Latest from Kevin Reynolds
SEC Obtains Emergency Asset Freeze Against Virgil Capital
Stefan Qin, the 23-year-old founder of Virgil Capital, has been accused by the SEC of “fabricated records” for failing to redeem $3.5 million in investments and attempting to withdraw $1.7 million in investor funds to pay off Chinese loan sharks.

Cover Protocol Attack Perpetrated by 'White Hat,' Funds Returned, Hacker Claims
The exploiter has cashed out over $4 million including about 1,400 ether, one million DAI and 90 WBTC.

Marathon Patent Agrees to Buy 70K ASIC Miners From Bitmain for $170M
The announcement comes after a holiday weekend in which the price of bitcoin hit a succession of new all-time highs.

Institutions Will Start Buying Ether in 2021, Messari Analyst Says
CME Group's announcement that it will launch ether (ETH) futures on Feb. 8, 2021, could spur heightened institutional interest.

Bitcoin Tops $28K for 1st Time, Hours After Crossing $27K; Market Cap Now Exceeds $500B
The price of the leading cryptocurrency has risen about 14% in the last 48 hours.

Bitcoin Soars Past $27K for 1st Time, Up $2K in a Day; Market Cap Now Tops $500B
Year to date, bitcoin is up more than 270%.

Fed's Powell Wins Forbes' Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?
A side effect of the Fed's medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin Tops $26K for First Time, Less Than a Day After Passing $25K
The leading cryptocurrency set another all-time high this month.

B2C2 Becomes Latest Crypto Market-Maker to Stop XRP Trading: Report
Non-U.S. clients can still trade the token but need to pre-fund all short trades, the report said.

Deribit Adding Options to Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $120K, $140K
A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made news by introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price.
