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Crypto companies spend record $640 million buying back own tokens

Digital asset firms adopt a familiar traditional stock market tactic to combat the sector's prolonged slowdown, but despite massive investment, it is unclear if the market cares.

The $640 million drill: The crypto industry tries to save itself from collapse.
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Israel’s crypto market set for major overhaul with stricter regulations

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From $838 to a million in 20 days: The mysterious trader who struck the crypto world

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Bitcoin is recovering, and with it the entire crypto market


People who posted Sam Bankman-Fried's bail should be named, US judge rules

Bankman-Fried has been confined at his parents' home in California, after pleading not guilty to fraud for allegedly looting billions of FTX customer dollars.

 Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder and former CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX, is escorted out of the Magistrate Court building in Nassau, Bahamas December 21, 2022.

'I didn't steal funds,' Sam Bankman-Fried says in unusual post-arrest blog post

Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of bankrupted FTX, has shared his side of the crypto-drama in an unusual blog post.

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in crypto fraud case

Once hailed as the Jewish king of cryptocurrency, the 30-year-old entrepreneur known as SBF pleaded not guilty to criminal charges on Tuesday as as he faces up to 115 years in prison.

 Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, leaves following a hearing at Manhattan federal court in New York City, U.S. January 3, 2023.

US charges investor Avraham Eisenberg with fraud in Mango crypto case

Eisenberg's trades in futures related to the MNGO crypto token enabled him to withdraw $110 million in cryptocurrencies from other investors' deposits, with no apparent intention to repay.

Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum and DogeCoin are placed on PC motherboard in this illustration taken, June 29, 2021.

Israeli start-up launches UAE-regulated crypto meant to fight inflation

Gigantic insolvencies burned multitudes of clients and will make up considerable hindrances to cryptocurrency mainstream adoption. A UAE-regulated Israeli firm may fix this.

 A coin representing the bitcoin cryptocurrency is seen on computer circuit boards in this illustrative picture

Bitcoin's climate damage profiles closer to gasoline than gold

Study reveals Bitcoin's concerning impact on the climate and economy.

A copy of bitcoin standing on PC motherboard is seen in this illustration picture

If you lost money in crypto, here's how you can get some back

Trading generates gains or losses every time you buy, sell, or even exchange virtual currencies because the IRS treats crypto as property.

 The bear market in crypto erased $2 trillion in market value and led to several bankruptcies among crypto firms like Celsius, Voyager Digital and Three Arrows Capital, among others.

Cryptocurrency market showing explosive change

The Israel Bitcoin Association (IBA) and the Israeli Crypto Community (ICC) hosted a conference on March 10 regarding cryptocurrency and regulation in Tel Aviv.

 Representations of virtual currency bitcoin are seen in front of Tesla logo in this illustration

Russia to temporarily ban foreigners from selling assets

They knocked the rouble to all-time lows on Monday, forcing the central bank to hike its key interest rate to 20% and ask exporting companies to sell forex to support the currency.

 A Russian service member is seen on a BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle during drills held by the armed forces of the Southern Military District at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia February 3, 2022.

Brock Pierce, cryptocurrency 'hippie king,' visits Israel

“Most of my trips are really just to talk to local government and business leaders. And in this particular instance, it’s as much for me as for everything else.”

 IN ISRAEL: 'Jerusalem has been on my list of places to spend some time for a while.'