cryptocurrency

Crypto mogul Kwon sentenced for $40B stablecoin fraud

December 20, 2025 Michael R. Sisak

NEW YORK — Onetime cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon was sentenced last Thursday to 15 years in prison after a $40 billion crash revealed his crypto ecosystem to be a fraud. Victims said the 34-year-old financial […]

2024 big for bitcoin, states could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 despite risks

December 22, 2024 Marc Levy

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses that, together, could push states to become more open to crypto and […]

SEC chair to step down in January

December 1, 2024 Michelle Chapman and Stan Choe

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who was aggressive in his oversight of cryptocurrencies and other financial markets, will step down from his post on Jan. 20. Gensler pushed changes that he said protected […]

Man who stole, laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin sentenced to 5 years in prison

November 24, 2024 By Michael Kunzelman

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his wife — was sentenced […]

Bitcoin has surpassed $43,000 for the first time since April 2022. What’s behind the price surge?

December 7, 2023 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Bitcoin is once again having a moment. This week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency soared past $43,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 159% […]

Bitcoin prices have doubled this year and potentially new ways to invest may drive prices higher

November 2, 2023 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Bitcoin is having another moment. The world’s largest cryptocurrency soared to almost $35,000 this week, marking its highest point in nearly 18 months — and more than double the price seen at […]

Wyoming crypto bank’s Federal Reserve application denied

February 5, 2023 Mead Gruver, Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve Board has denied a Wyoming cryptocurrency bank’s application for Federal Reserve System membership, officials announced Friday, dealing a setback to the crypto industry’s attempts to build acceptance in mainstream […]

cryptocurrency

Crypto mogul Kwon sentenced for $40B stablecoin fraud

2024 big for bitcoin, states could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 despite risks

SEC chair to step down in January

Man who stole, laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin sentenced to 5 years in prison

Bitcoin has surpassed $43,000 for the first time since April 2022. What’s behind the price surge?

Bitcoin prices have doubled this year and potentially new ways to invest may drive prices higher

Wyoming crypto bank’s Federal Reserve application denied

Associates of FTX founder plead guilty to criminal charges

Bankrupt exchange FTX owes top creditors over $3 billion

Ethereum is ditching its ‘miners’

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year
Property tax moratorium heads to House

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year