XRP Price Surpasses $1 for First Time in Three Years
On Saturday, November 16, XRP token prices exceeded the psychological threshold of $1 for the first time since December 2021. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $1.02, up 83.8% over the past week.
According to CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency's capitalization has reached $58 billion. The asset is showing the greatest sensitivity to news about the possible departure of Gary Gensler as head of the SEC due to the long-standing litigation between Ripple and the regulator. The reason was the official's statement, in which many saw preparation for such a scenario.
Irish Authorities Lose Access to 5,500 BTC Seized from Drug Dealer
<t-30/>#BinanceBlockchainWeek #BTC $BTC $SOL Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau is unable to regain control of 12 wallets containing 5,500 BTC ($335.9 million) seized from a drug dealer in 2019. At the time of confiscation, they were valued at $56 million, the Irish Times reports. In 2020, the High Court convicted 49-year-old Clifton Collins of home-growing cannabis and ordered him to hand over the seized coins to CAB.
Pavel Durov published a post with justifications for issuing IP addresses and phone numbers of telegram users
Pavel Durov published a post on his Telegram channel, in which he explained some points related to the issuance of IP addresses and phone numbers of users to "relevant authorities." This message is apparently related to the publication of September 23: then the owner of Telegram announced an update to the terms of service and privacy policy in the messenger.
Kazakhstan Closes 19 Bitcoin Exchanges with Over $60 Million in Turnover
At the beginning of 2024, special units of the AFM of Kazakhstan liquidated 19 cryptocurrency exchangers with a turnover of more than $60 million. Representatives of the department reported this during a meeting of the Council of Heads of Financial Intelligence Units (CHFIU). As part of the investigation, law enforcement officers froze digital assets worth $1.2 million.