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Crypto exchange FTX files for bankruptcy as its CEO resigns
Days after a planned takeover by rival crypto exchange Binance fell apart, FTX has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Crypto exchange Binance abandons rescue of FTX one day after announcing takeover bid
Binance says the situation is "beyond our control or ability to help."
Crypto giant Binance is buying its rival FTX following a very public dispute
Crypto exchange Binance is buying its rival FTX after a public dust-up.
A hacker who stole and sold Ed Sheeran songs for crypto gets prison time
Adrian Kwiatkowski, a hacker from Ipswich in England who stole two unreleased songs by Ed Sheeran, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
Mastercard wants to make crypto purchases less risky
Mastercard has launched a service that aims to take the risk out of buying crypto.
Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million to settle SEC charges over a crypto post
The agency says Kardashian didn't disclose that she was paid for an Instagram Story.
Coinbase users were unable to withdraw funds to US bank accounts for six hours
The crypto exchange had a 'major outage' on Sunday.
South Korean prosecutors ask Interpol for help in locating TerraUSD developer Do Kwon
Do Kwon recently tweeted that he was not on the run, but authorities disagree.
US Treasury asks regulators to take more action against crypto scams
The Treasury has called on federal regulators to further crack down against crypto scams.
Ethereum completes the 'merge' that will make its crypto transactions greener
Ethereum has completed its much-anticipated "Merge" to a far more energy efficient method of minting new tokens.
Crypto.com refunded someone $7.2 million by mistake
It took the company seven months to even notice the error and now it wants the money back.
FBI says investors should take precautions before putting money into decentralized finance platforms
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Hackers reportedly deepfaked a Binance exec to carry out listing scams
The scammers seemingly used Patrick Hillmann's media appearances to ape the chief comms officer's image.
Dutch authorities arrest alleged developer of crypto mixing service Tornado Cash
The 29-year-old is suspected of money laundering.
US imposes sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer that allegedly laundered over $7 billion
The US has sanctioned Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer that reportedly helped North Korea launder stolen funds.
New York regulators slap Robinhood's crypto business with $30 million fine
Robinhood allegedly violated New York's bank secrecy and anti-money laundering regulations.
Robinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staff
For the second time this year, Robinhood is cutting its headcount.
Hacking free-for-all relieves crypto bridge users of $200 million
The cryptocurrency bridge Nomad lost $200 million as part of a wild hack that let virtually anyone swipe money.
SEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme
Smart contract platform Forsage is actually just a regular ol' pyramid scheme, according to the agency.
Senate committee chair grills Apple, Google over protection against crypto app scams
A Senate committee chair has asked the CEOs of Apple and Google to explain what they do to fight crypto app fraud.