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Wall Street Journal Accused of Defamation Over 2023 Tether-Bitfinex Article
Christopher Harborne and his aviation fuel broker AML Global were wrongly accused of "committing fraud, laundering money, and financing terrorists," according to the lawsuit.
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Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
U.S. Government Crypto Wallets Transfer Nearly $1B of Bitcoin Seized From Bitfinex Hacker
Wallets containing bitcoin seized by the U.S. government in the notorious Bitfinex hack – later leading to guilty pleas for Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan –...
Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)
Man Who Laundered Billions in Bitcoins Says Bitcoin Fog Was a Help: Bloomberg
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty in the Bitfinex case last year, is now a U.S. witness who testified about his use of Bitcoin Fog and other mixers to hide loot.
Ilya Lichtenstein, who pleaded guilty with wife Heather Morgan in the plundering of Bitfinex, is now testifying against the mixer he used. (Alexandria Sheriff's Office)

The upcoming Bitcoin halving will cut block rewards in half, pressuring bitcoin miners (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Miner Selling Ahead of Halving Is Capping Prices: Bitfinex
Miner reserves saw continued net outflows since bitcoin ETF debut, falling to their lowest level since June 2021.
The upcoming Bitcoin halving will cut block rewards in half, pressuring bitcoin miners (Tony Litvyak/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Whales feeding (Shutterstock)
Crypto Whales Hunt for Bargains As Bitcoin Prices Slide, Data Shows
Bitcoin traded at a fat premium on Bitfinex compared to the global average price over the weekend, hinting at bargain hunting by whales.
Whales feeding (Shutterstock)

World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador
World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador
Frank Muci, policy fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) joins CoinDesk TV to discuss El Salvador’s long-planned bitcoin (BTC) bonds inching clo...
World’s First Bitcoin Bonds Receive Regulatory Approval in El Salvador

Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Halts at $41K as Traders Eye Fed Rate Decision; AVAX Flips Dogecoin as Altcoins Jump
Investors will monitor Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference Wednesday for signs of potential rate cuts next year.
Bitcoin price today (CoinDesk)

Bitcoin price is up almost 6% over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Rally to $42K Fueled by 'Panic Buying,' Pushes Crypto Market Cap Over $1.5T
The combined market value of cryptocurrencies is the highest since May 2022, when Terra's collapse marked the beginning of the crypto winter.
Bitcoin price is up almost 6% over the past 24 hours (CoinDesk)

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Paolo Ardoino: The Hardest Working Man in Crypto
The newly promoted CEO of Tether is looking to diversify the firm's investments after a banner year where the stablecoin giant is on track to profit $4.5 billion.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Tether (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Tether, Bitfinex to Drop Opposition to New York Freedom of Information Law Request
The firms said dropping the opposition doesn't mean a "wholesale release" of all documents.
Tether (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)