Cryptocurrencies

3 crypto employees arrested in S’pore, extradited to US to face charges over fraud schemes

The three men were among the ten executives and employees of four cryptocurrency financial services firms to be charged over allegedly orchestrating fraud schemes.

North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services

North Korea uses stolen crypto to fund its weapons and other programmes, and evade sanctions, according to the US government.

Vietnam police bust multi-billion-dollar crypto scam

A general view shows the sun setting over the skyline in the old quarter of Hanoi on Feb 20.

Cryptocurrencies aiding Iran during war

One analyst said the size of sums moved out of Iran suggests the involvement of "regime factors".

The trail of clues leading to Iran that Binance missed

Public business filings showed that Blessed Trust's chief executive officer shared a Singapore villa with a Chinese entrepreneur whose corporate office was placed on the US blacklist.

Singapore-based Crypto.com lays off 12% of staff, third cut in four years

In an e-mail to affected employees, the firm’s human resources department said that the cuts are part of its reorganisation.

2 years’ jail for man involved in theft of cryptocurrencies worth over $8.8m

The prosecution said Zhang Xinghua would have gained more than US$886,000 in cryptocurrencies if not for the timely intervention of the police.

Hong Kong family offices plan more crypto, private markets exposure

Many Hong Kong-based family offices are planning to add exposure to private equity and digital assets over the next three years.

Binance and its founder win dismissal of lawsuit by victims of 64 terror attacks

A judge also the length of the plaintiff's 891-page, 3,189-paragraph complaint against Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao “wholly unnecessary”.

Bitcoin recovers above $86,000 after death of Iranian leader

Bitcoin had dropped as much as 3.8 per cent the previous day.

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