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Ransomware Payouts Declined in 2022: Crystal Blockchain
22.12.2022
Victims of ransomware attacks paid hackers 4.5 times less in crypto in 2022 than in 2021, according to a new report
The Final Word on Decentraland’s Numbers
22.12.2022
Metaverse platforms present a challenge of sorting bots from real people, and then even real people can be inactive or AFK, short for “away from keyboard” for hours, days, even weeks. One way to filter out bots is to filter users by those with NFTs, which also weeds out “tourists” who pop in for...
Crypto Markets Today: Federal Judge Releases Bankman-Fried on $250M Bail
22.12.2022
Top crypto assets hold steady as stocks get pre-holiday bounce. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
SEC Charges Against FTX, Alameda Execs Wang and Ellison Reveal Key Findings, US Regulator Says FTT Is a Security
22.12.2022
On Dec. 21, 2022, members of U.S. law enforcement detailed that FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO have pleaded guilty to financial fraud charges. The recent charges against Wang and Ellison highlight some key findings and according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
Bitcoin Protocol Development Steadily Progressing Despite Only 40-60 Monthly Active Developers: NYDIG
22.12.2022
The report was written by Bitcoin-focused investment firm, New York Digital Investment Group
Peter Thiel-Backed Crypto Exchange Bullish Calls Off SPAC Deal
22.12.2022
Far Peak Acquisition and Bullish first agreed to a merger in July 2021
5 Digital Economy Predictions for 2023
22.12.2022
2023 is the year crypto will have to grow up and clean up its act. Here are predictions regarding the future of NFTs, the metaverse, CBDCs and institutional investments
The Steam Winter Sale Has Started, Here Are The Best Deals
22.12.2022
It’s not truly the holidays until Gabe Newell flips the switch over at Valve HQ that activates the digital storefront’s annual winter sale. This year the sale runs from today until January 5. To help you get to take advantage of this massive sale, I’ve dug through Steam to find 30+ deals worth...
Craig Wright Signals He's Given Up On Convincing Courts He Invented Bitcoin
22.12.2022
Six years after he first claimed to be the true identity behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the Australian computer scientist tweeted, “I have been too angry for too long.”
Twitter Adds Crypto Price Charts to Search Results
22.12.2022
Twitter is now providing price charts with search results for major cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether. This new feature is “one of many product improvements coming to financial Twitter,” said Elon Musk, owner of the social media platform. Twitter Launches Price Chart Feature...
Tron’s Justin Sun Was Secret Top Client of Crypto Asset Manager Valkyrie
22.12.2022
A private financial document reviewed by CoinDesk shows that Sun, one of the richest figures in crypto, was responsible for the vast majority of a key Valkyrie division’s assets under management
Aave DAO Votes to Integrate Chainlink Proof-of-Reserves to Tighten Network Security
22.12.2022
Although the decentralized lending protocol’s data is inherently on-chain, introducing Chainlink’s PoR would help mitigate the risk of attacks on the Aave protocol
Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bail Secured by Parents
22.12.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried appeared in U.S. federal court Thursday on charges that he was the mastermind behind the fraud and illicit movement of customer funds inside his former crypto empire, and a judge agreed that he can be released on $250 million bail
Crypto Firm Orthogonal Trading Said to Be in Provisional Liquidation After Maple Defaults
22.12.2022
Orthogonal defaulted on $36 million of loans on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Maple Finance earlier this month after it misrepresented its losses from the FTX implosion
The driving forces behind crypto adoption in Latin America in 2022
22.12.2022
Inflation has fueled crypto growth in the region, stimulating asset tokenization and remittance infrastructure development
Financie Commenced to Prepare for the IEO of Entertainment DAO Project “SUPER SAPIENSS” Led by Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Katsuyuki Motohiro, and Yuichi Sato
22.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. ”SUPER SAPIENSS NFT” Public-Sale on December 24. Financie, Inc. (headquarters, Tokyo; CEO, Hironao Kunimitsu; hereinafter “Financie”) has commenced to prepare for the IEO (*1) of the entertainment DAO project “SUPER SAPIENSS”. Additionally, “SUPER SAPIENSS...
FTX Investors’ Loss Is Wall Street Lawyers’ Gain
22.12.2022
Professionals are charging upwards of $2,000 hourly wages against $12 million retainers as they attempt to restore funds to the million-odd creditors of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire
3 FTX Execs Have Snitched on SBF, Now Scrutiny Is Aimed at Nishad Singh and Ramnik Arora
22.12.2022
On Dec. 21, U.S. law enforcement officials from the Southern District of New York (SDNY), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) revealed they imposed fraud charges against FTX co-founder Gary Wang and ex-Alameda Research CEO Caroline...
The State Of Xbox And Game Pass In 2022
22.12.2022
2022 was somehow both a very big, successful year for Xbox and Game Pass and also one that it felt as if the gaming giant was starting to lose some steam. Read more
Guggenheim's Scott Minerd, Fickle Bitcoin Forecaster, Dies After Heart Attack
22.12.2022
Among Wall Street financiers, Minerd was known for his extreme predictions of the largest cryptocurrency's price, often with mixed success