Most meme coins not under SEC jurisdiction: Peirce Head of the SEC Crypto Task Force and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce gives her take on meme coins and says the SEC will look at the facts and circumstances, but says most meme coins probably don’t have a home in the current set of regulations. Bloomberg Digital
Noah Michael Urban, 20, faces decades in federal prison and has agreed to make restitution of more than $13 million. He has yet to be sentenced. A Palm Coast man who called himself “King Bob” has pleaded guilty to charges in Florida and California for his role in a cryptocurrency heist and hacking cases; he faces decades
Google hopes users harness power of AI to protect against cybercriminals Google is reportedly testing a new AI feature to generate passwords for compromised accounts through artificial intelligence. Straight Arrow News A major shift is beginning in Dickens County, with a highly touted cryptocurrency mining operation taking steps to become a more expansive data center.
Andrew Ackerman | Washington Post Lawmakers are taking their first step toward putting up guardrails for cryptocurrencies. But as legislation goes, it’s a relatively modest step – and some former regulators warn that the guardrails have big gaps. The framework, which a House committee will take up on Wednesday, would only apply to stablecoins, a
Alex Carchidi | The Motley Fool Crypto Weekly: Family fortunes and GameStop’s pivot GameStop’s crypto pivot GameStop shares were back in action as the company’s move to hoard bitcoin brought retail investors back to the meme stock. Investing in cryptocurrencies is a distinct but related discipline to investing in stocks and other financial instruments. Though
Trump’s crypto project says it sold $550M in tokens Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto project announced it raised $250 million in its second token sale, bringing total sales to $550 million. Cheddar His face isn’t on any U.S. bill, but President Donald Trump is becoming the new face of cryptocurrency. His latest venture and
Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans more than $5.6B last year: FBI The FBI announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023. Straight Arrow News An Athens man lost over $70,000 in an alleged cryptocurrency scam orchestrated through a relationship formed on Instagram. The victim was initially led
Here’s how to ensure your crypto stays safe and secure From NFT rug pulls to terrorist financing, here’s the scams you should watch out for — and what to do if you’re a victim of a crypto crime. Andrea Kramar and Hye-Su Jun, USA TODAY Rhode Island lawmakers are considering legislation to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks
President Trump establishes Bitcoin Reserve — here’s what it means President Trump signed an executive order establishing a reserve of bitcoin the government already owns. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, continuing his administration’s embrace of the cryptocurrency industry. The announcement came on the
Trump signs order establishing strategic Bitcoin reserve President Trump signed an order Thursday to create a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, signaling new federal support for cryptocurrency in general and Bitcoin in particular. Scripps News If you hold and trade in Bitcoin, Ethereum or any other cryptocurrency, you are probably bracing for the fallout from a