Marco Ruiz Ochoa pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the Southern District Court of New York on Sept. 27 in relation to Ponzi scheme perpetrated by the IcomTech company. Ochoa was CEO of IcomTech
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On Sept. 20, the Federal Reserve delivered a message that reverberated through financial markets: interest rates are expected to remain at their highest level in over two decades, and possibly for longer than most market participants’ expectations. This attitude comes
Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seeking an on-chain vote to approve the second tranche of the $74 million funding for its developer Uniswap Foundation. According to the September 27 announcement, the second tranche of funding, with a buffer of 10%
IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, U.K.-based cryptography firm PQShield, Google sibling company SandboxAQ, and the University of Waterloo. We’re proud to be a part of a new community
Bitcoin (BTC) managed to stay above the $26,000 level even as the S&P 500 tumbled to a three-month low and the US dollar index (DXY) rose to a new year-to-date high. This is a mildly positive sign as it shows
Hong Kong crypto exchange Hashkey, the first to receive a retail crypto license in the Special Administrative Region (SAR), will open Avalanche (AVAX) trading on its platform. However, there is a catch. According to the September 27 announcement, only professional
Scheduled for launch by the year end, Money Industries aims to reach the companies it serves to 76.4% of the world population within a year. London — In an era marked by surging global trade flows and the burgeoning evolution
Mixin Network, a decentralized cross-chain protocol, in a message to the hacker behind the $200 million exploit on Sept. 23, has offered a $20-million bug bounty for the return of the remaining funds. Mixin Network encrypted the message with the exploiter
A Bitcoin proponent’s recent attempt to crypto trade his way from New York to Alaska has come to a sudden and bitter end — some 900 miles from his final destination. Thomas Kralow, a crypto trader and educator recently set
