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Ticketmaster Launches NFT-Gated Ticketing Service for Avenged Sevenfold Shows
28.3.2023
Ticketmaster, the global provider of event ticketing services, has launched “token-gated sales,” allowing fans access to concert tickets using non-fungible token (NFT) technology. The first to use the service is the metal band Avenged Sevenfold (A7X), whose “Deathbats Club”...
US Seizes 18 Crypto ATMs Purchased Using Fraudulent SBA Loans — Arrests Owner
27.3.2023
U.S. law enforcement has seized 18 cryptocurrency ATMs that were purchased using fraudulent loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA) meant to assist small businesses financially harmed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The loans were also used to purchase bitcoin from a New York-based...
Decentralized Media Via Web3: A Solution to Bias and Trust Issues in News?
24.3.2023
Ashley Rindsberg – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – argues that the New York Times has a track-record of dangerous misreporting. Is "DeMe" the answer to what skews to the media?
Terraform Labs Founder Do Kwon Faces Fraud Charges in New York Following Arrest in Montenegro
24.3.2023
Terraform Labs founder and crypto fugitive Do Kwon has been charged with eight counts of fraud in New York after his arrest in Montenegro.
The indictment, which was made public in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan on Thursday, charges Kwon with two counts each of securities fraud, wire fraud...
Flagstar Bank Acquires Signature Bank’s Assets and Branches, Excluding Cryptocurrency Operations
20.3.2023
On Monday, about a week after the collapse of Signature Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that Flagstar Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp, acquired 40 former branches of Signature and its assets. Flagstar assumed nearly all...
Signature Bank deposits, branches sold to Flagstar, crypto not included
20.3.2023
The 40 branches of Signature Bank will officially reopen and operate as Flagstar Bank on March 20
Fed, central banks enhance ‘swap lines’ to combat banking crisis
20.3.2023
Currency swap lines have been used during times of crisis in the past, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
Signature Bank Non-Crypto Related Deposits to Be Assumed by New York Community Bancorp Unit: FDIC
20.3.2023
The 40 former branches of Signature Bank will operate under New York Community Bancorp's Flagstar Bank, N.A., as of Monday
Sam Bankman-Fried to propose revised bail package ‘by next week’
18.3.2023
The move comes after a judge expressed displeasure about SBF’s use of encrypted-messaging apps and virtual private network services while on bail
Former NY Regulator: Crypto Isn't the Reason Why Signature Bank Was Closed
17.3.2023
But instead, the firm did not provide reliable and consistent data, creating a significant crisis of confidence in the bank’s leadership, Maria Vullo, previously a superintendent at the government department, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”
SVB Financial Group Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection to ‘Preserve’ Firm’s Value
17.3.2023
On March 17, 2023, SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Southern District of New York. The company stated that it is no longer associated with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...
Signature Bank Closure Has Nothing to Do With Crypto, Says Regulator
15.3.2023
The decision to close down Signature Bank had “nothing to do with crypto,” said the New York State Department of Financial Services, the regulator that took possession of the troubled bank on Sunday. The financial watchdog insisted that its decision to put Signature Bank in receivership...
FBI, NY authorities probes collapse of TerraUSD stablecoin: Report
14.3.2023
The controversial founder of Terraform Labs, Do Kwon is at the center of the investigation, despite believed to be hiding out in Serbia
Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
13.3.2023
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature Bank, was closed by New York regulators, according to a statement from CEO Jeremy Allaire. “The 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount...
New York Times Joins Last Of Us Ending Discourse 10 Years Later
13.3.2023
Last night’s The Last of Us finale on HBO Max ushered in the inevitable, the thing so many of us have feared for a decade: Major publications, the same ones who refer to video games as if they’re all still like Pac-Man, are weighing in on its controversial ending.Read more
USDC Stablecoin Nears Parity With USD After Fed’s Bailout Announcement
13.3.2023
The stablecoin USDC has nearly regained parity with the U.S. dollar after rising just above $0.99 on March 12, 2023, at 7:20 p.m. Eastern Time. The stablecoin jumped back to the $0.99 range after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed it would bail out depositors of California’s Silicon Valley...
NY Regulators Seize Control of Signature Bank, Depositors Assured by Federal Bailout
13.3.2023
On Sunday, the New York Department of Financial Services, or DFS, announced that it had taken possession of Signature Bank. The DFS appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, as the receiver of the bank. In a joint statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve, Treasury Department,...
Breaking: Signature Bank closed by New York banking authorities
12.3.2023
The New-York-based bank, which is also known to serve a number of crypto firms, was shut down by state regulators, according to a Federal Reserve announcement
New York Attorney General Alleges Ethereum Tokens are Securities in Lawsuit Against KuCoin Crypto Exchange – Crypto Clampdown Incoming?
10.3.2023
New York Attorney General Letitia James referred to Ethereum’s native ETH token and other cryptocurrencies as “securities and commodities” in a statement issued in relation to her lawsuit against crypto exchange KuCoin.
In the statement, Attorney General James said KuCoin has facilitated trading...
U.S. DOJ Appeals New York Judge’s Decision to Approve Voyager’s Sale to Binance.US
10.3.2023
The appeal comes just one day after Judge Michael Wiles gave Voyager Digital the go-ahead to sell its assets to Binance.US