Day: September 12, 2023

Arbitrum Price Sinks To A New All-Time Low

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Arbitrum has managed to maintain its place amongst the top names in decentralized finance (DeFi) despite the unfavorable conditions gripping the space in 2023. However, the price of ARB (the network’s native token), met with a euphoric welcome in March, has been struggling. The Arbitrum token’s price tumbled to a new historical low of $0.747217 on Monday, the 11th of September, with its honeymoon phase seemingly over. The token’s value dipped by more than 12% in the past week, leaving investors wondering what could be behind this bearish movement. Whales…

Gary Gensler confirms SEC’s use of AI for financial surveillance

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United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified on Sept. 12 in a Senate oversight hearing that his agency was currently using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to monitor the financial sector for signs of fraud and manipulation.  Gensler gave a public speech before the National Press Club on July 17 wherein he laid out the case for integrating AI technologies into the SEC’s surveillance scheme, but until now, the agency’s explicit use of the tech hadn’t been made public knowledge. When asked by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto…

OneCoin co-founder Greenwood gets 20 years in US jail for fraud, money laundering

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Karl Greenwood, co-founder of OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, was sentenced in the United States to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $300 million on Sept. 20. Ignatova remains at large. Greenwood, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Sweden, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In a statement by the Justice Department, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams called OneCoin “one of the largest fraud schemes ever perpetrated.” The multilevel marketing and Ponzi scheme reaped $4 billion from 3.5 million victims, the…

Vitalik Buterin Wants a Better Crypto Mixer

But for most people in the world, Ethereum is crypto. And today there’s no way to, say, pay for a meal on-chain without revealing your entire financial history, and that’s a bad thing. At some point Ethereum will need a workable solution for privacy, if only because it’s an expectation everyone already has for “crypto.” Naked blockchains don’t work, and neither do privacy cloaks like Tornado Cash. Source

Bitcoin Price Imminent Crash To $23,000, These Are The Catalysts

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The Bitcoin price has been moving sideways over the past few weeks, although it saw a volatility spike in the last 24 hours. However, the cryptocurrency remains stuck as sentiment turns negative, and more and more traders expect another re-test of critical support. As of this writing, Bitcoin (BTC) trades at $26,200 with a 3% profit in 24 hours. The cryptocurrency recorded a 2% profit the previous week and was the best performer in the crypto top 10 by market capitalization. BTC’s price is moving sideways on the daily chart.…

Franklin Templeton joins bid for spot Bitcoin ETF

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The $1.5 trillion asset manager submitted its own filing to secure regulatory approval for America’s first spot Bitcoin ETF. Franklin Templeton became the latest fund manager to declare interest in listing a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) following a Sep. 12 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The financial giant with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) asked the SEC for permission to list shares of its Franklin Bitcoin ETF on the Cboe BZX Exchange. In the Form S-1 filing, the company named the publicly-traded…

Bullish and Tribe Capital Among Suitors Vying for Bankrupt FTX Exchange

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FTX Group, which sought bankruptcy protection in November, is actively engaging in due diligence and sharing information with various parties to explore the possibility of an “acquisition, merger, recapitalization, or other transaction” to reestablish the company, It said in a presentation submitted to a Delaware court. In addition to Bullish, Tribe Capital has also submitted its bid. Notably, Tribe Capital was part of FTX’s venture portfolio before the exchange’s collapse and subsequent bankruptcy at the close of last year, media reports said. According to details presented in court, the exchange’s…

Petition hopes to stop US government agencies from using Chainalysis’ forensics

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A petition was created on Change.org on Sept. 12 to oppose the use of Chainalysis forensic services by federal agencies. The petition questioned Chainalysis’ accuracy and raised legal issues related to the activities of the blockchain data analysis firm.  The petition, started by “Stop Chainalysis,” stated that Chainalysis’ software assists law enforcement crime prevention efforts “by linking the real world to crypto payments.” It stated: “It is our belief that the use of non-scientifically proven software and alleged inaccurate methodologies to implicate individuals in the occurrence of crimes puts the…

Klaytn Foundation Aims to Deliver Positive Social Change through Financial Accessibility and Tokenization

Klaytn is expanding its offerings to focus on the tokenization of real-world assets like jewelry and real estate on its blockchain. Klaytn Foundation, the entity responsible for the enterprise blockchain platform Klaytn, has announced its intention to use blockchain technology to drive positive social change. The Foundation aims to improve financial penetration in Asia and other parts of the world by facilitating the development and deployment of new and related projects built on the Klaytn blockchain. As stated in its roadmap for 2023, Klaytn Foundation aims to become the Foundation…

Analyst Points Out Why End Of 2023 Will Not Be Great For XRP Price

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The XRP price enjoyed a significant rise following Judge Analisa Torres’s ruling in favor of Ripple against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). However, a crypto analyst has explained why the token is unlikely to enjoy such a similar trajectory till the year runs out. XRP Price To End 2023 On A Low In a tweet shared on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Jungle, a prominent figure in the XRP community, stated that he doesn’t “believe the end of 2023 will be great for XRP.” However, it is not…