US prosecutors urge judge to hand Bitfinex hack mastermind five-year sentence

The Bitfinex crypto hack resulted in the theft of 120,000 Bitcoin Ilya Lichtenstein used a series of sophisticated methods to hide the stolen funds between 2016 and 2022 He told his wife and co-conspirator about the hack in 2020 who then helped him to hide the stolen assets US prosecutors have told a judge that […]

UK High Court Judge rules against Craig Wright over Bitcoin copyright claims

The UK High Court has delivered a damning verdict against Craig Wright, a controversial figure claiming to be the elusive creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Judge James Mellor, in a written judgment, asserted that Wright had lied “extensively and repeatedly” throughout the trial, further accusing him of presenting “fabricated” evidence to support his claims. COPA […]

Ripple secures a ‘huge win’ as Judge rules XRP is ‘not’ a security

Judge Analisa Torres rules XRP token is a not a security. Coinbase will resume trading in XRP in the next few minutes. XRP nearly doubled in value following the ruling today. “XRP” – the native token of Ripple Labs nearly doubled in value on Thursday after the crypto company secured a “huge win” against the […]