Author Archives: Darren Marchal

Binance ceases off-chain fund transfer with WazirX after ED raids

The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance, that disowned the Nischal Shetty-run crypto platform WazirX, on Monday said that it is removing the off-chain fund transfer channel between WazirX and Binance. The crypto platform will cease to support off-chain fund transfers between WazirX Exchange and Binance via the “Login with Binance” option, Patrick Hillmann, Chief Communications…

Twitch gambling boom is luring gamers into crypto casinos: Report

Enneric Chabot, 26, didn’t start gambling until he saw his favourite gamers doing it online. Three years ago, Chabot began regularly watching Felix “xQc” Lengyel, a former professional Overwatch player, as he competed in various video games on Amazon.com’s livestreaming site Twitch for audiences of up to 25,000 viewers. In 2021, during some of his…

2 Indian brothers plead not guilty in crypto insider trading sche

Ishan Wahi, 32, a former product manager at cryptocurrency platform Coinbase Global, along with his brother Nikhil Wahi, 26, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges of insider trading, the media reported. The lawyer representing Ishan Wahi said that the charges against him should be “dismissed” as insider trading needs to involve securities or commodities…