Virtual Currencies/Cryptocurrencies

Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Face a Second Criminal Trial

30Dec

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Sam Bankman-Fried Won’t Face a Second Criminal Trial

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they wouldn’t try Sam Bankman-Fried on additional criminal charges that weren’t part of the fall trial that resulted in the FTX founder’s conviction for fraud related to the collapse of his crypto exchange.The move, announced in a letter to the presiding judge, clears the way for the FTX founder to be sentenced on March 28. A second trial would have delayed that sentencing, and Bankman-Fried already faces the possibility of decades in prison.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

The Crypto Queen Pulling the Strings at Binance

24Dec

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The Crypto Queen Pulling the Strings at Binance

Yi He, a former talk-show host, has sweeping control over the crypto giant’s marketing and investment divisions. She is also founder Changpeng Zhao’s longtime romantic partner.Yi He has assumed the mantle as Binance defender-in-chief, calling critics ‘mediocre and hopeless’ on X. Illustration by Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ; Photos: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg

24Dec

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The Crypto Queen Pulling the Strings at Binance

Yi He, a former talk-show host, has sweeping control over the crypto giant’s marketing and investment divisions. She is also founder Changpeng Zhao’s longtime romantic partner.Yi He has assumed the mantle as Binance defender-in-chief, calling critics ‘mediocre and hopeless’ on X. Illustration by Alexandra Citrin-Safadi/WSJ; Photos: Natalie Naccache/Bloomberg

Bitcoin Rose on Rumors in 2023. How to Predict What Comes Next.

23Dec

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Bitcoin Rose on Rumors in 2023. How to Predict What Comes Next.

Bitcoin may be a relatively new technology. It can still follow some pretty old market maxims.Back in October postings on X, formerly known as Twitter, suggested that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had finally approved the listing of a BlackRock exchange-traded fund that would directly track the price of bitcoin. It was quickly clear that this wasn’t correct. The SEC has delayed decisions on so-called spot ETFs, with some key deadlines now in 2024.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024

18Dec

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How the Fintech Rally Could Fizzle in 2024

Financial-technology companies have rallied in 2023 even as rates rose. Some could now face risks from falling rates, as well as stepped-up competition.Higher rates did hit “fintech” stocks in many ways. Not only do growth stocks in general often trade at lower multiples during periods of rising rates, but fintechs in particular had benefited from near-zero rates for funding loans and encouraging risk-taking by trading customers.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

A Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Easy. What Comes Next Could Get Dangerous.

11Dec

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A Spot Bitcoin ETF Is Easy. What Comes Next Could Get Dangerous.

Giving fund managers easier access to bitcoin is already a contentious topic for regulators. It is nothing next to the Pandora’s box that could be opened with its crypto peer ether.The price of bitcoin has surged roughly 14% this past month to around $42,000. Investors believe U.S. regulators will soon green light exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, that hold spot bitcoins, bringing billions of dollars into the market.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Rising Treasury Yields Pull Stocks Lower

4Dec

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Rising Treasury Yields Pull Stocks Lower

Updated Dec. 4, 2023 5:30 pm ETStocks, bonds and precious metals retreated Monday, reversing course after markets last week extended a monthlong stretch of gains. Higher bond yields weighed on shares of large technology companies, pressuring the broader stock market. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite lost 0.8%, and the benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Dow industrials slipped 0.1%, or 41 points, snapping a four-day win streak.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

4Dec

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Rising Treasury Yields Pull Stocks Lower

Stocks, bonds and precious metals retreated Monday, reversing course after markets last week extended a monthlong stretch of gains. Higher bond yields weighed on shares of large technology companies, pressuring the broader stock market. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite lost 0.8%, and the benchmark S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The Dow industrials slipped 0.1%, or 41 points, snapping a four-day win streak.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Binance Copped a $4 Billion Plea but Is Still Fighting the SEC

4Dec

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Binance Copped a $4 Billion Plea but Is Still Fighting the SEC

WASHINGTON—When top Biden administration officials gathered last month at the Justice Department to announce a $4.3 billion legal resolution with Binance, one powerful regulator was absent.Attorney General Merrick Garland was there. So was Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. But Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler wasn’t, even though he has his own legal beef with Binance. The SEC sued the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in June and has been the regulatory scourge of the crypto world.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8

Celsius Details Plan to Focus on Bitcoin Mining Post Bankruptcy

1Dec

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Celsius Details Plan to Focus on Bitcoin Mining Post Bankruptcy

Nov. 30, 2023 7:43 pm ET|WSJ ProCrypto lender Celsius Network provided details Thursday of its plan to only mine bitcoin when it emerges from bankruptcy, a scaled-down business that reflects guidance from regulators. Earlier in November, Celsius received approval from a bankruptcy court in New York to create a new company built around Celsius’s bitcoin-mining business, staking activities and monetizing of illiquid assets that was going to be managed by Fahrenheit, an investor group backed by TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington that included US Bitcoin.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8