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SBF Fights for Robinhood Shares — Says He Needs Them More Than FTX Customers Who Only Suffer ‘Possibility of Economic Loss’
9.1.2023
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is attempting to regain access to his Robinhood shares, worth over $460 million. The former CEO of the collapsed crypto exchange claimed that he needs them to “pay for his criminal defense,” stressing that without them the consequences would...
Why DeFi should expect more hacks this year: Blockchain security execs
9.1.2023
One reason is that “hackers have gotten smarter, gained more experience, and learned how to look for bugs,” according to the founder of a crypto auditing firm
Report: Nigeria to Stop Cash Withdrawals From Government Accounts
9.1.2023
From the start of March, Nigerian public officials will be barred from withdrawing cash from government bank accounts, the head of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit reportedly said. Public officials that want to be exempted from this new regulation will have to obtain a waiver from...
New Year Brings Strong NFT Sales, Up 26% in First Week of 2023 With Top 5 Blockchains Seeing Double-Digit Increases
8.1.2023
The first week of 2023 saw an upswing in non-fungible token (NFT) sales as seven-day volume increased 26.01% compared to the previous week, totaling approximately $208.99 million in NFT sales. Additionally, the top five NFT-issuing blockchains saw increases over the last week. Bored Ape...
Mexico's digital peso delayed, unclear launch date
8.1.2023
Mexico's central bank is currently working on legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the peso's digital version
Report Claims U.S. Prosecutors Investigate Hedge Funds in Connection with Binance Dealings
8.1.2023
Federal prosecutors are reportedly investigating U.S.-based hedge funds that have dealt with the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to two people familiar with the matter. The hedge funds were allegedly issued subpoenas by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District...
Digital Currency Group under investigation by U.S. authorities: Report
8.1.2023
U.S. authorities are reportedly investigating internal transfers from Digital Currency Group to its subsidiary Genesis
Gold Prices Expected to Soar in 2023: Experts Predict Record Highs for Precious Metal
8.1.2023
Gold is on the rise in 2023 and in the first week of the new year alone, the precious metal has jumped 2.36% against the U.S. dollar. Over the past 65 days, gold has soared 14.55% while silver has skyrocketed 22.31% against the greenback since Nov. 3, 2022. According to the head of metals strategy...
Bitcoin, Sango Coin and the Central African Republic
8.1.2023
The Central African Republic adopted Bitcoin and swiftly created its own token, Sango Coin. But where did Sango Coin come from, and why is it necessary?
Robert Kiyosaki: SEC Will ‘Crush’ Most Cryptos, Burry on US Recession, Gold Bug Schiff on Inflation in 2023 — Week in Review
8.1.2023
2023 is off to a rough start, with crypto business bankruptcies, inflation, and recession impacting markets and looming darker on the horizon. Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says that other than bitcoin, the Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission is going to “crush”...
HedgeUp to conquer the financial industry while Solana losses interest among investors
8.1.2023
Investors seek profitable cryptocurrencies in 2023 to keep their portfolios green amidst the crypto winter. One such project is HedgeUp, a new project to conquer the financial industry while binding crypto and traditional investors in one of the most exclusive global communities. At the same time...
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024
8.1.2023
The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024, as was announced back in 2021 by the Mexican government. In a statement, representatives from Banxico, the central bank of Mexico, stated the development of the currency was still in its initial...
Are Federal Prosecutors About to Indict Binance as Hedge Funds Face Subpoenas
8.1.2023
US authorities have sent subpoenas to American hedge funds and market-making companies dealing with Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, asking for records of their communications with the exchange.
According to a Saturday report from the Washington Post, the U.S. attorney’s...
Romania Carries Out Raids as Part of Crypto Tax Evasion Probe
8.1.2023
Authorities in Romania have conducted more than a dozen raids against people suspected of hiding income from cryptocurrency operations. The searches took place in late 2022 following an earlier investigation which established that crypto traders had failed to report digital assets exceeding...
Wyre imposes up to a 90% withdrawal limit for all users
8.1.2023
Wyre imposed a daily withdrawal limit on its platform subject, citing “the best interest of our community.”
Bank of France Governor Calls for Mandatory Licensing for Crypto Companies
8.1.2023
France has to adopt a licensing regime for crypto service providers, the head of the country’s central bank has suggested. According to the executive, the need to tighten regulatory oversight stems from the “disorder” in the industry throughout the past year. Licensing Should Replace Registration...
Ferrari cuts ties with crypto sponsor ahead of 2023 Formula One season
8.1.2023
The Ferrari-Velas partnership from 2021 — set at $30 million a year — was aimed at increasing fan engagement through nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and other shared initiatives
DOJ Asks Victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Fraud to Come Forward
8.1.2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked victims of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF)’s fraud to come forward. The former FTX executive has been charged with “defrauding customers of FTX.com, investors in FTX.com, and lenders to Alameda Research,” the Justice Department...
Billionaire Mark Cuban Warns of Next Crypto Implosion Coming From Wash Trades
8.1.2023
Mark Cuban, a Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has warned that the next crypto implosion could come from “the discovery and removal of wash trades” on centralized exchanges. The billionaire’s comments followed the collapse of crypto exchange...
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan: Crypto Is Too Dependent on ‘Greater Fool Theory’ to Be a Desirable Investment
8.1.2023
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan says crypto is “too dependent on the ‘greater fool theory’ to be a desirable investment.” However, he noted that the collapse of crypto exchange FTX was “purely fraud,” rather than the result of a feature inherent...