A South Korean court has jailed a money launderer for two and a half years in a fake-coin investment scam, using a new crypto protection law for fraud. Prosecutors are now using the Virtual Asset User Protection Act against ordinary scams, even without a referral from regulators. What did the court decide in the fake-coin scam case?
Kraken’s parent company, Payward, earned much less in the third quarter because fewer people traded crypto, according to the company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2026. The falling price of bitcoin is… The company has not listed its shares on the stock market yet, and it is trying to prove it can earn through a down cycle. Why is Payward earning less? Kraken’s parent company, Payward, makes most of its money from fees when people buy and sell crypto.
Giulio Rebuffo, Erigon’s former chief technology officer, has joined the Ethereum Foundation to work on applying AI to client development. Rebuffo made the announcement on X on Friday, November 13, where he said that his new role is focused on “applied AI x Client Dev,” adding that he “will be working alongside the technical teams and the management.” The… From high-school contributor to the Merge engineer Rebuffo is not a typical new hire.
