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Report: South African Startup Momint Seeks to Boost Electricity Generation Using Blockchain-Based Solution
21.2.2023
Using a solution that is based on blockchain technology, the South African startup Momint has said the recently launched Suncash initiative aims to ease the country’s power generation challenges. For about $9, investors can reportedly buy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) linked to solar cells which...
CoinShares remains afloat despite heavy FTX losses: Q4 report
21.2.2023
Jean-Marie Mognetti, the CEO of CoinShares, wrote that the FTX bankruptcy “had a significant impact” on the firm’s capacity to deploy its algorithmic trading platform HAL in Europe
Tech Giant Globant Believes the Metaverse Will Have Its Make or Break Moment in 2023
21.2.2023
Globant, a Luxembourg-based tech giant with Argentine origins, has referred to the short-term future of the metaverse in its latest Tech Trends report. According to the company, this year the metaverse will “burn bright or burn out,” as it needs to show its potential when compared...
Hong Kong’s crypto ambition gets subtle nod from Beijing: Report
21.2.2023
While China has cracked down on cryptocurrencies in the mainland, it's apparently taking a softer approach to Hong Kong's crypto hub aspirations
Chainalysis: Crypto Scam Revenue Dropped 46% in 2022
21.2.2023
Revenue from cryptocurrency scams dropped 46% in 2022, according to blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. “We attribute most of this decline to market conditions, as scam performance tends to worsen when cryptocurrency prices are in decline,” the firm explained. ‘Crypto Scam...
US State Regulator Launches Crypto Scam Tracker
21.2.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a cryptocurrency scam tracker to help residents “spot and avoid crypto scams.” The regulator stated: “As reports of new crypto scams emerge, the DFPI will continually update this tracker...
Trading on major exchanges spiked following collapse of Terra, FTX: BIS report
20.2.2023
The report suggested that whales with Binance, FTX, and Coinbase “probably cashed out at the expense of smaller holders” by reducing their BTC stockpiles as retail investors bought
Crypto Dominates as Payment Method for Remote Workers in Latam
20.2.2023
Most remote workers in Latam prefer to get paid in crypto, according to the latest report from the Deel Lab for Global Employment. The reasons behind the finding are said to be diverse, but include the instability of some of the local fiat currencies, and the influence of high levels of inflation...
Crypto transaction success rate hinges on user location: Report
20.2.2023
A new report from Cointelegraph Research and Onramper revealed that fiat-crypto transactions have a 50% failure rate due to several factors, including user location
Hedge fund closes operations after losing funds in FTX exchange: Report
20.2.2023
Galois Capital will return 90 percent of the funds that are available to investors and will hold on to the remaining 10 percent temporarily
OKX’s February Proof-of-Reserves Report Shows $8.6B in ‘Clean Assets’
20.2.2023
Data from CryptoQuant maintains that reserves are 100% clean, compared to 94% for Binance and 61% for Huobi
Binance Expects to Pay Fines to Settle With US Regulators for Past Conduct: Report
18.2.2023
Crypto exchange Binance expects to pay fines to U.S. authorities to settle regulatory and law-enforcement investigations over its past conduct, the company’s chief strategy officer reportedly said. When Binance began its business, the company was unfamiliar with the rules it needed to comply...
Report: Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh Negotiating Plea Deal with Prosecutors
18.2.2023
Another member of Sam Bankman-Fried’s inner circle allegedly plans to plead guilty to criminal charges for his role in the alleged fraud that occurred at the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. According to unnamed sources familiar with the matter, Nishad Singh, FTX’s former director...
Former FTX exec will plead guilty to federal charges with a deal: Report
17.2.2023
Nishad Singh, the bankrupt exchange’s former director of engineering, went to a proffer session with prosecutors last month and is reportedly nearing a plea deal
CZ denies report Binance is considering major breakup with US business partners
17.2.2023
The Binance CEO contradicted a Bloomberg source concerning reducing the company’s activities after increasing pressure from U.S. regulators
FTX Japan plans to resume withdrawals as early as February: Report
17.2.2023
FTX Japan Holdings, FTX Japan, and FTX Japan Services were three of FTX's 134 subsidiaries caught up in the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States
Report: FTX Promised High Earnings to African Students That Successfully Recruited Fellow Learners
17.2.2023
The collapsed crypto exchange FTX reportedly used the lure of high earnings to convince African university students to become its ambassadors. In addition to encouraging new FTX investors to use the platform, student ambassadors were also required to teach them about crypto and the blockchain. Some...
Report Reveals Limited Accounting Records, Commingled Funds at FTX Digital Markets in the Bahamas
17.2.2023
PWC, one of the ‘Big Four’ auditors and among the largest professional services networks globally, recently published a report on FTX Digital Markets, the bankrupt crypto exchange’s Bahamian subsidiary. The report indicates that the entity’s accounting records have been limited, and...
Mt. Gox top creditor goes with early payout option: Report
17.2.2023
The creditor will be paid by September this year instead of waiting for all the legal processes to be finished
Crypto investors spent $4.6B buying 'pump and dump' tokens last year
17.2.2023
Nearly 10,000 tokens launched on BNB and Ethereum last year are suspected to have been created just to dump on investors, according to Chainalysis