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Former Deutsche Bank exec pleads guilty over ‘R3 Crypto Fund’ scheme

A former Deutsche Bank investment banker — who was charged earlier in 2023 in relation to a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme — has

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Prior to the bankruptcy plan, renewed phishing efforts are reported by Celsius creditors.

Crypto lender Celsius Network’s creditors find themselves grappling with a fresh onslaught of phishing emails, believed to be a direct consequence of two

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Criminals more reliant on cross-chain bridges than ever after mixer crackdowns

Criminals have accelerated their shift away from crypto mixers for cross-chain bridges over the past year, according to blockchain forensics firm Elliptic. In

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Lawyer who pocketed $400M from the OneCoin scam rejects a new trial, according to a report

A legal practitioner found culpable of laundering a staggering $400 million from the OneCoin scam faces the disappointment of being denied a fresh

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Former Andreessen Horowitz execs launch Bastion after $25M funding round

Two former executives from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)’s crypto division have managed to raise $25 million in seed funding for their newly launched Web3

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Canto, Astar blockchains plan expansion to Ethereum ecosystem as layer 2s

Cosmos-native layer-1 blockchain Canto has become the latest chain to migrate to Ethereum as a layer 2 zero-knowledge rollup after another layer-1 blockchain,

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SEC sees temporary setback in request to access Binance.US software

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to win immediate access to Binance.US’s software, with the judge saying he isn’t

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SEC embroiled in court cases; Hester Peirce says crypto firms shouldn’t give up on US

Hester Peirce, one of five commissioners with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and an outspoken proponent of crypto, has urged

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Blockchain Capital closes funds totaling $580M for investments in crypto gaming, DeFi

Venture capital group Blockchain Capital announced the closing of two new funds, totaling $580 million, for investment in infrastructure, gaming, DeFi, and consumer and social

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Idealistic Ethereum community-built zkEVM Scroll launching in weeks

After two years of development, a group of Ethereum idealists are close to launching their zero-knowledge EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) — Scroll —

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