The Supreme Court of Georgia, the highest judicial authority of the U.S. state of Georgia, has disbarred attorney Diana McDonald on June 11 for misappropriating $ 4 million from a bitcoin escrow transaction. In 2019, McDonald acted as a fiduciary for a client involved in a Bitcoin deal that failed to deliver the promised …
Terraform Labs to Dissolve After SEC Settlement, CEO Announces
Following a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Chris Amani, who succeeded Do Kwon as the CEO of Terraform Labs, disclosed that the blockchain firm is set to dissolve. Terraform Labs Set to Close Doors Post-SEC Settlement Blockchain startup Terraform Labs has announced it is ceasing operations following a settlement with the […]
Privacy Coin XMR Rebounds After Mid-April Low Climbing 37% in 30 Days
The privacy coin monero (XMR) has experienced a 7.7% increase in the last 24 hours and a 16.5% rise over the past week. Monero Trading Volume Doubles in 24 Hours After a prolonged decline and hitting a significant low in mid-April, monero (XMR) has recovered in value. For instance, on April 13, XMR was trading […]
‘First Citizen’ of Bitcoin City Leaves El Salvador After Waiting Over 2 Years for Its Construction
Corbin Keegan, a U.S. national who self-proclaimed himself as the first citizen of Bitcoin City, has temporarily left El Salvador after waiting over two years for the state to build the settlement. President Nayib Bukele first announced this infrastructure proposal for Bitcoin City in November 2021. He also explained that the settlement would be constructed […]
Allegations of ‘Rug Pull’ Arise After Gemholic Team Withdraws $3.5M in Previously Locked ETH
On June 7, the team behind the Zksync project Gemholic withdrew 921 previously locked ethereum tokens in a suspected rug-pulling incident. The Gemholic team executed the theft despite reportedly completing the blockchain security firm Solidproof’s Know Your Customer (KYC) process. Zksync’s v24 Upgrade The layer two (L2) Ethereum blockchain scaling protocol, Gemholic, faced allegations of […]