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Finance

IRA Financial Sues Gemini Over $37M Crypto Heist

The lawsuit corroborates earlier reporting that hackers deployed a police SWAT team as “a ruse to distract IRA employees” on the day of the attack.

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Finance

Binance.US Launches Crypto Staking Assault on Rivals Coinbase and Gemini

CEO Brian Shroder also said he would happily hire any of Coinbase’s disappointed applicants or those recently laid off by Gemini.

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CFTC Sues Gemini Over Bitcoin Futures Case From 2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Gemini Trust on allegations of “misleading statements and information” made by the exchange’s staff during their 2017 launch trading of a BTC futures contract. Jones Day Financial Markets Partner Josh Sterling discusses why the lawsuit is a “forward looking” lesson for crypto regulation.

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Finance

Crypto Firms, Especially Exchanges, Slash Jobs as Market Rout Continues

Many crypto companies are announcing substantial job cuts and hiring freezes amid challenging times for cryptocurrency and equity markets.

The bear market downturn in the cryptocurrency and equity markets has led to growing layoffs by crypto firms. (Getty Images)

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CFTC Sues Gemini Over Bitcoin Futures Case From 2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sued Gemini Trust Company LLC on allegations the crypto exchange’s staff misled the federal regulator during Gemini’s 2017 effort to launch trading of what would have been the United States' first bitcoin futures contracts. CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the details of the lawsuit and its implications for bitcoin spot ETFs.

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Gemini Cuts 10% of Staff, Blames Crypto Winter

Crypto exchange Gemini said that it will lay off about 10% of its employees due to “turbulent market conditions that are likely to persist for some time.” Paul Eisma, XBTO Group head of trading, discusses his outlook on the crypto markets as bitcoin (BTC) struggles to hold above $30,000.

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Gemini Cuts 10% of Staff, Blaming ‘Turbulent’ Crypto Market

Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini will lay off about 10% of its employees, blaming it on the “turbulent” crypto market. “The Hash” panel discusses how layoffs and hiring freezes might affect the momentum of the crypto industry. Plus, what to do if you are left with no jobs.

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Policy

CFTC Sues Gemini Over Bitcoin Futures Case From 2017

Gemini partnered with Cboe to try and launch what would have been the nation’s first bitcoin futures contracts.

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Finance

Winklevoss-Led Gemini Cuts 10% of Staff, Citing ‘Turbulent’ Crypto Market

Gemini cited the cryptocurrency downturn along with macroeconomic market conditions.

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