Security analysts have already seen fake or fraudulent crypto tokens and non-fungible tokens or NFTs named after Queen Elizabeth II being sold in the marketplace in an attempt to lure unsuspecting ...
Crypto market cap teeters above $900B as bitcoin falls
Following August’s worse-than-expected U.S. inflation data and the completion of Ethereum’s major software transition last week, the total market capitalization of crypto assets sold off by 15% in the ...
Ether Slips After Much-Anticipated Merge Completion | More Crypto Regulation Coming
However, in what appeared to be an instance of buy the rumor, sell the news, ether quickly lost its modest 3% gain that immediately followed the Merge and continued to fall on Thursday. As of Friday ...
U.S. Treasury Seeks Comment on Crypto’s Illicit Finance Risks
The U.S. Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the possible illicit finance and national security risks posed by the use of digital assets, as part of the agency’s mandate under President ...
Crypto donor dead set on preventing the next global pandemic gave millions to Trump-backed candidates who opposed COVID regulations to court MAGA base
Nascent political donor Ryan Salame only cares about getting pandemic preparedness advocates elected. Three of his picks so far fail that simple test.
Osaka court rules against state in lawsuit over school operator
Kimura, an assemblyman of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had sought 110,000 yen in damage compensation from the government. In June 2016, the Finance Ministry’s Kinki Local Finance Bureau sold the ...
Politicians, Not the Usual Bureaucrats, Take the Reins on Web3 in Japan
Japan's political leaders want to take the country into the Web3 era without the bureaucratic slog that’s typical for the nation’s policymakers. So far this year, a handful of politicians have been ...
President Biden Gives Crypto a Bitter Taste of What Lies Ahead
And with everything else, the administration is pushing for a digital dollar, a kind of digital twin of the dollar, at a time when China has taken a step ahead on this issue. Unsurprisingly, the ...
US Treasury asks regulators to take more action against crypto scams
The Treasury Department is keenly aware that crypto scams and hacks remain serious problems, and it's pressuring the rest of the US government to respond. As The Washington Post notes, the Treasury ...
White House Publishes First Framework for Crypto Regulation
The resulting report did not establish any new laws but gave a clearer picture of how crypto regulations in the U.S. will be handled.
Bitcoin Tumbles To 3-Month Low As Dollar Extends Gains, Highlighting Risk Aversion
With the dollar extending gains against its global peers, and interest rates on the rise, crypto markets are seeing a noted September pullback.
Bitcoin falls below $19,000 as cryptos creak under rate hike risk
Cryptocurrencies fell to fresh lows on Monday on regulatory concerns and as investors globally turned shy on risky assets with interest rate rises looming around the world.
Bitcoin once again slips below $20,000
A representation of the virtual cryptocurrency Bitcoin is seen in this picture illustration taken Octo1. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo ...
Oyo Hotels seeks to resurrect IPO after growth resumes
TOKYO: Oyo Hotels, the once high-flying Indian startup, is reviving plans for a stock-market debut after cost cuts and a recovery in travel helped it reduce losses. The hotel-booking company filed ...
Pan Pacific Open draw: Defending champ Naomi Osaka gets tough draw, vows to take it ‘one match at a time’
The Pan Pacific Open makes its return this week after its coronavirus-enforced hiatus and Naomi Osaka admits it is “really weird” being the defending champion. Osaka lifted the trophy back in 2019 as ...
The lawless world of crypto scams
Fraudsters took advantage of the hype during the pandemic to prey on individuals — exposing a gaping hole in consumer protections ...