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Co-Founder of Russia’s Largest Crypto Pyramid Finiko Arrested in UAE
18.11.2022
One of the founders of Russia’s most notorious Ponzi scheme in recent times, Finiko, is in detention in the United Arab Emirates, according to a Russian media report. The close associate of the crypto pyramid’s mastermind left the Russian Federation as the scam collapsed last summer....
Crypto Firm Genesis Block Ceases Trading Services Amid FTX Contagion: Report
18.11.2022
The Hong Kong-based company was once Asia’s largest Bitcoin ATM player
FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse
18.11.2022
The U.S. self-regulatory body is gathering information on crypto marketing between July and September this year to potentially inform a regulatory response
Founder of Crypto Exchange Thodex to Be Extradited to Turkey From Albania: Report
18.11.2022
Faruk Fatih Özer disappeared in 2021, taking funds from 400,000 users. He was arrested in Abania in August this year
Bitstamp gets a crypto license from the Bank of Spain
18.11.2022
The EU-based exchange became the 46th crypto business to obtain a permit to offer virtual currency exchange services for fiat currency in the country
Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki Calls FTX Founder ‘Bernie Madoff of Crypto’, Says ‘Bitcoin is Not the Problem’
18.11.2022
Rather than Warren Buffet, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is the Bernie Madoff of crypto, said Robert Kiyosaki, investor, entrepreneur, and the best-selling author of Rich Dad Poor Dad. He also argued that bitcoin (BTC) is not an issue - in this or any other situation. ...
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Bank of America Says Crypto Exchanges' Proof of Reserves Have Too Many Shortcomings
18.11.2022
The cryptocurrency industry also needs a clear delineation between trading platforms and market makers, the bank said
1 in 5 South Koreans Still Investing in Crypto – Which Coins Are They Trading?
18.11.2022
A new survey has found that around one in five South Koreans are still investing in crypto – in spite of the collapse of the FTX exchange and the downturn in global markets.
Per News1, the survey was conducted nationwide this month by the research firm Consumer Insight. The company spoke to 2,000...
Crypto Scammers are Buying Fake Identities on the Black Market for as Little as $8 – Here’s What You Need to Know
18.11.2022
A vast underground ring of know-your-customer (KYC) actors for hire has been increasingly used by rogue developers with the aim to scam Web3 communities, according to a recent analysis by security-focused ranking platform CertiK. ...
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FTX meltdown triggers FINRA into probing crypto comms
18.11.2022
The examination comes in the wake of the FTX debacle, a crypto exchange found to be mismanaging customers’ funds by simply lying about their operations
Defi Chain Co-Founder: FTX’s Collapse Has Rekindled Interest in Defi and Associated Products
18.11.2022
According to Julian Hosp, co-founder of the decentralized finance entity Defi Chain, the fall of the crypto exchange FTX and the domino effect it has had may have rekindled interest in decentralized finance (defi) and associated products. Hosp, however, conceded that the crypto exchange’s...
Ripple Partners With Africa-Focused Remittances and Payments Firm MSF Africa
18.11.2022
Ripple, the United States-based tech firm, has said its crypto solution known as “on-demand liquidity” is set to help MSF Africa “streamline real-time mobile payments for customers in 35 countries.” The evolution of Ripple’s partnership with MSF Africa, which has...
Singapore Government’s Temasek Writes Down $275M Investment in Collapsed Crypto Exchange FTX
18.11.2022
Singapore government’s Temasek has written down the full value of its $275 million investment in the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. “Our belief in the actions, judgment, and leadership of Sam Bankman-Fried … would appear to have been misplaced,” Temasek admitted. Temasek’s...
Crypto scammers are using black market identities to avoid detection: CertiK
18.11.2022
The blockchain security firm has uncovered a new tactic used by crypto scammers as the industry continues to improve its fraud detection capabilities
US Senator Urges Congress to Pass Her Crypto Bill — Claims It Would’ve Prevented FTX Bankruptcy
18.11.2022
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis believes that the FTX bankruptcy wouldn’t have happened under the Lummis-Gillibrand crypto bill. She stressed: “It’s clearer now than ever before that we need comprehensive regulation in the digital asset space.” Senator Lummis Explains...
Bahamas Securities Regulator Says It Ordered FTX Crypto Transferred to Government Wallets
18.11.2022
The Securities Commission of the Bahamas announced Thursday that it ordered the contents of FTX's crypto wallets to be transferred to government-controlled wallets on the previous Saturday
New CEO Says FTX Is the Worst Case of Corporate Failure With Untrustworthy Financial Data and Unacceptable Practices
18.11.2022
The new CEO of FTX, appointed after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, has blasted the company under former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred...
Crypto industry was ‘judge, jury and executioner’ for FTX: Pompliano
18.11.2022
The crypto investor and Bitcoin bull said that in crypto, market forces tend to eliminate bad people as quickly as bad businesses
FTX will be the last giant to fall this cycle: Hedge fund co-founder
18.11.2022
This bear market has seen the collapse of Celsius, Three Arrows Capital, Voyager, and now FTX, but the worst is likely over, a hedge fund executive suggests
Justin Bieber's '$1.29 Million' NFT Is Now 'Worth' $69k
18.11.2022
At the height of the ‘Bored Ape’ craze earlier this year—I am embarrassed for the species that my kids are ever going to have to learn about this—pop star Justin Bieber paid a ridiculous $1.29 million for a receipt that said he owned a jpg of an ugly cartoon ape.Read more