the Russian founder of cryptocurrency platform Bitzlato has been arrested

the Russian founder of cryptocurrency platform Bitzlato has been arrested

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 2 hours ago, Update 1 hour ago Anatoly Legkodimov was arrested by US authorities on January 18, 2022. Ruslan Ivantsov / stock.adobe.com Anatoly Legkodimov is accused of money laundering with criminal activities. The US authorities announced on Wednesday, January 18, the arrest of a Russian, founder of cryptocurrency platform … Read more

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is cutting 20% ​​of its workforce

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is cutting 20% ​​of its workforce

It is about the cryptocurrency bear market in 2022 and the “rut of unscrupulous actors”, according to the platform’s boss. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced Tuesday that it is laying off 950 employees, or just over 20% of its workforce, citing the decline in virtual currencies and the impact of the relocation of “unscrupulous actors“. The … Read more

secrets of the quartet that orchestrated FTX’s rise and whirlwind bankruptcy

secrets of the quartet that orchestrated FTX's rise and whirlwind bankruptcy

By Emma Confrere Released 2 hours ago, Update 5 minutes ago Sam Bankman-Fried’s penthouse in Nassau, Bahamas, as well as the main people connected to the case: “SBF”, Caroline Ellison, Ryan Salame, Gary Wang. REUTERS / JEENAH MOON / REUTERS / JEENAH MOON INVESTIGATION – Condemned by some of his relatives, Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder … Read more

2022, the “annus horribilis” of cryptocurrencies

2022, the "annus horribilis" of cryptocurrencies

By Ingrid Vergara Posted 3 hours ago, Update 3 hours ago The course of bitcoin, started the year above 40,000 dollars, it will end it below 16,000. LP/WESTOCK – stock.adobe.com HISTORY – After price collapses and bankruptcies, the sector enters a phase of major restructuring. In the palette of adjectives that best qualify the year … Read more

Science and technology change human life, protect the environment | Science

Hanoi (VNA) – Leading scientists from around the world and Vietnam discussed resilient agriculture in the new normal, advanced materials for future energy storage and precision cancer treatment at the “Science for Life” symposium held on Monday, December 19 in Hanoi. Vice Minister of Science and Technology Bui Thê Duy speaks at the symposium in … Read more

Ex-FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

Ex-FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas

The ousted head of the cryptocurrency platform, the young man is facing criminal prosecution for his role in the company’s spectacular collapse. Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen cryptocurrency star and former head of the FTX platform, was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, December 12 at the request of US authorities, announced Damian Williams, a New … Read more

Kazakhstan tightens laws on cryptocurrency mining

Kazakhstan tightens laws on cryptocurrency mining

In particular, the country is planning the introduction of a tax and the possession of a compulsory license for companies that mine cryptocurrencies. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s leading producers of cryptocurrencies, will tighten its laws regarding the virtual currency creation industry, an energy-intensive process in Central Asia’s largest state, plagued by regular blackouts. The … Read more

After the FTX earthquake, the major cryptocurrency players are playing their future

The bankruptcy of FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange platform, will have repercussions for the entire sector. Stefani Reynolds/AFP INVESTIGATION – The sector is mobilizing to avoid the fall in user confidence and to continue its development. #Letsrebuild (“Let’s rebuild”). The hashtag is a buzzword among the crypto-asset industry, reeling from the unexpected bankruptcy of major exchange … Read more

no risk of contagion at this stage, according to the ECB

For the European Central Bank, while the collapse of the cryptocurrency platform “is not a surprise”, the “speed” of the fall is striking. The resounding bankruptcy of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX this month, or the storm on the British bond market after the “mini-budget” of ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, at the end of September, … Read more

no risk of contagion at this stage, according to the ECB

For the European Central Bank, while the collapse of the cryptocurrency platform “is not a surprise”, the “speed” of the fall is striking. The recent spectacular bankruptcy of the FTX cryptocurrency platform is not at this stage likely to spread to the financial markets, but this opaque and volatile sector must be closely watched, a … Read more

savers shaken by Bitcoin decline

By Jorge Carasso Posted 2 hours ago, Update 2 hours ago The second largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, which weighed 32 billion dollars, had the reputation of being one of the strongest in the ecosystem. 150108898/rcfotostock – stock.adobe.com DECRYPTION – The confidence of retail investors has been shaken by the rout of cryptocurrency exchange … Read more

Oledcomm replaces Wi-Fi with the use of light

By Elsa Bembaron Posted 1 hour ago, Update 1 hour ago Benjamin Azoulay, president of Oledcomm. Oledcomm FOCUS – For the first time, Li-Fi technology is used in a school in Île-de-France. Let the light speak. For the first time, the Li-Fi technology developed by the French start-up Oledcomm is used in a nursery school … Read more

Promulgation of the Science, Technology and Innovation Development Strategy/P1 | Science

DECISION Promulgation of the Strategy for the development of science, technology and innovation until 2030 THE PRIME MINISTER Considering the law on the organization of the government of June 19, 2015, the Law amending and supplementing a certain number of articles of the Law on the organization of the government and the Law on the … Read more

After the “NFT madness”, the market comes to its senses

Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs, built using algorithms on the Ethereum blockchain. Credit: Bored Ape Yacht Club DECRYPTION – After the speculative drift of some of the non-fungible tokens, supply and demand are refocusing on the notion of “utility”. The bubble has burst. The era of exorbitant prices reached by some non-fungible tokens (NFTs) until … Read more

crypto.com wants to strengthen in France with an investment of 150 million euros

This announcement comes a few days after the company obtained from the Financial Markets Authority (AMF) its registration to be able to practice in France. Crypto.com, one of the main cryptocurrency exchange platforms in the world, announced on Wednesday that it wanted to strengthen its presence in France with an investment of 150 million euros, … Read more