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Trump’s Proposal for a U.S. Crypto Reserve Raises Questions
Trump’s Proposal for a U.S. Crypto Reserve Raises Questions
Bitcoin  • Politics • Mar 04, 2025by Deniz Saat

Trump’s proposed U.S. Crypto Reserve faces debate over feasibility and altcoin inclusion.

Bybit Exchange Reports Security Breach With Over $1.4 Billion in Estimated Loss
Bybit Exchange Reports Security Breach With Over $1.4 Billion in Estimated Loss
Altcoins • Business • Feb 21, 2025by Deniz Saat

Bybit reported a $1.4 billion crypto theft but assured users of secure cold wallets and full asset backing.

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Promotion Rekindles Debate Over Privacy and Fees
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Promotion Rekindles Debate Over Privacy and Fees

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF promotion drew criticism over its fees, funding model, privacy claims, and double-spend risk.

Altcoins • Business • Aug 26, 2026
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Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Promotion Rekindles Debate Over Privacy and Fees
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Promotion Rekindles Debate Over Privacy and Fees

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF promotion drew criticism over its fees, funding model, privacy claims, and double-spend risk.

Altcoins • Business • Aug 26, 2026
Trump’s Proposal for a U.S. Crypto Reserve Raises Questions
Trump’s Proposal for a U.S. Crypto Reserve Raises Questions

Trump’s proposed U.S. Crypto Reserve faces debate over feasibility and altcoin inclusion.

Bitcoin  • Politics • Mar 04, 2025
Bybit Exchange Reports Security Breach With Over $1.4 Billion in Estimated Loss
Bybit Exchange Reports Security Breach With Over $1.4 Billion in Estimated Loss

Bybit reported a $1.4 billion crypto theft but assured users of secure cold wallets and full asset backing.

Altcoins • Business • Feb 21, 2025
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Announces Decision To Resign and Admits Guilt
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Announces Decision To Resign and Admits Guilt

Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, the world's largest Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of money laundering, as revealed in recent court documents. Binance will also plead guilty and is set to pay fines and restitution totaling $4.3 billion.  Zhao will pay a $50 million fine and resign as CEO of the company. The agreement includes the appointment of a monitor for Binance, and Zhao is prohibited from any involvement in the company's operations for three

News • Markets  • Nov 21, 2023
Crypto Lender Celsius’ Founder Detained and Accused of Fraud
Crypto Lender Celsius’ Founder Detained and Accused of Fraud

Alex Mashinsky, founder and ex-CEO of the now-bankrupt crypto lender, Celsius Network, was taken into custody and charged with fraud, as announced by a U.S. prosecutor in New York on July 13th. Additionally, three federal regulatory agencies launched lawsuits against both Mashinsky and his former company. Mashinsky is facing a total of seven criminal charges, including securities, commodities, and wire fraud. Similarly, former chief revenue officer of Celsius, Roni Cohen-Pavon, has been indicte

News • Business • Jul 13, 2023
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Coinbase Alleging Securities Violations
SEC Files Lawsuit Against Coinbase Alleging Securities Violations

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., is facing charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for operating as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency.  The SEC further accuses Coinbase of failing to register its crypto asset staking-as-a-service program.  The complaint alleges that Coinbase has conducted the trading of substantial amounts of crypto asset securities without proper registration since 2019. According to the SEC,

News • Altcoins • Jun 06, 2023
Binance Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Alleged Violations of U.S. Securities Regulations
Binance Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Alleged Violations of U.S. Securities Regulations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States has filed a complaint against Binance, a cryptocurrency exchange, alleging that the company has violated federal securities laws. According to the complaint, the SEC claims that Binance, recognized as the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the world unlawfully solicited investors from the United States to engage in trading crypto asset securities on its platforms, namely Binance.com and Binance.US.  The allegations stat

News • Business • Jun 05, 2023
CFTC Sues Binance and CEO After Alleged Regulatory Violations
CFTC Sues Binance and CEO After Alleged Regulatory Violations

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, and its CEO Changpeng Zhao have been sued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on charges that they promoted the sale of unregistered derivatives to users in the United States. Several alleged violations of CFTC regulations are made in the case and include: * “Offering, entering into, confirming the execution of, or otherwise dealing in, off-exchange commodity futures transactions.” * “Operating a facility for the

News • Politics • Mar 27, 2023