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A UK lawyer faces disciplinary action for allegedly threatening a Onecoin victim as regulators probe her role. Allegations of Improper Litigation Threat According to Bloomberg, a lawyer who once represented Ruja Ignatova, the fugitive founder of the Onecoin, a multibillion‑dollar crypto scam, faces disciplinary proceedings for allegedly threatening a victim of the scam. Claire Gill, a solicitor at Carter‑Ruck, is accused of pressuring Jennifer McAdam by sending a 2017 legal letter demanding she remove Youtube videos linking the scheme to criminal activity. According to the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Gill issued the threat despite knowing there was a “strong…

SGX’s bitcoin BTC$90,213.01 and ether ETH$3,109.46 perpetual futures have become increasingly popular since their debut two weeks ago, and that growth represents new liquidity rather than cash redirected from elsewhere, said Michael Syn, president of the Singapore exchange holding company. The products, cryptocurrency derivatives that allow institutional traders to speculate on the price of an asset without an expiration date, saw nearly 2,000 lots traded on Nov. 24, representing about $32 million in notional value. That’s crept up to $250 million in cumulative trading so far. Key for the exchange is the volume seems to be new money flowing into…

Community-driven football management and trading game Soccerverse has signed an agreement with FIFPRO, the international body representing professional footballers, a first authentic move for blockchain-based football titles. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan on Wednesday, the deal grants the project access to the names and images of more than 65,000 players, which gives the blockchain game a richer in-game ecosystem with real-world athletes from dozens of national unions. The license spans players from more than 70 member associations from football nations including England, France, Italy, Argentina, Portugal, Belgium, Scotland, Norway, and Sweden. With the Fédération Internationale des Associations…

US President Donald Trump has become the center of attention by harshening his criticism of Fed Chair Jerome Powell in his latest statements. Trump stated that he wanted to fire Powell, saying, “It’s grossly incompetent. They’re spending $4 billion building buildings. My new White House banquet hall project will be much larger and much cheaper. Interest rates are unnecessarily high; we should sue Powell for the Fed’s construction costs.” Trump also said the composition of jobs under Biden is “unhealthy.” He noted that one in four new jobs has been created in the federal government, adding, “This shows that government…

There were potentially millions of victims of the $40 billion collapse of Terra’s UST and LUNA, a U.S. judge said during Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon’s sentencing on Thursday. And 315 of those victims submitted letters that detailed suicide, bankruptcy, and health crises that all circle back to Do Kwon’s actions that led to the 2022 downfall of the prominent crypto ecosystem. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer said he read all 315 letters, according to reporting from Inner City Press, even staying up late and canceling plans to do so—calling the statements “impactful.” The judge asked Kwon if he’d “read…

A 50,000,000 ADA transfer worth about $21.4 million landed on the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, this morning and instantly became the only thing worth paying attention to on an otherwise slow ADA chart. Whale Alert logged the move with sender unknown, destination clear, and the timing could not be more direct: ADA is stuck near $0.427 with no trend, no energy and no clear setup from either side. What stood out first was the reaction — or the lack of it. You would expect a transfer of this size to shake short-frame order books, but the price of ADA…

In a move that underscores the UAE’s growing role in digital finance, Crypto.com and Sirius International Holding have unveiled an adi chain integration aimed at accelerating institutional-grade blockchain adoption. Crypto.com and Sirius join forces on sovereign digital infrastructure Exchange, payments and institutional opportunities Strategic vision and leadership statements Building a new digital asset economy anchored in the UAE Profile: Sirius International Holding Profile: Crypto.com Profile: ADI Foundation and its global mission Outlook for regional and global markets Crypto.com and Sirius join forces on sovereign digital infrastructure Sirius International Holding, the digital arm of Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC), has…

Mass adoption of Russia’s upcoming digital ruble is not to be expected, according to one of its monetary authority’s high-ranking representatives. The central bank digital currency will mostly benefit the state and the economy, but ordinary Russians are unlikely to keep a lot of value in the CBDC. That would be unprofitable, the top official acknowledged. Bank of Russia holds no high hopes for digital ruble acceptance No one should expect a widespread adoption of the digital ruble among Russians, as storing funds in the new form of the national fiat will be less profitable than traditional bank deposits. The…

On December 18th, days before Christmas, Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of the Bitcoin Samourai Wallet, will have to surrender to prison. His crime? Creating a software tool that gave Bitcoin users comparable privacy to that which banks are expected to provide. Samourai Wallet, the brand and technology stack built by Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, was shut down by the U.S. Government in April 2024 on a variety of charges, including money laundering, but only one charge stuck after a high-profile trial, the weakest charge of all, “unlicensed money transmission”.What does it mean to transmit money? According to prosecutors, custodial control…

Revolut has confirmed that it will completely end cryptocurrency services for Hungarian customers. This closes a turbulent chapter that began earlier this year when local rules forced the company to freeze digital assets. While access to stored crypto has been temporarily restored, the window is narrow and comes with strict limits. Users now face mandatory decisions about selling or transferring their tokens before the December 18 deadline. The decision marked the final withdrawal of Revolut’s crypto operations from the country. Related: Revolut Brings Crypto Trading to 30 New European Markets with Revolut X A Sudden Reopening Followed by a Permanent…