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Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB) board, expressed concerns that the United States’ push for dollar-backed stablecoins in the global economy could negatively impact European financial institutions by distracting users from their products and services.

Ethereum co-founder has made it clear that he is the one making decisions on the new leadership of the Ethereum Foundation.

Following the inauguration of the US president, memecoins associated with the Trump family have fallen sharply in value, despite the high interest in their launch.

In 2024, Kazakhstan significantly stepped up efforts to combat illegal cryptocurrency transactions, in particular the activities of illegal crypto exchangers, which are often used to launder criminal proceeds.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sold 28 different meme tokens, netting $984,000 in USDC stablecoins. The proceeds were transferred to the Kanro charity wallet, which is reportedly supported by Buterin himself. The transactions were completed within a few hours.

Od września 2024 r. T3, jednostka utworzona przez blockchain Tron we współpracy z Tether i TRM Labs w celu zwalczania przestępstw finansowych, skutecznie zamroziła aktywa stablecoinów USDT o łącznej wartości 100 milionów dolarów.

The entry into force of the European MiCA regulation on December 30 has had an impact on the market capitalization of the leading stablecoin USDT.

According to data published by Yonhap News Agency, the number of South Korean digital asset investors reached 15.59 million by the end of November 2024. This figure corresponds to about a third of the country’s population.

Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction in late 2023 on seven counts of fraud and embezzlement, including the collapse of his crypto exchange FTX, and subsequent 25-year prison sentence, has sparked widespread public debate, particularly in the context of speculation about a possible pardon. Speculation about a potential commutation of his sentence is fueled by his close ties to American political circles. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Bankman-Fried donated $5.2 million to the Democratic Party, becoming the second-largest donor in that election.

The SEC’s claims against the company are related to misleading investors about the sustainability of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin immediately before its collapse.