Tag: cryptocurrency
What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary
WASHINGTON -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee...
New York judge rejects state efforts to shutter bitcoin mine over climate concerns
NEW YORK -- A cryptocurrency plant in central New York can continue operating after a court rejected the state’s effort to shutter the...
Bitcoin has topped $87,000 for a new record high. What to know about crypto's post-election rally
NEW YORK -- As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump's victory last week, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record...
Caroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for role in Bankman-Fried's FTX fraud
DANBURY, Conn. -- Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, began her two-year prison sentence Thursday...
Bitcoin spikes to record as traders expect Trump's victory to boost cryptocurrencies
LONDON -- The price of bitcoin hit a new high on Wednesday as investors bet that former President Donald Trump's victory in the...
A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker
WICHITA, KANSAS -- Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of people whose life savings...