Polygon cofounder quits

Polygon at crossroads as co-founder Mihailo Bjelic steps down

Polygon co-founder, Mihailo Bjelic, has announced his resignation from the Polygon Foundation board and his day-to-day role at Polygon Labs, marking a significant shift for the Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solution. Bjelic is the third founder to depart following Jaynti Kanani’s departure in October 2023 and Anurag Arjun’s deputure in March 2023. Bjelic cited inability…

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Judge vacates Avraham Eisenberg convictions in Mango Markets exploit lawsuit

Judge vacates Avraham Eisenberg convictions in Mango Markets exploit lawsuit

A US federal judge has vacated key fraud and market manipulation convictions against Avraham Eisenberg, the central figure in the widely publicized Mango Markets exploit case, significantly weakening the government’s prosecution. Judge Arun Subramanian, presiding in the Southern District of New York, ruled that the evidence presented at trial failed to support the jury’s finding…

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Crypto.com secures MiFID license to offer crypto derivatives in Europe

Crypto.com secures MiFID license to offer crypto derivatives in Europe

Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange has achieved another major milestone in its expansion strategy by securing a Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) license. This license, granted by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), allows the platform to offer regulated crypto derivatives and a broad range of traditional financial instruments throughout the European Economic Area (EEA)….

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