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Bitcoin just completed its fourth-ever ‘halving,’ here’s what investors need to watch now

The Bitcoin network on Friday night slashed the incentives rewarded to miners in half for the fourth time in its history.The celebrated event, which...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for crypto fraud, to pay $11 billion in forfeiture

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday for the massive fraud and conspiracy that doomed his cryptocurrency exchange...

Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria

In his years as a US federal agent, Tigran Gambaryan helped to lead landmark investigations that took down cryptocurrency thieves and money launderers, dark-web...

Bitcoin tops $68,000 as it nears 2021 all-time high

Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBitcoin jumped to start the week, edging even closer to its all-time high after the rally took a...

CleanSpark jumps on plans to buy four bitcoin mining facilities ahead of the halving

An array of bitcoin mining units inside a container at a CleanSpark facility in College Park, Georgia, on April 22, 2022.Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg...

Bitcoin ETFs have a key difference from their stock fund counterparts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pushed for bitcoin exchange-traded funds to have a key difference from major stock funds, and that decision's effect...

SEC approves rule changes that pave the way for bitcoin ETFs

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved rule changes to allow the creation of bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S., a long-awaited...

Bitcoin gives back Tuesday’s new year rally as traders weigh ETF decision, Fed policy

Bitcoin on Wednesday reversed its new year rally as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's policy outlook and stayed on alert for updates on the...

Bitcoin rises to new high for the year Friday above $38,000

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty ImagesCrypto prices have recovered from a big dip earlier in the week, with bitcoin hitting a new high...

$115 million stolen from two crypto firms linked to Justin Sun after hack

The logo of HTX, formerly known as Huobi, is seen on the screen of a mobile device in this photo.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty...

Binance users pull more than $1 billion from the exchange after CEO leaves, pleads guilty

Binance cofounder and CEO Changpeng Zhao speaks during the 2022 Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 1, 2022.Ben Mcshane | Sportsfile | Getty...

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts

A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal counts against him. The FTX founder faces a maximum sentence of 115 years...

Sam Bankman-Fried Has Been Found Guilty of Fraud

Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of fraud and conspiracy by a jury in a court in New York. The founder of bankrupt crypto...

Citing Hamas, the US Wants to Treat Crypto Anonymity Services as Suspected Money Launderers

Hamas and militant groups’ use of cryptocurrency, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount of cryptocurrency used by other illicit actors. Hamas, for...

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