The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued actress Lindsay Lohan, YouTuber Jake Paul, and six other celebrities for promoting cryptocurrencies on social media without disclosing that they were being paid to do so.

US SEC sues Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and others over deceitful crypto promotion and sales

Euler, a British company that specialises in lending to crypto projects, has lost about USD 200 million to hackers, said a security firm. This is the biggest such attacks in months.

UK: Crypto lender loses USD 200 million to hackers

USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin and the world's fifth-biggest cryptocurrency slumped to an all-time low on Saturday after it was revealed that Circle, the US-based firm operating the coin had invested $3.

World’s fifth-biggest cryptocurrency USDC’s value falls after Silicon Valley Bank connection revealed

Authorities in Egypt have detained 29 people who are accused of running an online cryptocurrency scam, state media reported on Sunday (March 5). Those detained include 13 foreigners.

Egypt: Twenty-nine detained for alleged crypto scam

Phoenix Community Capital, a cryptocurrency investment firm in the United Kingdom that had links to two all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs), seems to have disappeared.

UK cryptocurrency firm, with links to parliamentarians, seems to have disappeared

India’s push to regulate cryptocurrencies gained support from both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United States (US) on Saturday as finance chiefs of the bloc wrap up two-days of talks.

India’s push to regulate cryptocurrencies gets support from IMF, US at G20

USA's Security and Exchange Commission said on Thursday (February 17) that it had charged crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon and his firm Terraform Labs, "with orchestrating a multi-billion dollar crypto asset securities fraud.

US charges wanted crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon with fraud

The rogue nation of North Korea stole more cryptocurrency assets in 2022 than any other year, a recent report by United Nations has revealed. Most of the money stolen was used to support its ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programmes.

North Korea stole record crypto assets and currencies in 2022: UN report

The White House will review regulations for cryptocurrency brokers that would compel them to report customer transactions to the IRS for scrutiny. Will that weigh on crypto markets and investors who've already been ruled by a deep sell-off and rising bankruptcies over the last year is a question.

Crypto brokers to report transactions to IRS, final rule to define the law

US | Rules on Crypto transactions: Will it push investors away?

With the number one cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, clocking at 26% increase in Ether, rising by about 29%. The value of the overall global cryptocurrency market is now again over one Trillion dollars after the big crypto crash last year.

Cryptoverse looks at good start to the year, Bitcoin jumps 26% in January

The Crypto exchange FTX has reported that digital assets worth $415 million were stolen by hackers. FTX has claimed that it has recovered about $5 billion in terms of crypto assets and is still significantly short of the amount it owes to the international and the US customers.

FTX says Cryptos worth $415 million stolen, founder Sam Bankman-Fried says FTX is solvent

Bitcoin, the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency rose 4.6 per cent to cross USD 20,000 mark for the first time in over two months on Saturday (January 14).

Bitcoin crosses $20,000 mark for first time in over two months

According to the reports, Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed. Watch this video to know more.

World Business Watch: Crypto crime hits record $20 billion in 2022, says report

US regulators issued a warning to the banks over the risk associated with the cryptocurrency market, following the spectacular collapse of crypto exchange platform FTX.

US regulators warn banks over cryptocurrency risks after FTX collapse

In this special edition of Tech It Out, we tell you about controversies and scandals that dominated the tech industry in 2022 and how India made great strides in key science and tech areas.

2022 in tech: Crypto collapse to Twitter-Musk saga | Tech It Out Rewind

Australia’s financial intelligence agency has found that Russian paramilitary groups are seeking cryptocurrency donations on social media. Have Australians been funding Russian troops and terrorist organisations like Al-Qaeda using cryptocurrency? Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Cryptocurrency: New tool for money laundering

Amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Russian paramilitary forces are summoning cryptocurrency donations to buy weaponry, armour, and drones warned Australian intelligence agency Austrac.

Cryptocurrency being used for money laundering and terror funding: Australia’s intel agency

India's central bank chief has warned that the next financial crisis will possibly come from private cryptocurrencies. Adding that he also holds the view that cryptocurrencies should be banned or prohibited.

World Business Watch: Next financial crisis may come from private cryptocurrencies, says CBI chief

Sam Bankman-Fried founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX reportedly landed in New York. He was extradited from the Bahamas over the charges of fraud in relation to his firm.

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to appear in U.S federal court over the charges of fraud

Crypto is at a crossroads after facing an unfortunate year. Crashes, contagion and collapses came in such quick succession that investors are now on the verge of asking some serious existential questions.

World Business Watch: Cryptocurrency faces an existential threat

US Democratic Party is planning on returning a $1.1 million of donations made by imprisoned cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried. Three different Democrat committees responsible for managing house and senate election campaigns have now set aside these funds to be returned.

US: Democrats to return $1.1 mn donations received from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried

Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is sold out within hours of its rollout. In total, 45,000 NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens) were released on the Polygon blockchain, each priced at $99.

Donald Trump NFTs a wild hit, sold-out within hours of rollout

The United Nations on Thursday said that it will begin aiding Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and other war-affected people in Ukraine with cryptocurrency. The aid initiative with crypto-based facilitation is a "first-of-its-kind blockchain payment solution" for digital cash distribution anywhere in the world.

UN to roll out aid in cryptocurrency for displaced Ukrainians

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