Mango Markets exploiter behind alleged $116M theft will stand trial in December

The criminal case against the crypto user allegedly behind a multimillion-dollar exploit of decentralized exchange Mango Markets will be moving forward in the United States, with a trial scheduled for Dec. 4.  According to court records filed on June 14, Judge Richard Berman of U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set Avraham Eisenberg’s trial date for Dec. 4. Eisenberg was allegedly responsible for executing a major Mango Markets exploit in October 2022, resulting in the theft of roughly $116 million in the governance token MNGO, USD…

French financial markets ombudsman reports jump in crypto-related mediations

Progress can have its drawbacks, as the French stock market regulator, the nongovernmental Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), has noticed. According to the AMF ombudsman, digital asset-related mediations rose sharply in 2022, as did the number of registered digital asset service providers (DASPs). In its newly released 2022 annual report, the AMF ombudsman included a section dedicated to digital assets for the first time. It noted that, while the total number of cases received by the ombudsman decreased from 1,964 in 2021 to 1,900 in 2022, mediation requests relating to…

Binance applies to deregister in Cyprus, says focus is on ‘larger markets’

Binance appears to be preparing to exit Cyprus. The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has marked Binance Cyprus Limited as “Under examination for application for deregistration” on its website.  Previously, the cryptocurrency exchange received Class 3 registration as a Crypto Asset Services Provider (CASP) in Cyprus in October. At that time, Binance called the registration “another milestone in Binance’s regulatory efforts in Europe and follows similar registrations for Binance’s local entities in France, Italy and Spain.” Class 3 is the highest level of service provision in the island nation and…

Bitcoin stays flat at $26K after PPL data as markets await Fed’s Powell

Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to $26,000 on June 14 as fresh United States macroeconomic data prints failed to move cryptocurrency markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView PPI offers Bitcoin bulls little fuel Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staying stubborn as Producer Price Index (PPI) data showed U.S. inflation continuing to slow. US PPI just came in: -0.3% vs 0.2% previously-0.1% was predicted Just like yesterday, was lower than the predictions, furthering the likelihood of a pause at tomorrows #FOMC meeting. https://t.co/SymSTWwHSS — Decentrader (@decentrader)…

Bitcoin stays flat at $26K after PPL data as markets await Fed’s Powell

Bitcoin (BTC) stuck to $26,000 on June 14 as fresh United States macroeconomic data prints failed to move cryptocurrency markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView PPI offers Bitcoin bulls little fuel Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staying stubborn as Producer Price Index (PPI) data showed U.S. inflation continuing to slow. US PPI just came in: -0.3% vs 0.2% previously-0.1% was predicted Just like yesterday, was lower than the predictions, furthering the likelihood of a pause at tomorrows #FOMC meeting. https://t.co/SymSTWwHSS — Decentrader (@decentrader)…

Crypto Markets Stay Down Following SEC Suing Binance

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Sean Lane extended a mediation period between crypto lender Genesis and its creditors at a Monday hearing as tensions flared over the role Genesis’ parent company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), would play in the lender’s restructuring. The period, slated to end last month, will now conclude on June 16. Judge Lane appointed a mediator to steer talks between the insolvent lender and its creditors on May 1 after discussions between the parties broke down earlier this year. “There’s lots of different kinds of conversations that have…

Why Did Bitcoin BTC Price Fall to $25.4K? SEC Lawsuit Against Binance Rocks Crypto Markets

Ether, the second largest crypto in market value, was recently changing hands below $1,800, off more than 5% from Sunday, same time. ETH and other major altcoins followed a similar path to bitcoin on Monday with the bulk of their declines coming in the immediate hours after the SEC suit. BNB, Binance’s exchange token, and SOL, the native cryptocurrency of the Solana blockchain, recently plunged more than 10%. ADA and MATIC, the tokens of smart contract platforms Cardano and Polygon, and popular meme coin DOGE were recently off more than…