Binance founder Changpeng Zhao will spend 4 months in jail — due to «inadequate protection» against money laundering on the crypto exchange
Zhao pleaded guilty in November, and on April 30 received a 4-month prison sentence.
UK to regulate memes about cryptocurrencies: misleading
The UK’s financial services regulator has issued instructions to financial services companies and social media influencers who create memes about cryptocurrencies and other investments to regulate them amid growing fraud in this area.
On Friday, Bitcoin briefly hit a price record of $70,000
On Friday, the price of Bitcoin broke a new record and exceeded $70,000 for the first time in history. According to Coin Metrics, at one point it rose to $70,170, surpassing the previous record set on Tuesday. The cryptocurrency ends the week with a 10% increase and a price of $68,504.
Bitcoin has updated its all-time high — the price per coin has reached $69.2 thousand.
On Tuesday, the flagship cryptocurrency jumped in price again due to the high demand for bitcoin ETFs, updating its historical record to $69.2 thousand (in November 2021, the coin was valued at $68.9 thousand).
Bitcoin exceeded $65 thousand — the highest level since the end of 2021
The record level of $68,999 was set in November 2021.
Bullish bets on Dogecoin hit a record $1 billion — meme coin up 40%
Traders continue to use meme coins as bets in the Ethereum and Solana blockchain ecosystems, pushing Dogecoin futures to a record high.
Bitcoin exceeded $60 thousand — for the first time in 2 years. Investors predict a new all-time high in the coming weeks
The last time bitcoin traded above $60,000 was in November 2021 — shortly after it hit its all-time high.
Telegram channels will only be able to monetize ads using the internal cryptocurrency Toncoin
Pavel Durov has announced significant changes to the Telegram Ads service, which allows Telegram channel owners to monetize their ads. However, only in the Toncoin cryptocurrency associated with the platform.
Parents of Sam Bankman-Fried say he is «too naive» for prison and beg judge to reduce sentence
Relatives of the ex-owner of the bankrupt FTX crypto exchange begged the judge to reduce the sentence, arguing that his naivety could put him in «extreme danger» behind bars, reports Business Insider.
Bitcoin price exceeds $57 thousand, reaching a 2-year high
The price of the cryptocurrency bitcoin reached a two-year high, exceeding $57 thousand in trading in Asia on Tuesday. This was the result of signs of intense institutional buying. At the same time, the price of the Ether cryptocurrency exceeded $3200 for the first time in two years.
Declarations: 1428 officials have cryptocurrency. Most crypto owners are in the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office
According to the results of the 2022 income declaration, 1428 officials’ declarations indicated the presence of cryptocurrency assets. For comparison, in 2021, crypto assets were mentioned in 788 declarations. The largest number of cryptocurrency supporters were among the National Police and the Prosecutor’s Office.