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The future of Web3 after the FTX saga
24.11.2022
It seems a month can’t go by at the moment without some industry-altering news coming out and sending Web3 into another tailspin. This month’s focus has been FTX, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange that was worth over $32 billion at the beginning of 2022. Fast forward to November, and...
Sam Bankman-Fried Will Speak at Conference Alongside Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Despite Ongoing FTX Investigation
24.11.2022
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried will speak during the New York Times' annual DealBook Summit alongside Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen despite the ongoing investigation against his failed venture FTX.
The full-day event, which will be on November 30, will...
UAE regulator revokes FTX license amid the exchange collapse
24.11.2022
Dubai regulators noted that no clients were exposed as FTX MENA was still in the preparation phase before getting fully approved to operate
Study: 6,100 Crypto ATMs Installed in 2022, Figure 3 Times Less Than in Previous Year
24.11.2022
New data has shown that as many as 6,100 crypto and bitcoin automated teller machines were installed in the first eleven months of 2022. The latest figure is approximately three times less than the ATMs that were installed in 2021. The data shows that the United States, which has over 34,000 crypto...
Ripple CTO Comments on FTX Collapse, Says it Can Happen Again With Other Exchanges Unless This Happens
24.11.2022
As the sudden collapse of major crypto exchange FTX continues to ravage through the markets across the world, David Schwartz, the chief technology officer of U.S. blockchain company Ripple, believes that only enforcing a system of automatized checks and balances can prevent various crypto...
Bahamas Securities Regulator Blasts 'Inaccurate' Accusations Made by FTX
24.11.2022
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said FTX "misrepresented" the regulator's move to secure the embattled exchange's assets against hacks in bankruptcy court filings in the U.S
IMF Blog: Better Regulation of Africa’s Growing Crypto Market Urgently Needed
24.11.2022
A well-regulated African cryptocurrency market is needed in order to protect users as well as help countries stop bad actors from using digital assets to circumvent capital controls, the latest post on the IMF blog has said. The blog post reiterated the IMF’s belief that risks to a country...
Recent FTX hacks prove it was right to ‘secure’ its assets: Bahamian regulator
24.11.2022
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said the continued hacking attempts on FTX prove it made the right call to "secure" FTX's digital assets
FTX miniseries gets go ahead, covering the ‘most brazen frauds ever committed’
24.11.2022
The Russo’s are reported to have said that FTX “is one of the most brazen frauds ever committed” in their reasoning for wanting to create the show
Ripple CTO Says One Important Lesson From FTX Meltdown ‘Will Not Be Learned’
24.11.2022
A Ripple executive says there is one important lesson from the meltdown of crypto exchange FTX that he “can say with total confidence will not be learned.” The executive added: “Regulation that punishes after the fact won’t catch it. Investor due diligence won’t...
Crypto survived worse than the fall of FTX: Chainalysis
24.11.2022
According to Chainalysis, the downfall of FTX is likely to have a relatively smaller effect on the crypto ecosystem than the demise of Mt. Gox
NYC Mayor Undeterred by FTX Collapse — Insists Crypto Is an Industry ‘We Must Embrace’
24.11.2022
The mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, is not discouraged by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and heavy market sell-offs. Noting that crypto is coming whether we like it or not, he stressed the importance of moving into this space. NYC’s Mayor on FTX Collapse and the Importance...
US Lawmaker: FTX Collapse Isn’t a Crypto Failure — It’s a Failure of SEC, Bankman-Fried, Centralized Finance
24.11.2022
U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer says the FTX meltdown is not a crypto failure but a failure with SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, and centralized finance. “We need to get to the bottom of this. We need to understand why Gary Gensler and the SEC were not doing their...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell Takes Aim at Newly Launched Proof-of-Reserve Lists, POR Audit ‘Requires Cryptographic Proof’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, amid the many conversations concerning crypto exchange proof-of-reserves, Kraken executive Jesse Powell shared a screenshot of coinmarketcap.com’s newly launched proof-of-reserves (POR) dashboard. Powell said he planned to be “more assertive with calling out problems,” and he stressed...
Industry confident in NFTs amid FTX collapse: Nifty Newsletter, Nov. 16–22
23.11.2022
Despite the effects of the FTX debacle, many industry players remain positive and hopeful that NFTs will recover
FTX Contagion Revives Dreaded 2022 Crypto Knell – The ‘Withdrawal Halt’
23.11.2022
The downfall of the FTX exchange has caused a domino effect: a growing list of crypto firms, such as BlockFi and Genesis, halting withdrawals. CoinDesk counts 15 of these announcements just this year
US lawmakers ask DOJ hold FTX execs accountable 'to the fullest extent of the law'
23.11.2022
“The fall of FTX was not simply a result of sloppy business and management practices, but rather appears to have been caused by intentional and fraudulent tactics," said the letter
Bankruptcy Lawyers Say FTX Was Operated by ‘Inexperienced and Unsophisticated Individuals’
23.11.2022
On Tuesday, the attorneys representing FTX told the court that a “substantial amount of assets have either been stolen or are missing” and further stressed to the bankruptcy court that FTX executives left the lawyers James Bromley and Sullivan Cromwell with limited information. Bromley further...
Sam Bankman-Fried is 'deeply sorry' for collapse in letter to FTX team
23.11.2022
The former CEO described his role in the exchange's downfall as a failure in oversight, saying he should have been "more skeptical of large margin positions."
Blockchain VC funding halves in October despite some strong raises
23.11.2022
VC funding continues to decline, but Uniswap bucks the trend by drumming up $165 million in a Series B round