Roman Storm, the co-founder of controversial cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash arrested in August, has reportedly pleaded not guilty to all charges related to money laundering and violations of United States sanctions. According to an Sept. 6 X thread from Inner City Press, Storm pleaded not guilty before a judge in U.S. District Court for the…
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Federal Reserve governor Philip Jefferson has won confirmation from a majority of members of the United States Senate, placing him in position to become the Fed’s next vice chair. In a 88-10 vote in the U.S. Senate on Sept. 6, Jefferson won a majority of support needed for his confirmation as the next vice chair…
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A federal judge has ordered that certain bank accounts and properties connected to former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky be frozen following a motion from the United States Justice Department. According to a Sept. 5 filing in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a judge signed off on a request to unseal…
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) bullish momentum is “fading” as liquidity shifts preempt a volatile move, a new analysis warns. In an X post on Sep. 6, Keith Alan, co-founder of monitoring resource Material Indicators, flagged fresh shifts on the Binance order book. Analyst: Bitcoin bulls and bears both lack “real strength” BTC’s price has stayed tightly rangebound…
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Even if you aren’t personally familiar with famed Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami, you have surely seen his work. The pop artist’s brightly colored signature characters have appeared on everything from limited edition Louis Vuitton bags to Supreme shirts to Vans skateboarding shoes. Having collaborated with celebrities like Drake, Kanye West and Billie Eilish, and…
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Gleb Kostarev, Binance’s head of Eastern Europe and Russia, took to Facebook on Sept. 6 to announce its departure from Binance. In his Russian-language announcement, Kostarev said that today marks the last day of his long-running work at Binance, adding: “I am stepping down as VP responsible for Eastern Europe, CIS, Turkey and Australia and…
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In the latest episode of Cointelegraph’s The Market Report, analyst Marcel Pechman explores the drivers that point to Bitcoin heading to $22,000, with investor sentiment worsening after Grayscale Investment’s much-hyped legal victory against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 29 and its postponement of multiple spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund applications. According…
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has rolled out a crypto lending service for institutional investors in the United States, reportedly aiming to capitalize on massive failures in the crypto lending market. Coinbase has quietly launched an institutional-grade crypto lending platform, Coinbase Prime, to U.S. investors, according to a Bloomberg report on Sept. 5. Coinbase Prime is a…
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The United States Attorney’s Office has filed an affirmation of the denial of bail to former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, claiming that he could attempt witness tampering, and stating that no release conditions would assure the safety of the witnesses. Prosecutors responded to several claims made in his appeal against the bail revocation, calling it…
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) and blockchain technology are likely to displace traditional banks, according to a lawmaker in Russia. Anatoly Aksakov, head of Russia’s parliamentary financial committee and a major skeptic of Bitcoin (BTC), has predicted that the traditional banking system will “fade away” with the adoption of the digital ruble, the local news…
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