Tales From the FTX Bean Bag: Witness Reveals Bankman-Fried’s Financial Missteps and Personal Entanglements
6.10.2023
During the Sam Bankman-Fried trial this week, Adam Yedidia, a close friend and former employee of the ex-FTX chief, delivered his testimony. Yedidia had a brief stint as an intern at Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm linked to FTX, before he transitioned to FTX’s Hong Kong office...
A Better Way to Distribute Crypto Ecosystem Grants
5.10.2023
Token project treasuries, foundations and grant programs are a necessary lifeline during the bear market. But this funding could be more fairly disbursed, Lunar Strategy's Tim Haldorsson writes
Burnt Announces Mainnet Launch With USDC Native Currency Support
5.10.2023
Burnt, a layer-2 scaling solution backed by Animoca and Multicoin, has announced the launch of Xion, a layer-1 blockchain protocol.
According to an October 5 tweet on X (formerly Twitter), Burnt noted that Xion is the first blockchain protocol to adopt the Circle-backed USDC stablecoin as...
FTX deposits went to account controlled by Alameda for months, Yedidia testifies
5.10.2023
Yedidia was involved in writing a buggy program to automate FTX customer deposits and withdrawals and was concerned by the size of the Alameda Research liability on the FTX books
Blackbird, Crypto Restaurant App, Raises $24M in Funding Led by A16z
5.10.2023
The target audience is restaurant users, but the blockchain-based project comes with its own "Flypaper" and fungible FLY tokens
Sam Bankman-Fried: the Liar?
5.10.2023
How will CBDCs be used for political oppression in your country?
5.10.2023
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are poised to give politicians unprecedented power to track your data, restrict your movements, and control your life
'We allowed Alameda to withdraw unlimited funds' — Gary Wang at SBF trial
5.10.2023
According to FTX's former chief technology officer, Sam Bankman-Fried committed crimes with himself, Nishad Singh and Caroline Ellison
Against the Odds: Bitcoin Sees Fewest Obituaries in Ten Years
5.10.2023
With two-thirds of the year done, the Bitcoin Obituaries list has recorded a decline in memorials compared to the last ten years, tallying just seven so-called bitcoin death announcements in 2023. The last sentiment of demise was voiced by tech magnate Chamath Palihapitiya, who proclaimed...
Biggest Crypto Gainers Today on DEXTools – BLINKY, SHIFU, BOLT
5.10.2023
After failing on its second attempt to break convincingly to the north of the $28,000 level this week, Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen just over 1% to trade back below the $27,500 mark.
The 200DMA (at $28,000) continues to act as strong resistance, and traders are likely reluctant to push the price above...
Bitcoin Enters ‘Quiet Bull Market’ as Safe Haven from Bond Market Turmoil, Analyst Says
5.10.2023
Investment research firm ByteTree upgraded bitcoin’s price outlook to “bull” from “neutral” as the crypto benefits as a “safe haven” amid an equity and bond sell-off
Ledger lays off 12% of staff, citing 'macroeconomic headwinds'
5.10.2023
The wallet manufacturing firm reportedly had roughly 734 employees at the time of publication, suggesting that roughly 88 people may have lost their jobs