Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging...
U.S. Bitcoin Corp. Expected to Settle With City to Resume Mining in Niagara Falls
The firm is currently trying to complete a merger with Canadian Hut 8 Mining.
Craig Wright’s UK Contempt of Court Case Over Alleged Embargo Breach Abandoned
Judges at the High Court in London said they didn’t have the resources to explore the issue fully.
CoinDesk’s Ethereum Validator Enters Final Weeks, Sitting on More Than $30K of Gains
To better chronicle the Ethereum blockchain's transition to a proof-of-stake network, CoinDesk in 2020 started its own validator –...
Tron Founder Justin Sun Reportedly Lost His Diplomatic Status
Grenada recalled all diplomats after the June 2022 election, when the party that granted Sun's title was ousted from...
Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Report
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has reportedly asked banks interested in acquiring the shuttered New York institution to...
Chinese Businessman With Ties to Steve Bannon Arrested, Charged With Fraud, Including $500M Crypto Scam
Overall, Guo Wengui is accused of engaging in multiple schemes that defrauded investors out of $1.4 billion.
Bitfury CEO: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks
Brian Brooks, once the acting head of the OCC, said federal regulators are working together to keep crypto assets...
Bitcoin Gains Early, Fades Late to Trade Below $25K
BTC had surged to a 9-month high above $26,500 after the latest inflation data before retreating.
Signature Bank Shutdown Caused by ‘Crisis of Confidence’ in Leadership, NYDFS Says
New York regulator pushed back against claims that it shut down Signature due to crypto.
Staked ETH Withdrawals Being Processed on Ethereum Goerli Testnet Ahead of Shanghai Fork
Ethereum developers still need to set a date for the Shanghai hard fork to go live on the mainnet...
Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?
It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue...
How Silvergate’s Crypto Collapse Differed From Silicon Valley Bank’s: No Bailout
A deep-dive into regulatory filings shows how Silvergate Bank's collapse was, in a strange way, the ideal scenario for...
Reviewing Code is Mind-Numbing: Q&A With Bitcoin Maintainer Andrew Chow
He stumbled upon Bitcoin in high school while looking for ways to pay for his favorite video games. He...
Republic Crypto Denies Buying 10M ASTRA Tokens, Says Astra Gave Tokens to It as Part of a ‘Free Trial’
CoinDesk based its original March 7 story on a statement from Astra that said Republic purchased the tokens and...
FTX Bankruptcy Special Counsel and Advisers Bill $38M for January
FTX’s bankruptcy proceeding has teams of lawyers, investment bankers, consultants, and financial advisers working on the case.