Crypto
Ex-crypto boss Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to fraud
FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty Tuesday to US criminal fraud charges over the spectacular collapse of his crypto exchange. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to all eight counts against him -- five of which carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison each.
Crypto firm Binance endures wild weeks in wake of FTX collapse
Even by the extreme standards of cryptocurrency trading, the past few weeks have been a wild ride for Binance, the world's biggest exchange for crypto assets. For Leigh Drogen of Starkiller Capital, it would be "armageddon" for short-term crypto asset prices if Binance collapsed.
Crypto could cause next financial crisis: India central bank chief
India's central bank governor warned Wednesday that cryptocurrency markets risked causing the next global financial crisis, saying the recent collapse of FTX was proof of the sector's "inherent risks". Das said the fall in crypto prices and recent developments around FTX validated his long-held view that cryptocurrencies have "huge inherent risks for our macroeconomic and financial stability".
Somizi Mhlongo, Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize and 3 other Mzansi celebs who were victims of scams in 2022: From Bitcoin to their numbers being hacked
Somizi Mhlongo and Shauwn "MaMkhize" Mkhize's phone numbers were hacked in 2022. The reality TV stars had to warn their fans not to engage with the scammers.
Sam Bankman-Fried: crypto rock star facing life in jail
Sam Bankman-Fried has had a dizzying fall from top of the heap in the world of cryptocurrencies to staring down a hefty jail sentence on a raft of fraud charges. "I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone," Bankman-Fried told a New York Times conference on November 30.
SEC charges disgraced crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors
The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried on Tuesday with defrauding customers of billions of dollars, a day after he was arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the United States.
Keep talking: Disgraced crypto king's high-risk strategy
Omnipresent on talk shows and conference panels, disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried is defying the advice of the legal profession and staying in the public eye despite facing the real threat of prosecution and even jail time. "I didn't ever try to commit fraud on anyone," Bankman-Fried told a New York Times conference on November 30.
Kazakhstan moves to reel in crypto mining
Kazakhstan, one of the world's leading locations for cryptocurrency mining, has moved to reel in the power-hungry industry that has often burdened the ageing energy grid of the Central Asian country. According to data from the University of Cambridge, Kazakhstan was the world's third-largest miner of cryptocurrency as of January 2022, behind the United States and China.
India's Modi says digital currencies being used to fund terror
Digital currencies need more regulation to stamp out funding for terror operations, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday at a major international forum to combat financing of extremist groups. On Friday, he went further and told delegates at the Conference on Countering Financing of Terrorism that "private currencies" posed a grave security risk.
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