SEC settlement with Justin Sun raises crypto policy questions
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a $10 million settlement with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun over alleged securities violations tied to the TRX and BTT tokens.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a $10 million settlement with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun over alleged securities violations tied to the TRX and BTT tokens.
Indian authorities have arrested entrepreneur Ayush Varshney in connection with the alleged $800 million GainBitcoin Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, nearly a decade after the fraud first emerged during the early cryptocurrency boom.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is advocating a simplified approach to Ether staking designed to make participation easier for institutional investors.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has joined the centibillionaire club with an estimated net worth of $110 billion, ranking 17th on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list.
A growing number of Americans are turning to speculative assets such as cryptocurrencies because they feel financially behind and see riskier investments as a faster path to financial security.
Bitcoin held modest gains during a broader market sell-off as escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply higher and unsettled global financial markets.
Bitcoin traded at a rare discount in South Korea this week, with prices about 0.68% below the global weighted average as regional market sentiment weakened.
Social media sentiment around Bitcoin has shifted back to optimism after the cryptocurrency climbed above $70,000 amid easing geopolitical concerns.
Ripple plans to obtain an Australian Financial Services License through the acquisition of payments firm BC Payments Australia as the company expands its regulated operations globally.
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said he would not invest in Bitcoin at current levels, arguing that he would wait for the US Federal Reserve to ease monetary policy before buying.
Trust Wallet has launched address-poisoning protection that automatically screens destination wallets for scam or lookalike addresses across 32 Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible blockchains.
The Jito Foundation has acquired Solana ecosystem media and analytics platform SolanaFloor and plans to relaunch the site after it shut down earlier this year following a security breach at its parent company.