Crypto
Bitcoin Roars Past $100,000 for the First Time as Trump Picks Crypto Advocate Paul Atkins to Head SEC
Bitcoin surpassed the $100,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, fueled by expectations that the newly elected Republican President Donald Trump will create a cryptocurrency-friendly regulatory environment. As...
Bitcoin tops US$100,000 for the first time on optimism over Trump crypto plans
BITCOIN rose above US$100,000 for the first time on Thursday (Dec 5) as the election of Republican Donald Trump as president of the United States spurred expectations that his...
Bitcoin storms above US$100,000 as bets on Trump fuel crypto euphoria
Bitcoin catapulted above US$100,000 for the first time on Thursday (Dec 5), a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming of age for digital assets as investors bet...
US CFTC relief reaches record US$17.1 billion with crypto crackdown
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC ) fines and investor relief hit a record US$17.1 billion, largely due to the agency’s crackdown on defunct crypto exchange FTX.Most of...
Crypto exchange Kraken shuts down NFT marketplace
THE crypto exchange Kraken is shutting down its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace almost two years after the platform was launched, saying it’s shifting more resources into new products and...
Trump crypto project gets US$30 million investment from Justin Sun
THE controversial China-born crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun has invested US$30 million in President-elect Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial, making him the largest investor in the decentralised finance (DeFi) project.“The...
Charles Schwab eyes spot crypto trading once regulations change
CHARLES Schwab’s incoming chief executive officer, Rick Wurster, said the firm is looking to offer spot cryptocurrency trading once US regulations make doing so easier – something that’s more...
Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Wang avoids prison time over crypto fraud
FORMER cryptocurrency executive Gary Wang, who unwittingly wrote the computer code that helped FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried steal about US$8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt exchange, was spared...
