Crypto Exchange BitMEX Hit With $100 Million Fine for US Money-Laundering Violations
BitMEX was ordered to pay a $100 million fine Wednesday following a years-long legal battle over money-laundering violations in the U.S. Source
BitMEX was ordered to pay a $100 million fine Wednesday following a years-long legal battle over money-laundering violations in the U.S. Source
Billions worth of Bitcoin stolen from Bitfinex in 2016 should be returned to the exchange, the Feds wrote in a filing. Source
XRP nearly touched a price of $3 on Wednesday morning, hitting a mark not seen since 2018 as meme coins on XRP Ledger saw a resurgence. Source
Hard to say investors in Ripple-linked XRP care about the news. The XRP price has gained nearly 16% in the past day, according to CoinGecko data. Source
“Like it or not, we have to move along with more adoption of cryptocurrencies worldwide," a regulator told Bloomberg. Source
ElizaOS, a popular AI agent, is getting a robot body in the quest to become a “productivity partner” for humans. Source
Thai authorities noted the decentralized prediction marketplace’s operations fall under illegal online gambling, which is banned. Source
Inflation fears are eating away at Bitcoin’s post-election gains. Source
TELEGRAM TRYOUT: We’ve been playing the buzzy new Zoo game. Should you bother jumping in ahead of the airdrop? Source
MoonPay acquired Solana-native crypto payment processor Helio for $175M. The Jupiter team rolled out a new onboarding method allowing the gifting of SOL to friends with a few button clicks.…
Annual NFT trading volumes fell by 19%, while sales counts dipped by 18% compared to 2023, according to DappRadar. Source
The sudden rise in RedNote's popularity in the U.S. has experts warning it’s being orchestrated behind the scenes. Source
Tom Emmer has been appointed vice chair of the Digital Assets Subcommittee which is expected to drive efforts on U.S. crypto legislation. Source
As inflation and Fed policy take center stage, institutional flows and macro conditions could shape Bitcoin’s path to $200,000, analysts say. Source
New AI glasses this year promise to reward users with crypto while processing data locally as competition in the sector intensifies. Source
Top AI tokens Virtuals Protocol and AI16z are soaring—and now Franklin Templeton is talking up the promise of AI agents and crypto. Source
Expected Solana and XRP ETFs could attract sizable investment, JP Morgan analysts said, but it's unlikely they'll match the Bitcoin boom. Source
Running on Ethereum gaming network Ronin, Forgotten Runiverse has launched a stress test ahead of its global launch in Q1 2025. Source
Advanced AI doesn’t require deep pockets: UC Berkeley researchers just released an open-source AI reasoning model that’s as good as ChatGPT’s $20/month version. Source
The international auction house is auctioning off Top Shot collectibles valued at between $500 and $3,000 each in its NBA memorabilia sale. Source