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What took place this week in the credit card and payment industries

An indictment against three Americans suggests that at least some of the culprits behind the theft of an FTX crypto fortune may be in custody.

The US Department of Energy is to begin a survey of cryptocurrency mines’ electricity consumption, following years of concern expressed by environmental advocates.

BATU PAHAT: A 49-year-old accountant lost RM776,000 of her hard-earned savings to a fake cryptocurrency scheme.

On the periphery of the World Economic Forum's Congress Center, the Davos underground is where much of the wheeling, dealing, and decadence continues to happen.

All eyes are on the Federal Reserves decision on interest rates today, widely anticipated to stay the same. Maintaining this price until month-end would signify Bitcoins fifth consecutive monthly gain, its lengthiest positive streak. This is likely to continue until Bitcoin halving takes place, said Edul Patel, CEO of Mudrex.

Coinbase said Wednesday that George Osborne, who served as Britain's chancellor of the exchequer from 2010 to 2016, will join the company as a global advisor.

The former chancellor juggles 10 other jobs alongside his new role

Start-ups have experienced a funding winter lately. Tax benefits may provide a necessary fillip to the industry. The crypto industry has been highlighting the impact that the one percent withholding tax on crypto gains has had on diversion of user traffic to foreign platforms.

The rise and fall of the cryptocurrency bubble is a parable for an age where Americans are too willing to believe just about anything.