Category: Breaking

A Binance team found that “VIP” clients – those trading more than $100 million per month – were engaging in pump-and-dump schemes and wash trading, the Wall Street Journal said.

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Crypto lender Ledn processed more than $690 million in loans during the first quarter, its most successful quarter since the firm’s inception in 2018.

AgriDex brings agricultural commodities onto the blockchain by allowing crops to be bought on its marketplace with finalized deals backed by non-fungible tokens (NFTs).

Ethereum’s recent Dencun upgrade, which was designed to reduce fees and help scale the network, has caused ether ETH to revert back to an inflationary asset — potentially reversing one of the key benefits of last year’s Merge.

The potential legal action against Robin Hood should be viewed as a continued attempt by the SEC to reinforce its position that all crypto tokens outside bitcoin and ether should be classified as securities, the report said.

Crews Enochs, from Index Coop, discusses the revival of DeFi Yields and D.J. Windle answers questions about DeFi investing in Ask an Expert.

Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of asset manager Grayscale, reported a first quarter revenue up 11% from the previous quarter to $229 million.

Canadian regulators hit Binance with a C$6 million ($4.3 million) fine on Tuesday, alleging the crypto exchange committed two separate “administrative violations” of the country’s financial regulations.

Much of the crypto sector has been apprehensive about the ribbon cutting on Prometheum’s custody and trading operations, which the firm said will fully comply with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) demands. The doors have so far stayed shut well past the target date, but the company explained it’s still finishing a process for auditing smart contracts.