Month: November 2024

Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the online illegal drug marketplace Silk Road, thanked those who voted for Donald Trump for his cause, hoping that the President-elect would commute his sentence What Happened: On Tuesday, Ulbricht, who has been serving a double life sentence since 2013 for his part in...

Prosecutors petitioned a New York federal court to seize crypto they alleged is linked to bribes paid to Chinese officials by Sam Bankman-Fried....

Dog-themed meme coins topped the price charts Tuesday, with the lesser-known ones outperforming the heavyweights.  What happened: A gravity-defying rally saw Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)–based Bonk pump 30% in the last 24 hours, propelling it to the top of the daily gainer list. The canine coin’s trading volume surged over...

President-elect Donald Trump is poised to reshape the US government’s approach to crypto, actively seeking candidates with industry-friendly views for key regulatory positions.  According to the Washington Post, as part of his strategy to establish the United States as the “crypto capital of the world,” Trump’s transition team is...

Asset management giant Ark Invest was optimistic about the positive impact of the incoming Donald Trump administration on the cryptocurrency industry in the U.S. What Happened: In the weekly newsletter shared Monday, the Cathie Wood-led firm Ark Invest stated that Trump’s policies could provide “significant tailwinds” for the digital asset...

A former executive of a now-defunct cryptocurrency firm, Celsius Network, will have to continue to face his legal battle as a US federal court denied his motion to dismiss the charges against him. It might seem only like a legal battle of a former crypto CEO but in the...

Leading cryptocurrencies cooled down from their blistering election run Tuesday, although Bitcoin briefly hit the $90,000 milestone. Cryptocurrency Gains +/- Price (Recorded at 7:30 p.m. ET) Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) +0.28% $88,460.30 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH)                -1.43% $3,267.67 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE)           +9.79% $0.3761 What Happened: The world’s largest cryptocurrency temporarily touched...

Police and electricity authorities in Thailand have launched a series of crackdowns targeting illegal cryptocurrency mining operations accused of stealing massive amounts of electricity. Raids conducted in Chachoengsao and Surat Thani provinces led to multiple arrests and the seizure of mining hardware worth millions of baht. How It Went...

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Tech mogul Elon Musk invoked a six-year-old meme to highlight how pet squirrel ‘Peanut’s’ death changed the course of the 2024 U.S. elections, causing the price of the associated meme coin to jump 11%. What happened: In an X post on Tuesday night, Musk wrote, “The prophecy has been...