BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is continuing to push forward with plans to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a positive sign for the potential approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF, BlackRock met with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the second time this month to discuss BlackRock’s proposed Bitcoin ETF.

Binance has completed a comprehensive SOC 2 Type II compliance audit, aiming to further enhance cryptocurrency security.

Blockchain security firm, CertiK has urged OKX users on IOS devices to update the software to the latest version after it identified a vulnerability with the potential of causing data and asset losses.

Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest sold another 34,261 Coinbase shares worth $5.5 million on Tuesday as the price of the largest US-based crypto exchange’s shares topped $160, witnessing over 107% rise since early November.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has issued a public warning regarding two crypto firms suspected of engaging in fraud.

South Korea’s Supreme Court has jailed a crypto fraudster who amassed $153 million for 10 years, upholding a sentence handed out in February.

BloXroute, a blockchain infrastructure company offering DeFi tools, has announced that its relays will begin declining transactions that include addresses listed under U.S. sanctions.

Asset manager 7RCC has formally submitted a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) application focused on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Hegic, a crypto derivatives trading platform, may have just exposed itself to an insider trading probe from the U.S. government following a profitable but sketchy trade with an affiliate company.

An unidentified individual on the Breach Forums platform is attempting to sell access to Binance’s law enforcement panel for $10,000.

HashKey Capital’s Singapore subsidiary has obtained a central bank license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Atomic Wallet has announced the launch of a public bug bounty program featuring a $1 million prize pool in the hopes of making the...

Sen Elizabeth Warren has opposed the growing cryptocurrency lobbying efforts in Washington calling on all stakeholders to support regulations to clamp down on terrorist financing amid other concerns. 

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The ongoing saga following the dramatic collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried‘s bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX took a major new turn with a Tuesday announcement detailing a global settlement between FTX Trading Ltd. and FTX Digital Markets Ltd.

In a significant legal development, Judge Manish Shah of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has issued a verdict ordering cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its former CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, to pay a staggering $2.85 billion to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).