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Third parties could return FTX funds directly to customers: Law firm
22.12.2022
According to Louise Abbott, FTX users could claim in court that assets “remained their property at all times” and could be treated separately from bankruptcy proceedings
FTX Creditors Hire Law Firm Paul Hastings as Representation
22.12.2022
Paul Hastings beat out multiple law firms that pitched to lead legal work in the bankruptcy proceedings
$1.7M in Quadrigacx Bitcoins Move, Court Trustee EY Says Transfers Were ‘Unauthorized’
21.12.2022
On Dec. 19, the Twitter account Zachxbt revealed he discovered five cold wallets from the now-defunct Quadrigacx crypto exchange move 104 bitcoin. The following day, ‘big four’ accountancy firm EY, Quadrigacx’s bankruptcy court trustee, explained it did not authorize...
Core Scientific Files for Bankruptcy Protection, Firm Plans to Continue Mining Bitcoin to Pay Down Debt
21.12.2022
On Dec. 21, 2022, one of the largest bitcoin mining operations in the industry, Core Scientific, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of Texas. According to the filing, Core Scientific has roughly 1,000 to 5,000 creditors and its estimated assets are worth between...
Who has returned donations or contributions from FTX amid the firm’s reputational risks?
20.12.2022
Politicians and news organizations have reportedly planned to return roughly $6.6 million in donations from FTX — a mere fraction of the crypto exchange's estimated contributions
Crypto Trading Firm Auros, Hit by FTX Collapse, Discloses Provisional Liquidation
20.12.2022
The move, granted by a British Virgin Islands court in November, allows officials to seek restructuring advice. Auros missed payments on $17.7 million of loans from lending pools on bad debt-ridden protocol Maple Finance
Crypto investment firm CoinShares debuts trading on Nasdaq Stockholm
19.12.2022
CoinShares’ stock was previously listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market, an alternative stock exchange for small and medium-sized companies
Binance Finalizes Acquisition of Indonesian Crypto Trading Firm Tokocrypto
19.12.2022
Tokocrypto CEO will step down and 58% of staff to be laid off as part of the deal, says Tokocrypto spokesperson
Software Firm Consensys Partners With Paypal, Metamask Users Can Use Payment Processor to Buy ETH
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, the Ethereum software firm Consensys announced that the company has teamed up with the payment processing giant Paypal. The integration allows Metamask wallet users to purchase ethereum via Paypal from within the Web3 wallet application. Consensys Teams up With Payments Giant Paypal...
Gemini Customer Data Leak Was Advertised for Sale on Hacker Forums for 30 BTC in September
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, 2022, the crypto exchange Gemini revealed that some Gemini customers have been the target of phishing attacks that the firm believes stem from a third-party vendor leak. While reports disclosed that Gemini’s leak was approximately “5,701,649 lines of information pertaining...
Capgemini: Nine out of Ten Consumers Interested in the Metaverse
17.12.2022
A report issued by Capgemini, a consulting firm, has found that most consumers are at least curious about the metaverse and what it might bring to their lives. The report, which also examined consumer and company expectations of immersive experiences, explains that many are already taking advantage...
Accounting Firm Mazars Stops Proof-of-Reserve Audits for Crypto Firms, Binance Audit Removed From the Web
16.12.2022
The accounting firm Mazars Group has stopped doing proof-of-reserves (POR) audits for cryptocurrency exchanges and the recently published Binance POR has been removed from the web. Mazars was conducting a number of POR audits for crypto exchanges like Binance, Crypto.com, and Kucoin following...
$300 Billion Investment Firm Guggenheim Partners Says More Crypto Companies Will Collapse Soon – Here’s Why
16.12.2022
The major investment firm Guggenheim Partners says the crypto industry will see more companies collapse as central banks decisively end the era of “easy money.”...
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Bitcoin, Ether Slip as Audit Firm Mazars Pauses Work for Crypto Clients, S&P Futures Drop
16.12.2022
Bitcoin outperformed ether and BNB as Mazar's decision to suspend crypto audit work and Binance fears weighed over the crypto market
Crypto Trading Firm Amber Group Raises $300M Series C After FTX Contagion
16.12.2022
The collapse of FTX had impacted some of the trading firm's products and customers, increasing the need to quickly raise additional capital
Embattled Crypto Firm FTX Wants to Sell Its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX
16.12.2022
Crypto exchange FTX petitioned a federal court for permission to sell several subsidiaries on Thursday, including U.S.-based derivatives wing LedgerX
Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing
15.12.2022
According to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter...
Web3 Infrastructure Firm Blocknative Raises $15M for Ethereum Block Building Market
15.12.2022
The funding round was led by Blockchain Capital, Foundry Group and several other venture capital firms
The Sandbox Onboards Security Firm OpenZeppelin to Protect Its Platform from Attacks
15.12.2022
The blockchain security firm behind the Forta network will monitor vulnerabilities, alert for potential threats, and audit smart contracts within the popular metaverse game
Nasdaq warns Bitcoin mining firm Bitfarms about share price deficiency
14.12.2022
Bitfarms has an initial period of 180 calendar days to have its shares trading above $1 for at least 10 days before June 12, 2023