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NFL Linebacker Retires After Selling Rare Pokémon Card For Over $650,000
19.11.2022
Playing in the NFL is tough and many players leave because of career-ending injuries or bad seasons. But after seven years in the league, Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Blake Martinez has retired mid-season for a different reason: He’s making enough money selling Pokémon cards—recently selling a very...
Amendments to Russia’s Digital Asset Law Aim to Allow Mining, Ban Crypto Exchange and Ads
19.11.2022
Russian lawmakers have proposed changes to the current law “On Digital Financial Assets” in order to regulate crypto mining while banning the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. The legislation also prohibits the non-targeted advertising of crypto-related products and services....
Albanian Court Approves Extradition of Crypto Exchange Thodex Founder to Turkey
19.11.2022
A court in Albania has ordered the extradition of the fugitive founder of cryptocurrency exchange Thodex to Turkey, where he is sought for fraud and other crimes. Faruk Ozer was arrested in Albania this summer, after disappearing last year as the coin trading platform collapsed. Albanian Judiciary...
Teenage Mad Lad Immediately Leaves After Crushing Street Fighter V Tourney
18.11.2022
One of Europe’s biggest fighting game tournaments, the Ultimate Fighting Arena (UFA), wrapped up on November 13. The three-day event in France was populated by big-name competitors like Goichi “GO1" Kishida and Victor “Punk” Woodley, but it was teenage mad lad EndingWalker who ended up making...
FTX Execs Gave $70 Million to Both Democrats and Republicans Heading Into the 2022 US Midterms
18.11.2022
After the collapse of FTX, a number of journalists reported on the fact that FTX executives deployed significant donations to political leaders in the United States. During the most recent election cycle leading up to the U.S. midterms in 2022, reports claim that Sam Bankman-Fried donated more than...
NFT Marketplace X2Y2 Will Enforce Creator Royalties After Pushback
18.11.2022
The popular platform was among the first to make creator royalties optional, inspiring other marketplaces like LooksRare to follow suit
Bitcoin price may still drop 40% after FTX 'Lehman moment' — analysis
18.11.2022
BTC price targets now include $12,000, with Ethereum potentially falling to $800 for the pit of the bear market
FINRA Targets Crypto Communications After FTX Collapse
18.11.2022
The U.S. self-regulatory body is gathering information on crypto marketing between July and September this year to potentially inform a regulatory response
MEXC Global Now Exceeds 10 Million Users; The Meaning Behind the Upgrade Color to ‘Ocean Blue’
18.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. As of September 2022, MEXC has finally reached a respectable milestone of 10 million users! To celebrate this unique achievement, starting November 18th of this year, MEXC will introduce a major brand color change to its global userbase to spread awareness for which it stands for....
New CEO Says FTX Is the Worst Case of Corporate Failure With Untrustworthy Financial Data and Unacceptable Practices
18.11.2022
The new CEO of FTX, appointed after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy, has blasted the company under former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred...
Regulator Halts Trading of FTX Tokens in Indonesia
17.11.2022
The agency overseeing Indonesia’s crypto market has stopped the trading of FTX tokens on domestic platforms. The announcement comes after FTX, the exchange that issued the FTT token, filed for bankruptcy in the United States and was subjected to investigations by regulatory bodies around the world....
The Hop: MOVE Estrella Galicia’s Digital Innovation Programme Makes the Leap to Web3
17.11.2022
PRESS RELEASE. After 4 editions based on digital innovations related to Estrella Galicia’s value chain, The Hop takes another step toward the exploration and development of Web3 initiatives. 17 November 2022, A Coruña, Spain — The fourth edition of The Hop comes to a close this year, ending a cycle...
New FTX CEO Says Sam Bankman-Fried Does Not Speak on Firm’s Behalf, After SBF’s Candid Interview With Vox
17.11.2022
Following the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) interview with the New York Times and several direct text messages with Reuters, SBF recently did a much longer and more candid interview with Vox journalist Kelsey Piper. After the interview done via Twitter direct messages, the current...
Litecoin (LTC) turns bullish after regaining the support of $50!
17.11.2022
Litecoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer payment transfer protocol inspired by Bitcoin. It is one of the few cryptocurrencies that has regained its previous support level quickly after the downfall due to the FTX liquidity crisis. It suggests a positive momentum and future growth of Litecoin in...
6,522 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ Worth $107 Million Wake Up After 5 Years of Inactivity
17.11.2022
On Nov. 16, 2022, at Bitcoin block height 763,474, someone transferred 6,522 bitcoin worth roughly $107 million after the coins sat idle for more than five years. While bitcoin’s value is 75% lower than it was a year ago, so-called sleeping bitcoins have been waking up amid the recent crypto...
Australia Suspends Financial Services License of Local FTX Entity
17.11.2022
Australia’s securities regulator has suspended the license of the Australian unit of the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX until mid-May. According to an issued statement, the platform will be allowed to provide limited financial services until Dec. 19 in order to terminate existing derivatives....
Bankman-Fried Praises Regulators Hours After Saying 'F*** Regulators'
17.11.2022
Icarus keeps live-tweeting his fall from the Firmament
Terra’s $2.8B Defense System — Luna Foundation Guard Audit Says Group Spent More Than 80,000 Bitcoin Defending UST Peg
16.11.2022
Months after the collapse of Terra’s U.S. dollar-pegged token UST, the organization created to protect the once-stable coin, the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), published an audit report audited by the New York-based consultancy company JS Held. According to the report, LFG claims to have spent...
Crypto Market Slides After Genesis Withdrawal Halt, but Big Investors May Hunt for Bargains
16.11.2022
Most digital assets trade lower on Wednesday as another crypto firm gets hit by the FTX contagion. Some analysts see enduring interest from institutional investors – possibly at an even lower entry price than previously contemplated
Turkey’s Financial Intelligence Unit Launches Investigation Into FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The Turkish agency responsible for tackling money-related crime has initiated an investigation against troubled crypto exchange FTX. Days after the trading platform filed for bankruptcy in the United States, the department revealed it has been tracking its activities in Turkey. Turkish Financial...