Author: American Coins & Gold

MicroStrategy's Large Bitcoin Impairment Losses Have Given a False Impression: Berenberg
FASB accounting rule changes should help companies that hold digital assets to eliminate the poor optics that have been created by impairment losses, the report said.

Coinbase Targets Regulatory Clarity in International Expansion Plan
Coinbase is looking at “markets that are enacting clear rules” for the crypto industry, with the European Union, U.K., Canada, Brazil, Singapore and Australia its near-term priorities.

U.S. Interest Rates High Enough to Tame Inflation, Avoid Recession: Chicago Fed
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago economists predict low inflation and a resilient economy, a potential goldilocks scenario for risk assets, including cryptocurrencies.

11,196 Years Jail Sentence for Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of the collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, his sister Serap Özer and his brother Güven Özer have been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months and 15 days in prison.

11,196 Years in Prison For Faruk Özer, CEO of Collapsed Turkish Crypto Exchange Thodex
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder of the collapsed Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, his sister Serap Özer and his brother Güven Özer have been sentenced to 11,196 years, 10 months and 15 days in prison.

CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to a Thursday statement from the agency.

North Korea's 'Lazarus' Hackers Stole Million From Crypto Gambling Site, FBI Says
The Lazarus Group has been targeting crypto companies for years now.

Tokenization News Roundup: the 'Next Trillion'

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Ex-FTX Executive Ryan Salame Could Forfeit .5B as Part of Guilty Plea
Prosecutors say Sam Bankman-Fried used Salame as a “straw donor” to secretly funnel millions of dollars to Republican political candidates.