Etiket: cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies | Sam Bankman-Fried wants to testify at his trial
(New York) Former cryptocurrency figure Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his trial, a source close to the case confirmed to AFP on Wednesday, a relatively rare initiative in criminal…
The ECB wants to launch a digital euro to compete with cryptocurrencies
The European Central Bank announced on Wednesday October 18 the launch of the “preparatory phase” of the digital euro, designed as a response to the increasing dematerialization of payments and…
The ECB wants to launch a digital euro to compete with cryptocurrencies
The European Central Bank announced on Wednesday October 18 the launch of the “preparatory phase” of the digital euro, designed as a response to the increasing dematerialization of payments and…
Cryptocurrencies, a “magic bean,” says Fed official
(Washington) “Every time you hear the term “cryptocurrency”, replace it in your mind with the term “magic bean”,” advised an official of the American central bank (Fed) on Tuesday, who…
Cryptocurrencies | At the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, “lies” versus “good faith”
(New York) A trajectory built on “lies” or management in complete “good faith”, two visions of the same character clashed on Wednesday at the opening of the debates in the…
Cryptocurrencies | Sam Bankman-Fried tried for fraud in New York
(New York) Billionaire with soaring fortune, idol turned pariah, American Sam Bankman-Fried has been on trial since Tuesday in a New York federal court, where he faces charges of fraud…
Cryptocurrencies | The hunt for illegal platforms has begun
A cryptoasset trading platform domiciled in Dubai, which operated without a license in Quebec, was ordered to cease its activities and sentenced to a penalty of 2 million, following proceedings…
Cryptocurrencies | The SEC attacks the American exchange platform Coinbase
(New York) The American financial markets authority, the SEC, on Tuesday sued the first cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, Coinbase, for non-compliance with regulations, causing the fall of its…
Cryptocurrencies | SEC sues Binance for regulatory circumvention
(New York) The American financial markets policeman, the SEC, on Monday sued the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the world, Binance, as well as its boss, Changpeng Zhao, for circumventing…
Cryptocurrencies | Ex-FTX boss pleads not guilty to five new charges
(New York) The former boss of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange platform, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to five new charges brought to him by a federal judge in…
Cryptocurrencies | US Regulator Attacks Binance
(New York) The American financial derivatives regulator, the CFTC, on Monday took legal action against the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading platform, Binance, and its boss Changpeng Zhao, accused of deliberately…
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly giving customers and banks a hard time
Cryptocurrencies are increasingly giving customers and banks a hard time, according to the banking ombudsman. In 2022, the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI) responded to over 10,000 inquiries…
Cryptocurrencies | The founder of FTX maintains his innocence
Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency industry executive, issued his first detailed response on Thursday to the criminal charges filed against him last month, arguing that the millions of customers of…
Cryptocurrencies | Coinbase cuts 20% of its workforce
(New York) The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform announced on Tuesday that it was parting ways with 950 employees, or just over 20% of its workforce, citing the fall in virtual…
Cryptocurrencies | Former FTX boss pleads not guilty to fraud
(New York) The co-founder and former boss of the FTX cryptocurrency trading platform, Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to eight counts against him in federal court in New…
Cryptocurrencies | After the collapse of FTX, Binance is going through turbulence
(Paris) Could the world leader in cryptocurrencies Binance collapse like the American exchange FTX? A failure could be fatal to the market, according to experts. Posted at 7:03 a.m. Joseph…
Cryptocurrencies: the ex-boss of FTX indicted for fraud by the American justice
Sam Bankman-Fried, ex-rising star of cryptocurrencies with his FTX platform and his company Alameda, was indicted on Tuesday by American justice for having defrauded his customers and investors. Arrested Monday…
Cryptocurrencies | Former FTX boss arrested in the Bahamas
(San Francisco) Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen cryptocurrency star and former boss of the FTX platform, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday at the request of US authorities, announced Damian…
Cryptocurrencies | FTX founder ‘deeply sorry’ for platform’s bankruptcy
(New York) The former boss of the FTX cryptocurrency trading platform said he was “deeply sorry” on Wednesday after the company went bankrupt, but denied committing a scam. Posted at…
Cryptocurrencies | FTX owes $3.1 billion to its 50 largest creditors
(New York) Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes about $3.1 billion to its 50 biggest creditors, according to a court document seen by AFP on Sunday. Posted at 11:28 The amounts…