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A Closer Look at FTX’s Most Recent Bankruptcy Documents
7.3.2023
The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business
3.3.2023
Silvergate Bank lost more than $8 billion in deposits from its crypto customers in the final months of 2022 as its core block of business crumbled under the industry’s implosion – just as the bank’s regulators had predicted might happen for such institutions
Was Silvergate on Borrowed Time as Regulators Backed Banks Away From Crypto?
3.3.2023
Silvergate Bank is being hollowed out as its customers retreat following the disclosure that it has to reassess its financials and may not be a "going concern" within a year. The prominent California-based crypto bank's future gets increasingly murky
Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Will Not Crash Ether Price, Analysts Say
2.3.2023
Many investors fear that ETH’s price may tumble as the Shanghai upgrade will allow withdrawals for some $29 billion of previously locked ETH. Crypto analysts CoinDesk interviewed are saying that concerns are overblown and the selling pressure will be limited
Bitcoin Miners Are Starting to Emerge From Brutal Crypto Winter
2.3.2023
After several bankruptcies and fire sales, the rally in bitcoin’s price is providing some relief for the miners, although they may not be completely out of the woods yet
Start of the End? Testnet Goerli Ether Spikes to $1.60 as Traders Jump on Opportunity Meant for Developers
27.2.2023
LayerZero offered developers a way to get their hands on intrinsically worthless gETH tokens for testing purposes – but traders jumped on that opportunity, leading to an uncannily high-valued market
‘Italian FTX’ Leaves Users in Limbo, Citing ‘Difficulties in Liquidity Management’
24.2.2023
Why Nigerians Aren't Turning to the eNaira Despite Crippling Cash Shortages
24.2.2023
A lack of infrastructure, merchants and interest may all be contributing factors to Nigeria’s low eNaira pickup – despite its recent cash issues
Dapper Labs Ruling Could Spell Trouble for Other Centralized NFT Projects, Experts Say
23.2.2023
If Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shots Moments are found to be securities, the company and its CEO could potentially face civil and criminal penalties for selling unregistered securities
Developer Activity Shows Healthy Growth of the Crypto Space
22.2.2023
The trope of developers continuously building even during a bear market rings true in 2023
SEC’s Shadow Crypto Rule Taking Shape as Enforcement Cases Mount
21.2.2023
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler thinks the cryptocurrency industry is playing a game with his agency. He has said that companies are well aware of what they have to do to operate legally within the U.S., but they’ve decided not to do it – some of them in open scorn...
Hundreds of Fake ChatGPT Tokens Are Luring Crypto Punters, Majority Issued on BNB Chain
21.2.2023
Of over 172 tokens branded after ChatGPT that were issued, over 132 different tokens have been issued on BNB Chain, the most among blockchains
How Hong Kong Is Gearing Up to Regulate Stablecoins
21.2.2023
Requiring foreign entities who have already issued stablecoins to set up a Hong Kong entity for issuing stablecoins might throw up complications
Crypto Has an Incest Problem
17.2.2023
Court filings reveal complex interlocking relations between major crypto firms – with implications for the ecosystem’s resilience, and for customers owed money
No, Hong Kong Won’t Be Allowing Retail Traders Access to Crypto on June 1
17.2.2023
A tweet suggesting the city will make crypto “fully legal” for all citizens is a misreading of the legislation
Calm Before the Storm: Is UK’s Financial Watchdog Gearing Up for Enforcement Action?
17.2.2023
The Financial Conduct Authority has largely been silent while its U.S. counterparts have been busy cracking down on crypto – but it has a list of 51 unregistered firms to act on
How Solvency Check Error Led to USP Depegging on Avalanche Based Platypus Finance
17.2.2023
Platypus Finance’s native stablecoin fell to 48 cents from $1 earlier on Friday following the attack
Crypto Theft Rose in 2022 as Scams, Ransomware Bounty Fell: Chainalysis
17.2.2023
2022 became a year of crypto thefts, but illicit transactions still account only for a meager share of all crypto activity, Chainalysis says
Blur Surpassed OpenSea in Daily NFT Trading Volume Wednesday, Nansen Shows
16.2.2023
NFT marketplace OpenSea’s dominance in the NFT ecosystem faces a growing challenge from Blur’s rapid ascent
Tornado Cash Dev’s Criminal Case in Europe May Hinge on Laptop Access
16.2.2023
Dutch prosecutors now have access to Alexey Pertsev’s computer, and are using it to probe key details, like governance and profit-making at the privacy service