CLARITY isn’t dead after failing a key Senate vote, but with time running short and Democrats still demanding changes, its path forward is narrowing. Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink may be the sentiment of the crypto industry, lobbyists and lawmakers who’ve spent the last year trying to get the CLARITY Act …
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Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcash-focused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing. Fortitude Mining has appointed former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton as chief executive as the Zcash-focused miner prepares to go public through a proposed merger with HeartSciences. Leverton will succeed …
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Bitcoin made modest daily gains as US stocks saw upside in the aftermath of the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike since July 2023. Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $76,500 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as investors snapped up US stocks following their recent dip. Key points: Read more Go to Source
A Florida bank teller has been accused of draining $18,657 from customer accounts and his cash drawer. Jonathan Escobar, 36, faces charges of third-degree grand theft and organized fraud of $20,000 or less after an audit at the branch on Miami Lakes Drive, reports CBS News Miami. First Horizon Bank staff found about $7,657 missing …
Federal prosecutors have obtained guilty pleas from two New York men in a racketeering conspiracy that drained restaurant grease tanks across the Midwest and South. Tianzhu Chen, 33, of Flushing, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and money laundering, and Yong Chen, 33, of Brooklyn, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, …
Federal prosecutors have charged, obtained guilty pleas from, and sentenced six people over about $8.2 million in alleged COVID-era loan losses. The Michigan cases form part of a two-month national surge that reached more than 160 defendants and roughly $245 million in intended taxpayer harm, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of …
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Federal prosecutors have obtained a guilty plea from a former Oklahoma pastor who diverted more than $504,000 in church funds. Keith Rydell Mayes Sr., 63, of Tulsa pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion after an information was unsealed, says the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Historic Vernon AME Church …
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JPMorgan Chase’s chief has warned that inflation has not clearly been defeated after the Federal Reserve’s latest rate increase. Speaking after policymakers raised rates by 25 basis points and projected at least one more hike in 2026, Jamie Dimon said the fight is unfinished, Yahoo Finance reports. “I’m sympathetic to those who pay a higher …
September 17th, 2026 – Paris, France Following June’s launch with Morpho and Steakhouse, Zama extends confidential access to 16 curated vaults across five curators and five asset classes, and opens the Zama Swap Protocol for confidential swaps between positions. Zama, the fastest growing confidentiality protocol for onchain finance, today announced a major expansion of confidential …
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A cryptocurrency exchange is closing its doors after nearly a decade in business. CoinEx, which has its operating headquarters in the Seychelles, says it is entering an orderly wind-down with all user assets fully backed. Withdrawals opened September 15, 2026, and remain available until 02:00 UTC on December 22, 2026. The platform launched December 22, …
German crypto adoption is progressing through family offices and wealth managers, while the UK’s retail-facing cryptocurrency market remains “nascent,” according to the researcher. Cryptocurrency adoption is advancing in Germany, particularly among younger investors, while the UK is gradually falling behind, largely due to lagging regulations, according to CoinShares crypto researcher Luke Nolan. German cryptocurrency adoption …
Zcash rose about 20% in 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the firm invested in ZEC amid a broader crypto market rally. Zcash gained about 20% over the past 24 hours as Paradigm co-founder Matt Huang disclosed that the crypto investment firm made an unspecified purchase of ZEC, the privacy-focused token that …
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North Korea-linked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iran-linked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin transactions. State-linked hackers accounted for roughly two-thirds of new activity each quarter as the number of times attackers stored malware instructions or infrastructure information on public blockchains rose 420% over the past 12 months, …
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Revolut says it received no direct contact despite separate ransom demands for $3 million in Monero and 10,000 Bitcoin from competing breach claimants. Revolut said Thursday it had received no direct contact from those claiming responsibility for a customer data breach despite multiple public ransom demands. A group calling itself “IAmNotAVillain” publicly demanded 6,000 Monero …
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An elderly New York resident has lost more than $250,000 after a trusted neighbor and an accomplice drained nearly all of the victim’s savings. The victim, who was over 90 years old, saw holdings fall from nearly $284,000 to just $99.59, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors say Nahtahna Castner gained the neighbor’s trust and …
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