SEC Charges Brian Sewell for Defrauding Students The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Brian Sewell and his company Rockwell Capital Management for allegedly defrauding investors of over $1 million. Bitcoin Academy’s Rockwell Fund Between early 2018 and mid-2019, Sewell promoted his online crypto course, the Bitcoin Academy, to hundreds…
Two elderly women in California are suing JPMorgan Chase for allegedly enabling a massive theft of over $2.2 million of their combined life savings. Victims of “Pig Butchering” Scam The plaintiffs, 76-year-old Diane Artemis Yaffe and 80-year-old Alice Lin, were victims of a “pig butchering” scam, in which con artists posing as employees from the…
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) is launching a new survey to examine cryptocurrency mining operations in the country. The EIA, a statistical and analytical agency within the US Department of Energy, aims to monitor the electricity consumption of US companies involved in digital asset mining. The agency will also seek public input on the…
Unprecedented Bullish Setup Ikigai Asset Management’s chief investment officer, Travis Kling, believes that a unique confluence of factors will propel Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to new all-time highs (ATHs). Bitcoin’s Path to ATHs According to Kling, several factors are contributing to Bitcoin’s rally: The recent launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs, which provide safe access…
Analyst’s Predictions Renowned analyst PlanB has shared his insights on Bitcoin’s (BTC) trajectory, forecasting a rally to new all-time highs. In a video update, he addressed the likelihood of BTC dropping below $31,000, emphasizing that it’s improbable based on Bitcoin’s 200-week moving average. Bitcoin’s Floor Price PlanB explained that historically, when Bitcoin diverges from its…
Venture capitalist and crypto investor Chris Burniske says that a downward correction is the most likely scenario for digital assets in the next market phase. Market Conditions After a relatively long uptrend, crypto markets are probably due for a correction. Burniske says on social media that the macro situation is in a precarious spot. Positive…
Robert Kiyosaki, the bestselling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” is issuing a dire warning, saying that a collapse in the stock and bond markets is close at hand. Stock Market Rally Driven by Government Dollars Kiyosaki says the stock market rally is driven by dollars coming from the US government. He specifically mentions the…
Customer’s Ordeal Jeffrey Temmer, a customer at Wells Fargo, was shocked to find that $4,000 in cash had vanished from his safe deposit box. The incident came to light when Temmer tried to withdraw money for Christmas shopping. He was dismayed to discover that the box was empty. Temmer, who had been a loyal customer…
A Solana-based altcoin, Pyth Network (PYTH), saw a significant surge in value this week, rising over 42% amid news of its addition to Binance’s spot trading platform. Pyth Network: Providing Real-Time Data to Smart Contracts Pyth Network is an oracle network that aims to provide real-time financial data to smart contracts and decentralized applications (DApps)…
Overview City National Bank, a Los Angeles-based lender, will pay a $65 million fine for violating the Bank Secrecy Act and engaging in unsafe practices. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a cease-and-desist order requiring the bank to address systemic deficiencies. The bank has agreed to pay the fine and take…
