New York Financial News
23.02 / 05:21
22.02 / 22:11
Government
Law
regulation
FTC announces investigation into Voyager’s ‘deceptive and unfair marketing’ of crypto
The United States Federal Trade Commission said it had started an investigation of crypto lending firm Voyager Digital parallel to the company’s bankruptcy proceedings.
22.02 / 20:39
COST
UPS
Citi
Digital
Software
Solana Spaces to shut down NYC and Miami stores
Solana Spaces, the Web3 onboarding experience that aimed to bring people to Solana through its retail stores, has announced that it will shut down its stores in New York and Miami by the end of February. In a recent tweet, the founder of Solana Spaces, Vibhu Norby, explained that the company has pivoted its Solana onboarding efforts into digital products like DRiP, which has attracted over 100,000 sign-ups.
22.02 / 17:45
Provident
NYDFS introduces enhancements for crackdown on virtual currency fraud
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has introduced enhancements to its ability to detect illegal activities in crypto firms. This is the latest development in the New York regulator’s increased scrutiny of firms operating in the virtual currency space.
22.02 / 11:53
business
Blockchain
Investments
PayPal
security
seed funding
PayPal co-leads $20M seed funding for on-chain risk optimizer Chaos Labs
Payments giant PayPal and investment management firm Galaxy joined hands to raise $20 million in seed funding for Chaos Labs, a New York-based cloud platform for securing blockchains and protocols.
22.02 / 05:17
business
event
Blockchain
Adoption
shopping
community
retail
Solana Spaces will close New York and Miami stores 7 months after opening
Solana Spaces will close down its two Solana (SOL)-themed, community-oriented retail stores in New York City and Miami at the end of the month, as the physical stores didn't onboard as many users as it initially anticipated.
22.02 / 03:47
CEO
EToro scores New York BitLicense
European outfit eToro has been building its US presence since launching there in 2019.
21.02 / 19:09
Stablecoin
regulation
SEC
Paxos
Binance USD
Paxos is engaged in 'constructive discussions' with SEC: Report
Stablecoin issuer Paxos was reportedly discussing the Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission following a Wells notice from the financial regulator.
21.02 / 16:23
CBDC
Adoption
regulation
Africa
Central Bank
enaira
eNaira is 'crippled': Nigeria in talks with NY-based company for revamp
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) continues with its attempts to create its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the eNaira, but this time it’s calling in for backup.
21.02 / 14:37
Blockchain
Binance
SEC
CEO
Action
Southern
Terraform Labs
Luna
Terra Luna Classic Price Prediction as LUNC Reaches $1 Billion Market Cap – Can LUNC Recover in 2023?
The terra luna classic price has dipped to $0.00016810 today, marking a 1% loss in a day and also a week. LUNC is also down by 6% in a month, with the token hurt by the recent news that the SEC is charging Terraform Labs and CEO Do Kwon with running multi-billion dollar securities fraud.
21.02 / 03:15
NASDAQ
LSE
valuations
Tweaking the LSE’s rules won’t solve the lure of New York valuations
David Wighton is a columnist at Financial News
20.02 / 23:17
Binance
regulation
SEC
security
Kraken
Paxos
The fate of dollar-pegged stablecoins in question: Law Decoded, Feb. 13–20
New week, a new element of the crypto ecosystem is under attack. This time, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ordered Paxos Trust to stop issuing Binance USD (BUSD) — a dollar-pegged stablecoin. Paxos received a cease order from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS).
20.02 / 15:09
JPMorgan
Pool
JPMorgan banker joins Blackstone to advise wealth fund investors
Blackstone has hired a managing director to join its team advising a rapidly growing pool of wealthy investors who back vehicles such as real estate and credit funds run by the world's biggest private-equity manager.
20.02 / 14:21
19.02 / 22:47
UPS
BTC
Binance
Digital
RIG
Bitcoin
Time
Bitcoin Price Prediction as BTC Blasts Up 15% in 7 Days – Time to Buy?
With Bitcoin surging 15% in just seven days, many investors are wondering if it's the right time to buy. In this article, we'll discuss the current state of the Bitcoin market and examine some Bitcoin price predictions for the future.
19.02 / 09:55
Law
regulation
FTX
FTX Token
creditors
Voyager creditors serve SBF a Subpoena to appear in court for a ‘remote deposition’
Representatives for Voyager's Unsecured Creditors have requested that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and a number of top-level executives from FTX and Alameda Research, provide documents and appear in court remotely next week for a deposition.
18.02 / 15:19
18.02 / 01:25
regulation
SEC
crimes
Terra
Do Kwon removed 10K Bitcoin from Terra after collapse — Takeaways from SEC complaint
A complaint filed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission said Terra co-founder Do Kwon and Terraform Labs laundered more than $100 million worth of Bitcoin from the platform following its collapse in May 2022.
18.02 / 01:25
regulation
Fraud
FTX
Bankruptcy
Deal
Former FTX exec will plead guilty to federal charges with a deal: Report
Nishad Singh, the co-founder and former chief engineer of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, is working on a plea deal with prosecutors, Bloomberg reported on Feb. 17. The deal, which would see the 27-year-old Singh plead guilty to charges related to FTX’s collapse, has yet to be finalized, the report said.
17.02 / 21:47
MATIC
FIL
RIA
FGHT
CCHG
MEMAG
Best Crypto to Buy Today 17 February – MEMAG, MATIC, FGHT, LRC, CCHG, FIL, RIA
The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant decline on Thursday, with a net outflow of $35.215 billion causing the market cap to fall by 3.32% from $1.062 trillion to $1.026 trillion. This news comes as a blow to bullish investors who have seen the cryptocurrency market rally in recent weeks. What are the best cryptos to buy today in this environment?
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