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Venezuelan Probe Unveils Crypto Money Laundering Scheme Linked to Oil Sale Embezzlement; Kraken Involved

April 12, 2024
The Venezuelan Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, unveiled the second wave of detentions linked to a crypto money laundering scheme derived from unregistered oil sales paid in different currencies and crypto. The former president of the state-owned oil company PDVSA, Tareck El Aissami, the former Economy Minister Simon Alejandro Zerpa, and entrepreneur Samark Lopez were apprehended, accused of…
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7-Day NFT Sales Increase by 37%, Bitcoin-Based Collections Lead

April 12, 2024
Sales volumes of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) recorded a more than 37% increase to $277 million in the seven-day period ending April 11. Six of the top 10 collections with the largest sales volumes were Bitcoin-based NFTs. Some experts attribute the renewed interest in NFTs to…
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Uniswap Labs Receives SEC Wells Notice, Founder Vows to Fight

April 11, 2024
In a recent social media post, Hayden Adams, the founder of Uniswap Labs, announced that the company has received a Wells notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), expressing his disappointment and determination to contest the notice. SEC Sends Decentralized Exchange Uniswap a Wells Notice Hayden Adams, the founder behind the decentralized finance (defi) platform Uniswap, shared…
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Detained Binance Executive Pleads Not Guilty; Nigerian Judge Sends Him to Prison

April 10, 2024
The Binance executive detained by Nigerian authorities for nearly six weeks has pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering. Binance expressed deep disappointment that Tigran Gambaryan, who holds no decision-making power within the company, remains in detention. Judge Dismisses Tigran Gambaryan’s Arguments Tigran Gambaryan, a detained executive from Binance, pleaded not guilty to money…
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Coinbase Anticipates Bitcoin Dips to Be 'More Aggressively Bought' Than Previous Cycles – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

April 9, 2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says bitcoin dips are likely to be “more aggressively bought compared to previous cycles, even as volatility persists during price discovery.” The crypto firm noted that the impact of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the larger inflow of institutional demand can be seen in the open interest of bitcoin futures. Coinbase’s Bitcoin…
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