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Matter Labs Nets $200M to Build zkSync Ethereum Scaling Platform
16.11.2022
A week after zkSync V2’s “baby alpha” launch, Matter Labs said it would open-source its code and push for improved standards around rollup development
zkSync developer Matter Labs raises $200M, commits to open-sourcing platform
16.11.2022
Over 150 projects, including Chainlink, Uniswap and Aave, have signaled their intent to deploy on the layer-2 blockchain
Turkey’s Financial Intelligence Unit Launches Investigation Into FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The Turkish agency responsible for tackling money-related crime has initiated an investigation against troubled crypto exchange FTX. Days after the trading platform filed for bankruptcy in the United States, the department revealed it has been tracking its activities in Turkey. Turkish Financial...
Crypto Lender BlockFi Pauses Platform Activity, Prepares for Bankruptcy Amid FTX Drama
16.11.2022
Crypto lender BlockFi has continued to pause withdrawals amid the fallout of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, saying that they are exploring all scenarios to find the best path forward....
Read More: Crypto Lender BlockFi Pauses Platform Activity, Prepares for Bankruptcy Amid FTX Drama
Yellen Says FTX Collapse Shows Weaknesses of Entire Crypto Sector — Fed’s Brainard Pushes for Strong Regulation
16.11.2022
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard have stressed the need for strong crypto regulation. Yellen said the FTX collapse shows “the weaknesses” of the entire crypto sector while Brainard cautioned that failures from one platform...
Online Investing Platform BnkToTheFuture Drops Plan to Acquire Crypto Lender Salt Lending Due to FTX Exposure
15.11.2022
The deal fell apart just about two months after it was announced
2 More Crypto Platforms Pause Withdrawals as Liquid Global and Salt Lending Cite Exposure to FTX
15.11.2022
On Nov. 15, 2022, the crypto exchange Liquid Global revealed that it has suspended fiat and crypto withdrawals “until further notice.” The same day, customers leveraging the crypto lending platform Salt were also informed that Salt has paused withdrawals and deposits. Furthermore, the crypto lender...
The Tax Impact of This Year’s Platform and Protocol Failures
15.11.2022
Crypto.com’s Exposure to FTX Less Than $10 Million Says CEO — CRO Token Not Used as Collateral
15.11.2022
According to the CEO of Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, his firm had recovered much of the $1 billion that had been sent to FTX when the crypto exchange collapsed. However, he acknowledged that at the time of FTX’s collapse, Crypto.com’s exposure to the crypto platform was below...
Nike Launches Web3 Platform Offering Virtual Apparel and Other NFT-Based Products
15.11.2022
Sportswear giant Nike has launched .Swoosh, a new Web3 platform that will be used to launch virtual apparel like t-shirts and sneakers for avatars.
Nike became one of the biggest fashion-world players in Web3 in mid-December last year when the company acquired RTFKT, a virtual sneakers company...
Nike steps up its Web3 platform with .SWOOSH launch
15.11.2022
Nike has quickly pulled up its socks to realize that the new generation of athletes and fans are shifting their focus to the upcoming Web3 technology. Taking note of this point, Nike has announced .SWOOSH, a project that houses several virtual collections of the brand while giving its co-creators...
Huobi Becomes Latest Crypto Exchange to Disclose Proof-of-Reserves
15.11.2022
Huobi, the Seychelles-based crypto exchange, recently became the latest digital asset exchange platform to reveal the number as well as the value of its digital assets held in reserves. Huobi has said disclosing the assets held in reserves helps to boost users’ confidence in the exchange...
Nifty News: Nike unveils NFT platform, Steve Jobs' sandals sell for $200K and more
15.11.2022
A one-of-a-kind NFT of the Birkenstocks sandals worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at various times during his life has sold for over $200,000
Crypto Lender BlockFi Updates Users on Platform, FTX Exposure
14.11.2022
BlockFi said withdrawals remain paused, and denied rumours that most of its assets being custodied on fTX
US Law Enforcement Directs Paxos to Freeze More Than 11,000 PAXG Tokenized Gold Coins
14.11.2022
According to the blockchain infrastructure company Paxos, the firm has frozen 11,184.38 pax gold (PAXG) tokens held on the platform FTX.com. The regulated token issuer noted that it was directed to freeze the PAXG tokens after “direction from U.S. federal law enforcement.” Paxos...
Green Crypto Platform IMPT Just Added Samsung and Netflix as Affiliate Partners - Time to Buy?
14.11.2022
IMPT is a brand new green cryptocurrency focused on revolutionising the space of carbon credits, and has recently been onboarding even more companies to its platform through its affiliate programme, with Netflix and Samsung having just been added.
The Impact Project is focused on making the world...
Nike Sprints Into Web3 With New .SWOOSH Platform
14.11.2022
The footwear giant’s latest Web3 move will allow community members to create and trade their own digital collectibles
Hong Kong Crypto Platform Hbit's $18.1M Stuck in FTX
14.11.2022
In an announcement to shareholders on Monday, New Huo Technologies Holdings Limited, said regarding its subsidiary, that $13.2 million of the money belonged to clients, while, $4.9 million were Hbit assets
Crypto Token Launch Platform Tokensoft Doxes 4500 Users, Calling Them ‘Bad Actors’
14.11.2022
A Tokensoft community manager published an excel sheet of "bad actors" on Discord with their personal details
SBF’s ‘Truly Trustless’ Protocol — Serum’s Upgrade Authority May Be Tainted, Devs Look to Fork Project
13.11.2022
According to Solana’s founder, Anatoly Yakovenko, Serum developers are forking the platform because the “upgrade key to the current one is compromised.” Serum, created by FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), was touted as “completely permissionless,” but now that...