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Uzbekistan Allows Foreign Firms to Deposit Funds From Crypto Trading, Restricts Other Operations
16.2.2023
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan has permitted foreign-based businesses to open domestic bank accounts and deposit funds received from cryptocurrency trading. These companies will also be able to transfer the money abroad, but operations in the country will be restricted. Uzbekistan Updates Rules...
Swiss Crypto Company Taurus Raises $65 Million From Credit Suisse, Other Banks
16.2.2023
Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has secured millions of U.S. dollars in investment from major banking institutions. The successful funding round comes in the aftermath of negative developments in the crypto space, indicating that large players from traditional finance remain engaged...
Celsius Pursues Legal Action: Mashinsky and Other Former Executives Targeted for Repayment in Bankruptcy Fallout
15.2.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender Celsius is taking legal action against its former CEO Alex Mashinsky and a number of others to seek the return of “millions of dollars.”
According to court documents published this week, Mashinsky, Celsius co-founder S. Daniel Leon and several others engaged...
NFEX Raises $3M Seed Round to Build NFT Derivatives DEX
15.2.2023
PRESS RELEASE. NFEX has completed a $3 Million seed round led by ABCDE Capital and included investment from other well-known institutions including Amber Group and Firestone Ventures. NFEX strives to build the best derivative NFT market, creating new opportunities to attract greater liquidity...
Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and Other Company Insiders Subpoenaed by FTX for Documents
15.2.2023
The Subpoenas come after a U.S. judge overseeing bankruptcy proceedings gave a green light to FTX's Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and its leadership to serve the insiders
Celsius Seeks to Recover Millions From Mashinsky, Other Former Executives
15.2.2023
The former CEO should repay money he transferred in the run-up to the lender’s July bankruptcy, the document said
Celsius creditors committee proposes suing Mashinsky, other Celsius execs
15.2.2023
The proposed lawsuit names Alex Mashinsky and a number of former executives and co-founders for alleged “recklessness, gross mismanagement, and self-interested conduct.”
India Having ‘Detailed Discussions’ With G20 Members on Crypto Regulation
14.2.2023
India is having “detailed discussions” with other G20 members about forming a collective standard operating procedure (SOP) to regulate crypto assets, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has revealed. She also called for “a globally coordinated approach on the regulation...
Ark Invest on $1.4M BTC, Possible Julian Assange-Linked File on Bitcoin Blockchain — Week in Review
12.2.2023
Investment management firm Ark Invest has offered three bitcoin price predictions in a new report, including a bull scenario where bitcoin could reach $1.48 million per coin. In other news, a 7zip file possibly linked to activist Julian Assange was reportedly discovered in the Bitcoin blockchain...
JPMorgan Estimates Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Might Bring More Investors to Stake in the Protocol
11.2.2023
JPMorgan, one of the biggest financial institutions in the world, estimates that the arrival of the next Ethereum upgrade, codenamed Shanghai, will bring more investors to stake their funds in the protocol. The firm believes that this number might reach 60% of the ether issued, a number already...
PayPal held $604M in Bitcoin and other crypto by the end of 2022
10.2.2023
Bitcoin and Ether have the largest share in PayPal’s crypto assets, accounting for $291 million and $250 million in the asset breakdown, respectively
XRP fails to sustain momentum against other blue-chip giants
10.2.2023
The crypto market was up in January 2023, but XRP was underperforming even in the last three years. Tech-focused NASDAQ 100 stock market index recovered from its yearly low. Bitcoin and Ethereum have surged more than 35%. Cardano is up 50%; even the meme coins such as Dogecoin have also surged...
Biggest Movers: LINK Moves to 3-Month Peak, as DOGE Drops to 10-Day Low
9.2.2023
Chainlink rallied to a three-month high during Thursday’s session, despite a red wave sweeping through cryptocurrency markets. Today’s surge came as the token broke out of a key resistance level. Dogecoin, on the other hand, was victim to today’s market sell-off, falling to a ten-day low in...
Moving Backgrounds
9.2.2023
We often think of background images as texture or something that provides contrast for legible content — in other words, not really content. If it was content, you’d probably reach for an <img> anyway, accessibility and whatnot.
But there are …
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FTX Bankruptcy Judge Allows Company to Subpoena Founder Bankman-Fried, Other 'Insiders'
8.2.2023
U.S Judge John Dorsey ordered that FTX's new leadership and its official creditor committee can subpoena the company's founders and former executives, including Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang, Caroline Ellison, Nishad Singh and Bankman-Fried's family
UK Crypto Firms and Regulator Blame Each Other for Industry Exodus
8.2.2023
Firms that tried, and failed, to register with the Financial Conduct Authority cite delays and poor feedback. The regulator says it rejected applications for failing to meet requirements
US Dollar to Keep Losing Its Appeal as Safe-Haven Currency of Last Resort, Says Strategist
8.2.2023
Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) expects the U.S. dollar to “continue to lose its appeal as the safe-haven currency of last resort.” The $1.74 trillion asset management firm added that the USD “is likely to fall further in 2023 as inflation falls, recession risks...
Law Firm Subpoenas FTX Co-Founder, Top Executives, and Former Alameda CEO Over Voyager Digital Deal
7.2.2023
On Feb. 6, 2023, law firm Kirkland & Ellis issued a subpoena to FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried and top executives on behalf of Voyager Digital. The subpoena requested they produce documents and communications related to the “Alameda Loan Agreement” between Alameda Ventures...
North Korea stole more crypto in 2022 than any other year: UN report
7.2.2023
A report submitted to the United Nations found North Korean cyber attacks have become vastly more sophisticated and raked in more crypto than ever before
Binance to Support Georgia’s Crypto Industry Through Blockchain Education
5.2.2023
Digital asset exchange Binance has agreed to help Georgia to develop its cryptocurrency sector by launching educational and other blockchain initiatives. The leading coin trading platform has been expanding its presence in the region with similar projects in other countries. Binance and Georgian...