over price manipulation scheme

Josipa Majic explains what she and her partners did to build a crypto company at a time when investors were fleeing the space. 178 Total views 3 Total shares

Paris Blockchain Week 2023 brought together some of the biggest names in the blockchain and crypto industry. Starting on March 21, the three-day event turned out to be a net positive for the crypto industry, with prominent industry players coming together to discuss and share their thoughts on the decentralized ecosystem’s past, present and future.The…

Art gallery owner Todd Kramer had his valuable NFT collection stolen from his hot wallet yesterday, so OpenSea froze the stolen assets worth about $2.2 million. 1732 Total views 29 Total shares NFT marketplace OpenSea has frozen 16 Bored Ape and Mutant Ape nonfungible tokens (NFT) after they were reportedly stolen yesterday from a New…

A search for “blockchain” on the career page for telecoms giant Verizon reveals that the company is actively looking to hire new recruits for blockchain-related jobs, including five blockchain developers.The Block highlighted the vacancies in a report on July 24. Verizon is apparently interested in creating a distributed network, as per the report. Additionally, the…

An Israeli blockchain intelligence firm claims to have identified proof of donations in Bitcoin (BTC) reaching Hamas, the de facto ruling authority of the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The development was reported by Israeli financial daily newspaper Globes Feb. 3.Globes reports that a BTC wallet address for receiving the funds was first published Jan. 31…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been consolidating within a tight range for several months. If the top cryptocurrency successfully breaks out, Bitazu Capital founding partner Mohit Sorout says a record-high would be imminent.Since July 2020, Bitcoin has been ranging between $10,200 and $11,800, a 15% range. It has seen subdued volatility for a prolonged…

Russia has officially legalized crypto trading this January but the government still doesn’t allow local banks to offer crypto services. Tinkoff, a major private bank in Russia, is struggling to offer cryptocurrency trading to its clients due to the central bank's tough stance on digital assets.Tinkoff CEO Oliver Hughes said that the digital bank is…

The total market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market surged past $1.55 trillion on Dec. 5, driven by remarkable weekly gains of 14.5% for Bitcoin (BTC) and 11% for Ether (ETH). Notably, this milestone, marking the highest level in 19 months, propelled Bitcoin to become the world's ninth-largest tradable asset, surpassing Meta's $814 billion capitalization.Despite the