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Top SEC Official Steps Down Following Controversial Meetings with Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Lobbyists
29.12.2022
Dan Berkovitz, General Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is departing the agency amid reports that he had met and dined with disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
In an announcement last week, the SEC said that he is departing his role at the agency effective January 31. Megan...
Gold-Based Digital Assets Issued in Russia
29.12.2022
A blockchain platform built by Russia’s largest banking institution, Sber, has been used to issue digital assets based on gold. The value of the tokenized precious metal will depend on the prices of physical gold, the bank said, emphasizing that the operation is a first. Russia’s Sber Bank Mints...
Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Sells Helios Facility to Galaxy Digital for $65 Million, Galaxy to Host Argo’s ASIC Fleet in Texas
29.12.2022
After the publicly-listed bitcoin mining firm Argo Blockchain suspended trading on Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange, the company said it would follow up the next day with an announcement. The following day, on Dec. 28, 2022, Argo detailed it is selling its Helios facility to Galaxy Digital...
YouTuber: Logan Paul’s NFT ‘Game’ Is A Big Crypto Scam
29.12.2022
YouTuber and internet personality Logan Paul has found himself with a massive target on his forehead recently. Paul, who’s been on something of a redemption arc these last few years following the “suicide forest” fiasco in December 2017, is back in hot water after crypto investigator Stephen...
US Authorities Crack Down on Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraud Involving Mango Markets and Avraham Eisenberg
28.12.2022
US prosecutors have pressed criminal charges against a man accused of attempting to steal some $110 million last October by rigging crypto exchange Mango Markets, an entity run by the Mango decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The individual is suspected of commodities fraud...
Researchers: Trust Will Return to Crypto Markets in 2023 – For These Reasons
28.12.2022
Researchers at the South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb have predicted that trust will return to crypto markets next year – and have outlined three key reasons shaping their thinking.
The exchange is one of the two biggest in the nation, and operates a dedicated analysis and research department...
US Department of Justice Launches Investigation Into $370 Million FTX Hack
28.12.2022
As the US authorities continue their investigation into the sudden collapse of major crypto exchange FTX, federal prosecutors are probing an alleged hack that allowed cyber criminals to steal assets worth more than $370 million from the platform hours after it filed for bankruptcy. ...
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The best blockchain games of 2022 graded as per ranks
28.12.2022
Blockchain Gaming is that one segment in the digital industry that is sure to look out for. The technology has brought a lot of opportunities for start-ups to grow, especially the ones looking to get a headstart in the Web3 sphere. The segment has a lot of players, but not all of them have been...
Metagalaxy Land embarks to emerge as a blockchain-based next-gen MetaFi universe
28.12.2022
Metagalaxy Land is all decked up to transform itself into a next-generation blockchain-based and highly advanced MetaFi platform. Metagalaxy Land happens to be an NFT MetaFi project and is positioned on the BSC network. It also is a highly advanced blockchain-oriented metaverse exposure platform....
Kaspersky Report: North Korean Hackers Impersonating Crypto VCs in New Phishing Scam
28.12.2022
BlueNoroff, a subgroup of the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus, is now impersonating venture capitalists looking to invest in crypto startups in a new phishing method. ...
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Japanese Gaming Company Gumi Partners With Square Enix and SBI Holdings to Strengthen Metaverse Pivot
28.12.2022
Gumi, a Japanese mobile gaming company, has partnered with Square Enix and SBI Holdings to build new business opportunities around the metaverse. The deal, which also includes the issuance of new stock valued at $52.7 million dollars, will allow the company to acquire financial and content creation...
Sam Bankman-Fried Spent Several Hours with 'The Big Short' Writer Michael Lewis While Under House Arrest
28.12.2022
Michael Lewis, author of the bestseller book The Big Short, has met with Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder and former CEO of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, at the California home where he is holed up awaiting trial. ...
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Argo Blockchain sells top mining facility to Galaxy Digital for $65M
28.12.2022
Argo Blockchain reduces its total debt by $41 million by selling its flagship Helios mining facility and getting a $35 million loan from Galaxy
Venezuelan Banks Have Blocked Over 75 Accounts Since the End of Last Year Due to Cryptocurrency-Related Activities
28.12.2022
Venezuelan Banks have started eyeing the accounts of customers with ties to cryptocurrency trading, principally related to peer-to-peer (P2P) transaction activity. According to Legalrocks, a crypto and blockchain-focused legal firm in Venezuela, more than 75 accounts have been blocked by Venezuelan...
Publicly-Listed Bitcoin Miner Argo Blockchain Suspends Nasdaq Trading
28.12.2022
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain announced that it requested the suspension of trading its company shares on Dec. 27, as the company expects to make an announcement on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. The company’s stock has lost 96.34% year-to-date and on Dec. 12, the bitcoin miner “advanced negotiations...
Argo blockchain suspends trading on NASDAQ due to upcoming announcement
27.12.2022
The mining company has faced financial problems due to escalating energy costs and the falling price of Bitcoin
Today in Crypto: Fidelity Files Metaverse Trademark Applications, Defrost Finance to Refund Users Post-Hack, Argo Blockchain Suspends Nasdaq Trading
27.12.2022
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London is the next station for the internationally overarching Blockchain Summit
27.12.2022
As the Most Prodigious and the Largest Blockchain & Crypto Conferences Hub, Blockchain Economy Summit has just successfully finished its Most Global Blockchain Event Ever in Dubai, UAE, on 4-5 October 2022, with more than 3000 profoundly gratified attendees from 74 countries all over the world....
Shytoshi Kusama tweets that Shibarium is coming soon
27.12.2022
Shytoshi Kusama, who happens to be one of the prominent and leading developers of the Shibarium layer 2 blockchains, recently, through a tweet, declared that the launching of it would be taking place very soon. This very tweet went out to benefit more than 800,000 present followers on the 24th...
Avocado DAO and PlayOne Games Join Forces to Promote Blockchain Gaming
27.12.2022
Avocado DAO recently announced a strategic partnership with PlayOne Games. The collaboration will see the parties focus on promoting the blockchain gaming domain. PlayOne Games is a Klaytn blockchain game protocol centred on the gaming environment and crypto projects. The platform connects players...