DOJ charges 5 in $ 2 Mln alleged crypto market manipulation and fraud scheme
The individuals allegedly used a trading bot to place thousands of "spoof orders" and "wash trades" to manipulate the market and gained around $2 million in profit.
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Montana Senate’s pro-crypto mining bill passes third reading
The bill notes that Montana wants to “protect the right to mine” crypto and “create legal certainty” for miners.
The US government intends to sell 41,500 Bitcoin from Silk Road
The remaining Bitcoin from the Ross Ulbricht Silk Road case that was seized by American officials will be sold in four installments this year.
Bankrupt Voyager’s $1.3 bln sale to Binance.US halted by U.S. court
District Judge Jennifer Rearden had granted the U.S. Department of Justice's application(DOJ) for a stay on the proposed deal
Do Kwon Charged with Fraud by US Prosecutors after facing Arrest in Montenegro
After being detained in Montenegro, Do Kwon, the CEO of Terraform Labs, was charged by US officials with fraud.
US Senator Ted Cruz Targets CBDC with New Bill to Ban Fed Reserve Adoption
Republican Senator Ted Cruz has proposed legislation to prevent the US Federal Reserve from introducing a CBDC that is "direct-to-consumer."
Coinbase in talks with international clients to expand outside the US: Report
Reportedly, Coinbase is actively discussing its non-US-based expansion plans with international clients.
US budget proposes 30% excise tax on crypto miners’ electricity usage
Under the proposal, crypto miners will be mandated to estimate the electricity costs generated by any “electricity generating plant.”
$1B in BTC tied to US law enforcement seizures gets transferred to Coinbase: Report
49,000 Bitcoin were transferred to Coinbase by US government law enforcement from the Silk Road criminal proceeds.