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BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)
SEC Files Emergency Action Against BKCoin for Running $100M ‘Ponzi-Like’ Scheme
BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang is accused of misappropriating client funds to bankroll vacations, purchase tickets to sporting events and pay rent on his New York City apartment.
BKCoin co-founder Kevin Kang (BKCoin)

CDCROP: NFT Gallery activation (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)
The Contagion Fever Breaks: NFTs Dominate Art Basel
The price of ether is down nearly 65% since last year’s Miami Art Week. But this year’s art fair saw an uptick in events, attendees and conversations around Web3 technologies and their road map to mass adoption.
CDCROP: NFT Gallery activation (Cam Thompson/CoinDesk)

CDCROP: FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)
Miami HEAT Arena Balks at FTX Naming Rights, Ending 19-Year Deal Early
Photos on social media already purport to show the bankrupt crypto exchange’s logo being removed from the arena.
CDCROP: FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)
Crypto Exchange FTX Is Moving Its US Headquarters From Chicago to Miami
The exchange has been steadily building up its presence in southern Florida, including purchasing the naming rights to the NBA’s Miami Heat arena in 2021 for $135 million.
FTX bought the naming rights to the Miami Heat arena in March. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk archives)

Business man looking financial graph icon on futuristic virtual screen with technology
Miami International Holdings, Lukka Form Pact in Plan to Launch Crypto Derivatives
The companies seek to launch cash-settled bitcoin and ether futures and options, pending regulatory approval.
Business man looking financial graph icon on futuristic virtual screen with technology

Miami mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
Suarez, who praised the MiamiCoin initiative last year, said bad tokenomics may have led to the private cryptocurrency created to benefit the U.S. city shedding 95% of its value in a matter of months.
Miami mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

(Michael Wagner/modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
Michael Wagner: Building a Virtual Nation-State in the Metaverse
Meet the co-founder of Star Atlas, one of the most ambitious games in blockchain. You just have to get through the security first.
(Michael Wagner/modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Opinionated 4:3
The Bitcoin 2022 Miami Recap
What happens in Miami, stays in Miami. Or does it?
Opinionated 4:3

Tyrone Ross
Crypto’s Impact at the Exchange ETF Conference
Crypto is edging into the minds of TradFi investors.
Tyrone Ross