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Okcoin And Paradigm Announce New Grant Awarded To Bitcoin Core Maintainer Marco Falke

The new grant, in partnership with Paradigm, will bring Okcoin’s support of Bitcoin Core development to $1.5 million.Cryptocurrency exchange Okcoin, alongside partner investment firm Paradigm, has announced a new set of funding for Bitcoin Core…

U.S. Department Of Justice Shuts Down Crypto Exchange Bitzlato, CEO Arrested

The DOJ has charged the exchange with facilitating more than $700 million in illicit transactions tied to Russia, money laundering and criminal activity.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the closure of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency…

Sam Bankman-Fried Disputes FTX US ‘Shortfall’ Claims, Critics Skeptical of Excel Spreadsheet Defense

Following an update from FTX debtors about the $5.5 billion discovered by administrators during an investigation, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) took to Twitter to share a blog post from his Substack newsletter. SBF stated that the…