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Crypto Market Maker Portofino Technologies CFO Mark Blackborough Left the Business
The Swiss company's former CFO was based in London, and joined the crypto trading firm last September.
Block Agrees to $40M Settlement With New York Over Faulty Money-Laundering Controls
The payments and blockchain firm has agreed to an outside monitor as it resolves its compliance with New York regulations.
Atkins Confirmed by U.S. Senate to Take Over SEC Formerly Run by Gensler
Former SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins will be sworn in as the agency's next chair and will oversee future regulation for the crypto sector.
SEC Approves Trading of Ether ETF Options
The regulator had initially postponed a decision back in February but ETF analyst James Seyffart said the approval wasn’t a surprise.
First Digital Trust Files Defamation Claim Against Justin Sun
First Digital seeks an injunction to restrain Sun from publishing "similar words" to claims about insolvency.
U.S. House Hearing Marks Progress Toward Crypto Market-Structure Bill
Panel Democrats were stymied by witnesses declining to talk about potential conflicts of interest from President Donald Trump's crypto businesses.
DeFi Borrowing Demand Plunges as Crypto Traders Deleverage Amid Market Turmoil
The total value of borrowings on large DeFi platforms like Aave and Morpho has sharply dropped from the mid-December peak, as investors scrambled to reduce outstanding debt or got liquidated.
DOJ Axes Crypto Unit as Trump’s Regulatory Pullback Continues
“The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the Monday night memo.
Inside North Korea's Favorite Crypto Laundering Tool: THORChain
Researchers say North Korea used THORChain to launder $1.2 billion following the biggest-ever crypto heist.
Why OFAC Delisted Tornado Cash
The Treasury Department may not have had any choice but to remove its designation of the crypto mixer.
