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Blockchain Analytics Firm Chainalysis Cuts 15% of Staff
3.10.2023
This is the second round of layoffs by the analytics firm in less than 12 months
Report: Victims of South African BTC Scam Set to Receive Portion of Invested Funds
3.10.2023
Some investors who invested in the South African bitcoin pyramid scheme MTI are set to receive part of their money back once a court rules on how liquidators are supposed to handle claims. Liquidators expect to make more than one payout to affected investors while the process itself is expected...
iFX EXPO International 2023 wraps up another successful event
3.10.2023
The city welcomed over 4,000 fintech professionals worldwide for the event at the City of Dreams Integrated Resort in Limassol, Cyprus, from September 19 to 21, 2023. Running for more than 10 years, iFX EXPO International gives C-suite executives a common platform to connect, collaborate, and build...
Investment insights: Is Cardano underperforming in 2023?
3.10.2023
As we assess the potential of investments for 2023, we must examine whether Cardano (ADA) has achieved the expectations of its patrons and the wider crypto markets. To gauge if ADA has been successful, we shall analyze recent developments, partnerships, and the most influential factors driving...
Coinbase Obtains License From Singapore’s Central Bank — Crypto Exchange Sees Singapore as ‘a Vital Market’
3.10.2023
The Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase has obtained a license from Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to provide services to both individuals and institutions. “We’ve identified Singapore as a vital market for Coinbase,” the crypto exchange emphasized....
UK Government Urged to Review Chase Bank’s Policy to Decline Crypto Payments
3.10.2023
Bitcoin Policy UK has urged the British government to review Chase Bank’s policy to decline all crypto payments. “It is, of course, the stated policy of this Government that the U.K. become a crypto asset hub, but it is hard to square this policy aim with the actions of this U.K.-regulated bank,”...
SEC and 5 Other US Regulators Issue Crypto Investment Warnings
3.10.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and several other top financial regulators have issued several warnings regarding investing in crypto assets as part of this year’s World Investor Week. “The risk of loss for individual investors who participate in transactions involving crypto...
Bitcoin Slumps Below $28K as Yields Spike; Ether Futures ETFs Fizzle on Lukewarm Investor Interest
3.10.2023
Bitcoin slumped below $28,000, and ether dipped below $1670
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Sentenced to 8 Years for Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Business
2.10.2023
Following his conviction for unlicensed money transmission, money laundering, and tax evasion at the close of December 2022, Keene dweller, libertarian activist, and Free Talk Live co-anchor, Ian Freeman has been sentenced to eight years behind bars this Monday. His fellow Free Talk Live co-host...
Ether Futures ETFs See Low Volume in First-Day Trading
2.10.2023
Among the more popular of the new ETFs today, VanEck’s Ethereum Strategy ETF (EFUT) traded just shy of 25,000 shares at a price roughly averaging $17 per share
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Asks for Clarity on Charity, Bankruptcy Arguments
2.10.2023
Attorneys for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried asked the judge overseeing the case to clarify his orders around certain proposed arguments, including arguments about FTX's regulated jurisdictions, bankruptcy recoveries and his charitable work
You Can Play This Life-Ruining Horror Game On Steam For Free
2.10.2023
How Fish Is Made is a horror game about life-altering choices. You can’t immediately tell from the free Steam game’s dumpy sardine graphics, I know. It and its new Katamari Damacy-type expansion, (which primarily serves as an entertaining ad for Swedish developer Wrong Organ’s forthcoming game...
The Overwatch League Grand Finals Were Both Beautiful And Depressing
2.10.2023
On Sunday, October 1, the Florida Mayhem defeated the Houston Outlaws in the 2023 Overwatch League Grand Finals in Toronto, Canada. It was the team’s very first championship, and it could very well be their last—as well as the last championship awarded in the once massively popular esports league...
‘Big Short’ Author Reveals Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘Gamified’ Saga in Latest Tell-All
2.10.2023
This week, the renowned writer of “The Big Short,” Michael Lewis, has embarked on an extensive promotional campaign for his latest literary endeavor, chronicling the turbulent odyssey of Sam Bankman-Fried, the beleaguered co-founder and former CEO of FTX. Dubbed “Going Infinite:...
Congress Can't Let Gary Gensler Regulate Digital Assets Out of Existence
2.10.2023
We should support an amendment from House Majority Whip Tom Emmer to limit the SEC’s authority over the industry, say Tim Ryan and David McIntosh, co-chairs of the Blockchain Innovation Project
Is Michael Lewis Throwing Out His Reputation to Defend Sam Bankman-Fried?
2.10.2023
The author’ latest book, “Going Infinite,” is an eyewitness account of the fall of FTX’s founder, who Lewis said is “misunderstood.”
Crypto Exchange Listing and Delisting Announcements: October 2, 2023
2.10.2023
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know here....
Fed Report: Silvergate Bank Got Fatally Ensnared in Crypto While Examiners Shrugged
2.10.2023
Silvergate Bank transformed from a community lender to a high-flying crypto bank without its Federal Reserve examiners raising an alarm, according to a report from the Federal Reserve’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), allowing the bank to take risks that would turn fatal
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Closest Friends Will Testify Against Him. Here’s Who Else We’ll Hear From
2.10.2023
Several of Bankman-Fried’s former colleagues and friends will testify against the one-time crypto mogul following plea deals they struck with the U.S. Department of Justice, including his former romantic partner Caroline Ellison and childhood friend Gary Wang, who were both deeply involved in...
Grayscale Moves to Convert Ethereum Trust to Spot ETF Amid Surge in ETH Futures ETF Launches
2.10.2023
Grayscale Investments, the largest digital asset fund manager by assets under management (AUM), has filed to convert its Ethereum Trust into a spot ether exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news follows ether futures ETFs from Vaneck, Bitwise, and Proshares launching on Monday. Grayscale’s...