The cryptocurrency market has seen a very intense liquidation over the last few days following the sudden escalation of the regional conflict in the Middle East
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Fed rate cut: Cryptocurrency market holds breath for US payroll data as interest rate drop looms
The US’s upcoming jobs report is expected to have a significant impact on the cryptocurrency market, a month after disappointing results led to a market meltdown across the globe
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Revealed: The new crypto leaders of 2024
Some are already giants, while others are staying under the radar. Meet the 10 individuals making the biggest impact right now on the world of crypto
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Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud conviction, 25-year sentence
The 32-year-old former billionaire was the poster boy for cryptocurrency, gracing magazine covers and enjoying audiences with lawmakers, before the speculator collapse of FTX in 2022
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Arabian Business Crypto Seven: Celebrating the trailblazers of decentralisation
Arabian Business presents the leading figures behind the region’s ever-growing blockchain space
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Crypto refugees: UAE faces ‘historic opportunity’ as US crackdown on Binance, Coinbase fuels exodus
SEC crackdown on Binance and Coinbase prompts crypto firms to eye UAE as regulatory safe haven, say experts
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Lawsuits against crypto exchanges: SEC faces major backlash, allegations of doing the bidding for ‘big finance’
The sober voices in the sector, however, called for fostering collaboration between the industry and regulators to strike a balance between promoting innovation and ensuring investor protection
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Crypto crackdown: US watchdog SEC charges Coinbase, day after Binance
US regulator charges the digital currency trading platform Coinbase for operating as an unregistered securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency
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Binance chief claps back at US lawsuit, calls it ‘unexpected and disappointing’
Binance defended its practices saying that it has been “working collaboratively with the CFTC for more than two years”
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Crypto trading giant Binance faces US lawsuit for ‘operating illegally’
The lawsuit against Binance was filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who claimed that the firm cultivated US business while failing to register properly with authorities
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Industry cheers as crypto market crosses crucial $1 trillion mark
The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours was to the tune of $56.97 billion, up by 1.19 percent from the previous day, the CoinMarketCap data showed
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The Middle East is critical to the future of crypto
While 2022 was challenging, 2023 is an opportunity for the crypto industry to come of age
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Cryptocurrency transaction crimes reach ‘all-time high’ to $20.1bn
Funds received by sanctioned entity Garantex accounts for much of 2022’s illicit cryptocurrency transaction activity
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Bitcoin bull run: Cryptocurrency breaches $21,000 with experts predicting end of crypto winter
The crypto market started 2023 on a highly positive note with Bitcoin breaching the $17,000 mark last Monday, January 9, and sustained the upward trajectory throughout the week
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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty to all eight charges
Trial date set for October 2; If convicted of all charges, Bankman-Fried faces 115 years of prison time
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Charged with ‘epic’ fraud, FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried released on $250mn bail
Two of his top executives pleaded guilty to various criminal charges related to fraud at FTX and are cooperating with the federal government
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FTX’s SBF agrees to be extradited to the US after chaotic day at Bahamas court
No date set for the extradition yet; Bankman-Fried’s lawyer says it is a voluntary decision “against legal advice” by the FTX founder
