Two SEC Lawyers Resign Following Debt Box Sanctions Fiasco: Bloomberg

Two lawyers for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) were forced to resign after a federal judge sanctioned the agency last month for committing a “gross abuse of power” while attempting to secure a temporary restraining order against Utah-based crypto company Debt Box, according to a Monday report from Bloomberg.Source

Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb Promoters

Sam Bankman-Fried has inked a settlement agreement with a group of FTX customers who have agreed to drop their class action lawsuit against him in exchange for his help going after celebrity promoters of the collapsed exchange.Source

NYSE Asks Market Participants About 24/7 Trading for Stocks

The New York Stock Exchange has asked market participants to weigh in on its proposal to operate 24 hours a day, the same schedule that cryptocurrencies operate on, the Financial Times reported.Source

Shiba Inu Fetches $12M Investment in a Token Sale to Build Privacy-Focused Blockchain

The new network will be built on top of layer-2 network Shibarium and offer enhanced privacy for users.Source

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8’s Post-Merger Prospects Look Good: Benchmark

The new Hut 8 (HUT), resulting from the merger with US Bitcoin Corporation (USBTC) that closed last November, features a diversified business model with multiple revenue streams, broker Benchmark said in a research report on Monday.Source

ZKasino Users Plead for Refunds as $33M of Bridged Ether Sent to Lido

Cryptocurrency casino ZKasino went live over the weekend but the launch was met with dismay from investors, who are calling foul on the company for sending $33 million worth of user deposits to staking platform Lido.Source

Bitcoin Miners Reap Windfall as ‘Runes’ Debut Sends Transaction Fees to Record Highs

The Bitcoin “halving” was supposed to dramatically chop revenue of bitcoin mining companies. Instead, the simultaneous launch of Casey Rodarmor’s Runes protocol has ignited a flurry activity on the oldest and largest blockchain, driving up fees.Source

Grayscale’s Planned Mini Bitcoin ETF Will Have a 0.15% Fee, the Lowest Among Spot Bitcoin ETFs

Bitcoin ETF provider Grayscale has provided some illustrative details of its spin-off fund, the Bitcoin Mini Trust (BTC), including a more competitive 0.15% fee than the uplisted mothership GBTC product, according to a pro forma financials in its latest filing.Source

Bitcoin Rally Holds Around $63,700 Following 4th Block Reward Halving

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