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During a year filled with regulatory battles, SEC Chair Gary Gensler ramped up his efforts to bring the crypto industry under tighter scrutiny, handing out Wells notices to numerous firms.

The turmoil began in February, when Nigerian authorities detained two Binance executives, accusing the exchange of undermining the naira, Nigeria’s fiat currency.

Blockchain security experts had been warning loudly since last year: attacks targeting private keys and smart contract ownership would wreak havoc on crypto projects in 2024.

Quantum computers, leveraging quantum mechanical phenomena, have long posed a theoretical threat to the cryptographic systems underpinning much of the $3.8 trillion cryptocurrency industry.

Donald Trump has chosen Bo Hines, Stephen Miran, and Sriram Krishnan for roles in digital assets, economic strategy, and AI policy.

After four years of adding Bitcoin to MicroStrategy’s reserves and earning over $15 billion in profits, Michael Saylor is urging the US to adopt Bitcoin as a strategic national asset.

Two California men, Gabriel Hay (aka “Mr. Handz” and “Vaultkeeper”) and Gavin Mayo (“Gavinm”), have been indicted in what authorities call the largest NFT fraud case ever prosecuted.

Jump Trading’s crypto arm, Tai Mo Shan Ltd., has agreed to pay a $123 million fine to settle allegations by the SEC that it misled investors during TerraUSD’s collapse.

Fewer than half of all DeFi protocols targeted by hacks or exploits endure. According to Cozy Finance, a blockchain-based market offering DeFi businesses “FDIC-like” insurance, only 39% of 64 analyzed projects with over $1 million in user deposits survived post-hack.

MNNC Group, a fund with ties to Sam Bankman-Fried’s former crypto empire, has raised over $100 million, according to COO Ayesha Kiani.