According to Cointelegraph, a federal judge in New York has mandated Eddy Alexandre, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency platform EminiFX, to pay over $228 million in restitution. This decision follows the court's determination that EminiFX operated as a Ponzi scheme, defrauding tens of thousands of investors. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a summary judgment against Alexandre and EminiFX, with U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni holding them jointly responsible for the restitution amount and an additional $15 million in disgorgement. The court's ruling comes more than three years after Alexandre was initially charged and over a year following his guilty plea in a related criminal case. EminiFX, which launched in 2021, quickly amassed over 25,000 investors, raising more than $262 million within eight months. The company falsely promised weekly returns ranging from 5% to 9.99% through a "Robo-Advisor Assisted Account," which purportedly utilized automated trading strategies in cryptocurrency and forex markets. However, court documents revealed that the platform incurred net losses of at least $49 million and never implemented the advertised technology. Investigations uncovered that Alexandre diverted at least $15 million for personal expenses, including credit card payments, luxury vehicles, and cash withdrawals. Investor withdrawals were funded using commingled funds from new participants, a hallmark of Ponzi schemes. Alexandre's legal troubles began in May 2022 when prosecutors and the CFTC initiated parallel actions. In the criminal proceedings, he confessed to commodities fraud and received a nine-year prison sentence, along with a $213 million restitution order. The civil case, now concluded with Judge Caproni's order, imposes a parallel restitution and disgorgement requirement, although any restitution payments will offset his disgorgement obligation. The court-appointed receiver, tasked with managing the recovery and distribution of assets since 2022, commenced disbursing recovered funds to victims earlier this year after a distribution plan was approved in January. Meanwhile, losses from cryptocurrency hacks, scams, and exploits have reached $2.47 billion in the first half of 2025, as reported by CertiK. Although the second quarter saw $800 million lost across 144 incidents—a 52% decrease in value and 59 fewer hacks compared to the first quarter—the total losses for the year have already increased by nearly 3% from 2024.

U. S. Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded $196. source: https://finbold.com/institutions-dump-almost-200m-in-ethereum-heres-why/

A US judge ruled EminiFX and its founder, Eddy Alexandre, must repay $228 million after running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands of investors. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/court-orders-eminifx-founder-repay-228m-ponzi-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

バンク・オブ・アメリカはステーブルコイン市場への参入を模索しているが、米国の規制が明確である場合にのみ前進する。ブライアン・モイニハン最高経営責任者（CEO）は、より迅速で効率的なデジタル決済を提供する一方で、業界パートナーと協力してコンプライアンスを確保する予定だと述べた。

Major Wall Street trade associations including Global Financial Markets Association formally urge Basel Committee to pause implementation of 1,250% crypto capital requirements, arguing the 2022 framework has become outdated due to rapid DLT developments and explosion of regulated digital asset markets. source: https://cryptonews.com/news/wall-street-groups-urge-basel-to-rethink-outdated-1250-crypto-capital-rules/

Extreme crowd fear has often marked local bottoms, with BTC prices moving opposite to social media sentiment. source: https://cryptopotato.com/is-this-the-moment-to-buy-bitcoin-as-btc-sentiment-sinks-to-fear/

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States recorded nearly $1 billion in combined outflows on Aug. 19, extending a current streak of investor withdrawals. These heavy outflows can be linked to the recent price corrections in the crypto market source: https://cryptoslate.com/us-bitcoin-and-ethereum-etfs-face-1-billion-outflow-amid-market-dip/

Elon Musk is pulling away from his plans to launch a new political party, just weeks after telling his 200 million X followers that the America Party would be his answer to a broken two-party system. According to Wall Street Journal, Elon has started telling people close to him that he doesn’t want to risk […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/elon-gives-up-on-launching-political-party/

Cardano is currently valued at $0.85, but let's explore the potential implications and possibilities that could arise if traditional banks decided to actively participate in its ecosystem. What changes might occur in the market, how would investor sentiment be affected, and what innovative financial products could emerge from such a collaboration? The involvement of banks could not only legitimize Cardano but also pave the way for increased regulatory clarity and mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies as a whole. source: https://blocknews.com/cardano-at-0-85-but-what-if-banks-jumped-in/

ارتفعت أسعار النفط يوم الأربعاء بعدما عادت المخاوف بشأن الإمدادات بقوة. وثانيًا، جاء هذا الارتفاع مع تعثر محادثات السلام لإنهاء الغزو الروسي لأوكرانيا مما يطيل العقوبات. وبالإضافة إلى ذلك، زادت احتمالات فرض قيود جديدة على مشتري النفط الروسي. ومن ناحية أخرى، سجل خام برنت العقود الآجلة 65 source: https://www.twsiat.com/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%b9%d8%aa-%d8%a3%d8%b3%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%86%d9%81%d8%b7-%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d8%b1%d8%a8%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%a1-3/

Pump. fun regained its market dominance in the Solana memecoin launchpad space, gaining over 73% in market share in the last seven days. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/pumpfun-solana-memecoin-revenue-lawsuit-august-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

イリノイ州のJBプリツカー知事はドナルド・トランプ大統領を指弾し、いわゆる "クリプト・ブラザーズ "に連邦政府の政策を書かせた結果、米国内の暗号関連法を劣化させた責任はトランプ大統領にあると訴えた。

AIサーキットの競争が過熱するなか、TeraWulfの足跡は、より多くの暗号マイニング企業が変革するためのモデルを提供している。

Zoraに端を発したバイラル・ブームにより、BaseはPump.funとLetsBonkを追い抜いたが、ユーザー数、取引額、アクティビティ全体ではSolanaが依然としてリードしている。

連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）のミシェル・ボーマンは、職員が少量の暗号を保有することを認め、直接利用することで監視が強化されると訴えた。彼女は、禁止令は人材採用に悪影響を与えると主張し、ブロックチェーンのような新技術に対してよりオープンなアプローチをとるよう規制当局に求めた。

エコノミストのアレックス・クルーガー氏によると、ビットコイン投資家は、よりハト派的な連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）の影響を見落としている可能性がある。

イーサの引き出しキュー・メカニズムとは？どのように機能するのですか？どのような意味があるのですか？

Circleは、Informal SystemsからMalachiteコンセンサスエンジンを買収し、ステーブルコイン決済用の新しいArcブロックチェーンに搭載した。この動きは、トランザクションを高速化し、Malachiteをオープンソースに保ち、Web3で金融アプリケーションを構築する開発者をサポートすることを目的としている。

合衆国大統領は投票し、連邦準備制度理事会は信用を維持する。この二つは相容れないものであり、これはアメリカのシステムが正常に機能していることを如実に反映している。

Tiger Researchは、UpbitとBithumbが独自のブロックチェーンを立ち上げる潜在的なシナリオを記事で分析した。