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Poloniex LLC, a U.S. entity previously affiliated with the Poloniex crypto exchange, will remit $7.59 million to settle sanctions violation allegations with the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). STORM Partners Managing Partner Sheraz Ahmed reacts to this development, saying, "A lot of the exchanges are going to be looking back at what they are doing and this is an opportunity for them to come clean."

May 2, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is dropping toward $28,000 after falling roughly 5% on Monday, wiping out all of April's gains. STORM Partners Managing Partner Sheraz Ahmed discusses his bitcoin analysis and outlook as investors await the Federal Reserve's key decision on interest rates tomorrow. Plus, the impact of recent banking sector jitters on crypto and reactions to art auction house Sotheby's expanding its NFT art offerings through the release of a specially curated, peer-to-peer secondary marketplace.

May 2, 2023

STORM Partners Managing Partner Sheraz Ahmed discusses whether SEC's approach to regulation by enforcement is making it harder for crypto services to operate in the U.S. and if it is leading more companies to consider taking their business elsewhere.

Mar 23, 2023

Bitcoin traded at $27,600, slipping below the $28,000 level as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike of 0.25%. Sheraz Ahmed, Managing Partner at STORM Partners, shares his thought on BTC's recent price action and Fed Chair Powell's comments on the U.S. banking system being "sound and resilient."

Mar 23, 2023