Top tech news stories today: August 9, 2024

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Fintech 1. Crypto exchange FTX ordered to pay $12.7 billion to customers, US CFTC says A U.S. court has ordered bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers. (WMBD) 2. Robinhood results beat estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading boom…

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A U.S. court has ordered bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX to pay $12.7 billion in relief to its customers. ( WMBD ) Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as interest in meme stocks and cryptocurrencies soared, and said it continued to gain retail trading market share from rivals. ( MSN )

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Ripple Labs Inc. was ordered by a federal judge to pay a civil penalty of $125 million for improperly selling its XRP token to institutional investors, a fraction of what US regulators had sought in a long legal battle with the cryptocurrency company. ( Bloomberg ) As Moscow has suppressed independent, Russian-language media, YouTube has remained a bastion of online freedom of expression, giving opposition figures a platform to air their views. ( Yahoo Finance ) Trend Micro, a Japanese cybersecurity firm with a market value of about 950 billion yen ($6.5 billion), is exploring a sale after attracting buyout interest, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. ( Aol. ) Turkey has blocked access to the popular video game platform Roblox over concerns about content that could lead to child abuse, the country’s justice minister said. ( Yahoo News )

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• Fintech
• 1. Crypto exchange FTX ordered to pay $12.7 billion to customers, US CFTC says
• 2. Robinhood results beat estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading boom
• 3. Ripple ordered to pay $125 million in penalty for improperly selling XRP tokens
• Tech trends

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