Bitcoin
Embattled crypto lender Celsius is a ‘fraud’ and ‘Ponzi scheme,’ lawsuit alleges
Celsius on Thursday was sued by former investment manager Jason Stone, as pressure continues to mount on the firm amid a crash in cryptocurrency prices. Stone has alleged, among other things, that Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (above) was “able to enrich himself considerably.” Piaras Ó Mídheach | Sportsfile for Web Summit | Getty Images Crypto […]
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World’s largest bitcoin fund slams the SEC, sues over crypto ETF rejection
Digital currency asset manager Grayscale is in a legal fight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over its latest rejection of the company’s prospective spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Last Wednesday, the SEC denied Grayscale’s application to convert its bitcoin trust to a spot ETF. The company filed a lawsuit the same day. Grayscale Bitcoin […]
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Mike Novogratz says most of the crypto carnage is done, but prices could be stuck for a while
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said crypto doesn’t have much further to fall, but it could remain in choppy sideways trading before new capital enters the space. Cryptocurrency prices have been tumbling all year with other risk assets as the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates to fight persistently high inflation. The price of bitcoin […]
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Underwater bitcoin miners are turning up the selling pressure on crypto
Bitcoin prices have fallen so low that the cryptocurrency’s miners have become sellers, further pressuring the already downcast market. Recent data shows an increase in the amount of bitcoin moved by miners from the mining pool to crypto exchanges in June, as the price of the cryptocurrency slid from $30,000 to $20,000, according to CryptoQuant. […]
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Billions in bitcoin trapped on lending platforms like Celsius may turn into a tax writeoff for investors
Crypto lending platforms like Celsius, Anchor, and Voyager Digital rose to prominence for offering almost unbelievable returns of up to 20% annually on customer deposits. Now, much of that crypto cash is trapped, as plunging token prices force platforms to temporarily suspend or limit withdrawals. In the wake of its own solvency crisis, Celsius — […]
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Another crypto lender Vauld pauses withdrawals as market crash takes its toll
Billions of dollars of value have been wiped off the cryptocurrency market in the last few weeks. Companies in the industry are feeling the pain. Lending and trading firms are facing a liquidity crisis and many firms have announced layoffs. Yu Chun Christopher Wong | S3studio | Getty Images Crypto lender Vauld on Monday paused all […]
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Bitcoin Family say they lost $1 million on their investment this year, but sold a lot at peak
‘Bitcoin Family’ opens a bitcoin beach bar in Lagos, Portugal Didi Taihuttu The “Bitcoin Family” is down more than $1 million on their bitcoin investment since the world’s most popular digital coin peaked at around $69,000 in Nov. 2021 — but patriarch Didi Taihuttu is as bullish as ever. “I’m buying bitcoin daily,” Taihuttu told […]
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Major crypto broker Voyager Digital suspends all trading, deposits, and withdrawals
With more than 19,000 virtual currencies in existence, the cryptocurrency industry has likened the current state of the market to the early years of the internet. Industry players said however that most of these coins will collapse. Nurphoto | Getty Images Digital asset brokerage Voyager Digital has paused all customer trading, deposits, withdrawals and loyalty […]
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Bitcoin just had its worst month on record
Bitcoin just finished its worst month on record, losing more than 38% of its value in June, as of Thursday afternoon. Ether, the world’s second-biggest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, ended the same period down by about 47%. Though weakness in the digital assets sector is part of a broader flight from risk, confidence in the crypto market, in […]
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EU agrees on landmark regulation to clean up crypto ‘Wild West’
Bitcoin is a volatile asset, and has been known to swing more than 10% higher or lower in a single day. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images EU officials on Thursday secured an agreement on what is likely to be the first major regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency industry. The European Commission, EU lawmakers […]
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