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Cryptocurrency dissertation topics: Exploring the frontier of financial innovation in 2024 Cryptocurrency has become a captivating subject for academic exploration, with its intersection of finance, technology, and regulatory considerations. As we delve into 2024, a range of intriguing dissertation topics emerge, inviting scholars to investigate and contribute to the ever-evolving landscape of digital currencies. Cybercrime…

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon and his company Terraform Labs violated US law by failing to register two digital currencies that collapsed in 2022.US District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan sided with the Securities and Exchange Commission in its case stemming from the implosion of the TerraUSD and Luna currencies.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data…

The US Supreme Court on Friday backed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc's bid to halt customer lawsuits while it pursues appeals aimed at moving the disputes out of courts and into private arbitration, which businesses often prefer over litigation.The justices, in a 5-4 decision, overturned a lower court's ruling involving a user who sued after a scammer stole money from his account. The lower court had let a proposed class action lawsuit proceed while Coinbase pressed its appeal contending that the claims…

Miami “bitcoin mayor” Francis Suarez has a new pitch to potential voters and investors: Bitcoin President. The 45-year-old mayor released a brief video announcing his candidacy on Thursday and filed FEC paperwork officially entering him into an increasingly crowded 2024 Republican primary field. Suarez, who bills himself as an energetic, tech-friendly futurist was one of several prominent US mayors who emphatically boosted Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the lead-up to the industry’s disastrous collapse last year.He…

Photo: alacary (Shutterstock)The U.S. government has a long history of using unconventional informants in its ongoing effort to catch crooks. Many times, those sources end up being criminals themselves, as a recent federal case clearly highlights. Crypto Exchanges Restrict WithdrawalsThis week, Forbes reported that a Los Angeles hairdresser wasarrested for attempting to orchestrate the murder of a Louisiana man. Authorities say Julia Coda used the online pseudonym “Bonfire” and funneled $10,000 in bitcoin to a dark web…

Image: JOCA_PH (Shutterstock)Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s U.S. arm has indefinitely paused deposits and withdrawals of American dollar deposits and withdrawals. The company announced it would be freezing these assets after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the exchange and CEO Changpeng Zhao. He Tossed His Bitcoin, Now He Wants It BackThe U.S. affiliate of the popular cryptocurrency exchange announced the freeze in a lengthy tweet posted Thursday night. Binance.US said in the tweet…

The Securities and Exchange Committee filed a lengthy lawsuit against Coinbase on Tuesday, accusing the largest crypto exchange in the US of operating as an illegal, unregistered broker and exchange for its crypto exchange, Coinbase Prime, and its Coinbase Wallet. The legal action comes less than 24 hours after the SEC filed a separate suit against Binance accusing it of running an illegal crypto scheme and engaging in “an extensive web of deception.” It’s only Tuesday, but it’s already looking like one of the shakiest…

Federal prosecutors and the courts in New York are sounding the horn, proclaiming run-of-the-mill financial crimes also apply to digital tokens as much as fiat currency. On Tuesday, a judge finally sentenced former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi to two years in prison for insider trading. Prosecutors said Wahi used his privileged position within the crypto exchange to help his brother and another friend buy and sell crypto based on his insight into the whirlwind speculative market that is cryptocurrencies.Crypto…

The best advice you can get when buying bitcoin or investing in crypto (other than, you know, “don’t”) is the same advice you get when going to a casino: never bet more than you’re willing to lose. Balaji Srinivasan, the former chief technical officer of Coinbase, must have been more than willing to part ways with fat stacks after he gave up on hopes bitcoin would ever reach prices equal to $1 million.Crypto Exchanges Restrict Withdrawals“I’m not a trader, I’m not John McAfee, and I’m not in the bait of publicly burning a…

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission patted itself on the back for winning one of the largest civil cases against a crypto crook, even if most—or any—of those affected will see any of their money returned. On Thursday, a Texas judge issued a default judgment in a multi-billion fraud case against a man accused of swindling billions in bitcoin from unsuspecting people online looking to invest in bitcoin.Crypto Exchanges Restrict WithdrawalsThe CFTC filed its massive $3.4 billion civil suit last year against Cornelius…