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Bahamian Government Officials Allegedly Asked SBF to Mint Millions of Dollars in New Tokens Amid the FTX Collapse
13.12.2022
On Monday, court documents from lawyers involved with the FTX Trading LTD Chapter 11 bankruptcy case allege that the government of The Bahamas asked the disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to mint new crypto tokens. The lawyers detailed that it was a “request for live, dynamic access...
Is DeFi back? GMX rallies toward all-time high and LOOKS price gains 30%
13.12.2022
GMX and LOOKS price pulled off double-digit rallies in the last week as former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes revealed his investment thesis for both projects
Crypto Market’s Near-Apocalypse in 2022 Turns Zombie Tokens Into Dead Coins
13.12.2022
The number of cryptocurrencies has dropped by about 1,000 since early 2022, the biggest-ever decline in the 13-year-old crypto industry’s volatile history, according to Statista. Analysts say project failures could be associated with no buyers or rug pulls
MetaMask Institutional, Cobo and Gnosis DAO team up for soulbound token project
13.12.2022
A new soulbound NFT project from Cobo, MetaMask Institutional and Gnosis Safe is bringing new nonfungible exclusivity and proof of identity to users
Decentralized Finance Protocols Flounder as Value Locked in Defi Shed More Than 25% Since FTX Collapsed
12.12.2022
On December 12, 2022, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has been range bound after falling 25.5% from $55.94 billion on Nov. 5, to today’s $41.67 billion. Moreover, during the past 12 months, the TVL in defi dropped 82.56% from roughly $239 billion in Dec. 2021,...
Nobel Laureate Ben Bernanke Blasts Cryptocurrencies, Says Tokens ‘Have Not Been Shown to Have Any Economic Value at All’
12.12.2022
Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve and also the winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in economics, has recently blasted the concept of cryptocurrencies. In an interview with Dagens Nyheter, one of the biggest Swedish journals, Bernanke remarked that cryptocurrencies have not proven they...
Oryen Network shows DeFi interest still alive after large volume of BUSD and USDC come in for presale tokens
11.12.2022
As the widespread adoption of cryptocurrency tokens soars, other strong contenders using different technologies are making their way into the crypto ring. One of the most notable crypto projects today is Oryen (ORY). Oryen’s presale success has shown that there is still lots of DeFi interest...
This Week XRP Whales Moved Millions of Tokens to Exchanges and Unknown Wallets
10.12.2022
During the past 30 days, the crypto asset xrp has gained more than 17% in value against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the crypto community has been noticing significant xrp whale movements during the past week as one whale moved 143,000,000 xrp worth more than $55 million on Dec. 9, and another whale...
AI-Related Tokens Surge as Maple, Ren Fall: CoinDesk Market Index Week in Review
9.12.2022
AI platform Fetch.ai’s native token FET surged 80% in the past five days, according to data from CoinDesk Market Index
FTX-Hosted NFTs Point to Broken Metadata, Issue Illuminates Flaws With NFTs Tied to Centralized Clouds
8.12.2022
On Wednesday, non-fungible token (NFT) supporters discovered that NFT metadata hosted on the platform FTX US points to broken metadata, and the links now point to FTX’s restructuring website. Specific collections that were minted on the Solana blockchain via the FTX US NFT platform do...
Chainlink’s First Staking Pool Pulls in $170M of LINK Tokens, Hitting Community Limit After 2 Days
8.12.2022
Staking started Tuesday, and 24.27 million LINK tokens were locked in by Thursday to secure the network
Ren protocol warns users to unwrap tokens or risk losses as upgrade looms
8.12.2022
The team stated on Twitter that deposits would be disabled “shortly” and withdrawals within 30 days
Nomad releases bridge relaunch guide after patching contract vulnerability
8.12.2022
The Nomad protocol will allow users to bridge back madAssets and access a pro-rata share of recovered funds
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui to issue soulbound tokens to explore Web3
8.12.2022
Japan’s financial giant Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is experimenting with soulbond tokens to satisfy new social needs
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Likens Crypto to Pet Rocks — Calls for More Regulation
8.12.2022
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says crypto tokens are like pet rocks. The executive also believes crypto regulation should be strengthened, stating: “The regulators who beat up on banks should maybe focus a little more on crypto.” JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon Compares Crypto...
ECB official proposes ban on tokens with an 'excessive ecological footprint'
7.12.2022
EU officials previously rejected an outright ban on crypto mining, but the Markets in Crypto Assets bill could require firms to report any potential environmental impact
Court in China Determines That NFTs Represent Virtual Property and Are Protected by Law
7.12.2022
Though a court in China ruled against the claims made by a non-fungible token (NFT) buyer, it found that these tokens are virtual property protected by law.
The ruling was reached by a court in the city of Hangzhou, the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang, in a case that involved...
DeFi Project Mercurial Plots Revamp and New Tokens Following 'Toxic' Association With FTX
7.12.2022
The plan will see Mercurial launch its popular products as a separate project under the name Meteora
Ledger Reveals New Crypto Hardware Wallet Designed by iPod Creator Tony Fadell
7.12.2022
On Tuesday, the hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger announced the launch of a new device called Ledger Stax. The machine was designed by iPod creator, Tony Fadell, and the France-based firm Ledger says the new device was built with “uncompromisingly secure architecture.” iPod Creator Tony Fadell...
Fan tokens struggle to hold on as World Cup quarter-finals draw nearer
7.12.2022
Soccer fan tokens have seen their prices and trading volumes plummet since the start of the World Cup on Nov. 20