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Sam Bankman-Fried hires defense attorney as US authorities probe FTX: Report
6.12.2022
Mark Cohen was a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York who was also on the defense team for the high-profile criminal case involving Ghislaine Maxwell
Report Suggests FTX’s Tokenized Stocks Might Not Have Been Backed 1:1, Synthetics May Have Been Used to ‘Manipulate’ Real Stock Prices
6.12.2022
On Dec. 4, 2022, a report details that FTX-based synthetic stocks may have been used to manipulate the value of AMC shares. In May 2021, FTX offered 36 tokenized stocks but speculators believe it’s questionable whether or not the firm actually held the real stocks in the first place....
US lawmakers request answers from Silvergate over ties to FTX: Report
6.12.2022
Three senators said they were concerned about Silvergate following reports suggesting that the bank "facilitated the transfer of FTX customer funds to Alameda."
Report: South African Digital-Only Bank Launches Crypto Payments Gateway
6.12.2022
A South African digital-only bank (also known as a “neo bank”), Be Mobile Africa, has reportedly launched a crypto payment gateway that allows merchants to convert digital currency payments to fiat currency. Cédric Jeannot, the CEO of the digital-only bank, said the “new gateway...
UK crypto bill to restrict services from abroad: Report
6.12.2022
The regulatory amendments will broaden the powers of the country's financial regulator and put the crypto industry under tighter scrutiny
Goldman Sachs to Spend 'Tens of Millions' on Discounted Crypto Investments After FTX Implosion: Report
6.12.2022
The investment bank sees a bigger need for trustworthy and established players in the crypto space
Report: Nigerian Finance Bill Has Provisions Allowing Govt to Tax Crypto Transactions
5.12.2022
A Nigerian finance bill, which seeks to amend the country’s various tax statutes, contains provisions which allow the government to tax cryptocurrency and other digital asset transactions, a report has said. Nigeria is reportedly seeking to join six other countries, including two from Africa...
Report: AAX Users Storm Crypto Exchange’s Nigerian Offices, Attack Employees
4.12.2022
Nigeria users of the crypto exchange AAX, which suspended withdrawals on Nov. 12, reportedly stormed its offices in Lagos and began assaulting employees. Reports that disgruntled AAX users have harassed the crypto exchange’s workers came just days after the Nigerian crypto and blockchain...
Alameda Research invested $1.15B in crypto miner Genesis Digital: Report
3.12.2022
Sam Bankman-Fried was consulted on the capital injection, which was made before crypto prices plummeted
Applied Direct Response — ERCOT Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Is Beneficial to the Texas Grid
3.12.2022
On Nov. 29, 2022, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report on seasonal assessment and resource adequacy for the ERCOT region. ERCOT’s study indicates that bitcoin mining operations are flexible operations that can be beneficial to the Texas grid during the upcoming...
Report: Genesis Owes Gemini Customers $900 Million, Exchange Is Attempting to Recoup Assets
3.12.2022
According to a recent report from the Financial Times (FT), Genesis Global Capital allegedly owes $900 million to Gemini customers. The exchange operated by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is attempting to recover the funds from Genesis, according to FT’s sources. Report Claims Genesis Owes...
Crypto lender Genesis allegedly owes $900M to Gemini's clients: Report
3.12.2022
The issue is tied to the Gemini Earn program, which offers 8% earn interest on crypto lending and is operated by Gemini in partnership with Genesis
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Consolidates to Start the Weekend
3.12.2022
Bitcoin was consolidating to start the weekend, as prices once again fell below $17,000. The move comes as traders continued to digest the latest U.S. nonfarm payrolls report. Ethereum was also marginally lower in today’s session, with price dropping below a key resistance point. Bitcoin...
PC Players Report The Callisto Protocol Is Plagued With Performance Issues
2.12.2022
With today’s launch of The Callisto Protocol, a consensus across the games media is that this is a decent PS5 Dead Space-like, but a terrible PC game. The reason being, the game is grimly stuttering, even on top-end machines. I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to stutter, but you do need...
Former FTX US President Is Seeking Funds for Crypto Startup: Report
2.12.2022
S. Korean Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra Co-Founder Shin
2.12.2022
Daniel Shin’s arrest warrant was dismissed on Saturday local time, according to Yonhap News
Biggest Movers: DOT Hits 12-Day High, UNI up for Fourth Straight Day
2.12.2022
Polkadot rose to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Dec. 2, despite cryptocurrency markets sliding following the latest nonfarm payrolls report. The global crypto market cap is down 0.57% as of writing, as prices consolidated following the data being released. Uniswap was also higher, despite...
New Report: Blockchain Gaming Sector Sees $500,000,000+ Investment Between October and November in 2022 Alone
2.12.2022
The blockchain gaming sector has received investments of $534m between October and November this year, and gaming continues to account for almost half of all blockchain activity, a new report has found....
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH, BTC Higher Following US Nonfarm Payrolls Report
2.12.2022
Ethereum moved closer to the $1,300 level on Dec. 2, as prices remained near a multi-week high. This comes as the latest U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed that 263,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy. Markets had expected this to come in at 200,000. Bitcoin was trading above $17,000 prior...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Stays Near $17K Ahead of Jobs Report
2.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 2, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets