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Binance CEO CZ on FTX crash: “We’ve been set back a few years”
12.11.2022
With one of the biggest crypto businesses falling overnight after getting caught misappropriating user funds, CZ believed the episode was devastating for the industry, which took away a lot of consumer confidence
Total crypto market cap drops to $850B as data suggests further downside
11.11.2022
The crypto market managed an 11% bounce from the Nov. 9 low, but a handful of metrics show a severe lack of investor confidence
Tether CTO confirms no plans to rescue FTX
11.11.2022
FTX won’t be getting a bailout from Tether who confirmed it isn’t planning to provide a cash injection despite the CEO reportedly reaching out to multiple firms for help
Reports Claim Beleaguered Crypto Exchange FTX Seeks Over $9 Billion From Investors
10.11.2022
On Nov. 10, 2022, two reports said that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is canvassing for emergency funds up to $9.4 billion for the embattled exchange. One report says that SBF has solicited crypto companies like Tether, OKX, and Tron founder Justin Sun as well. FTX Is Reportedly Seeking Up...
Egyptian Fintech Raises $31 Million in Series B Funding Round
10.11.2022
Moneyfellows, an Egyptian fintech startup specializing in digitizing money circles, recently announced the close of its Series B funding round that raised $31 million. The funds will be used to finance Moneyfellows’ expansion into other markets as well as accelerate the fintech’s...
SBF tells investors FTX needs $8B in emergency funding: WSJ
10.11.2022
According to reports, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried asked investors for emergency funding to cover an $8 billion shortfall during a Nov. 9 investors call
FTX website comes back online with message advising against deposits
10.11.2022
Neither FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried nor any FTX official has provided its users with clarity as to why FTX’s website was taken down
Report: Singapore’s State Investor Temasek Is Engaging With Embattled Crypto Exchange FTX
10.11.2022
According to a report published on Nov. 9, 2022, Temasek Holdings, the Singaporean state holding company owned by the government of Singapore is allegedly engaging with FTX amid Binance’s plans to bail out the crypto trading firm. Singapore’s state investor has been known to have invested in...
UK Asset Management Giant Abrdn Leads Archax $28.5M Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abrdn, one of the U.K.'s biggest asset-management firms, has backed a $28.5 million Series A funding round into digital asset exchange Archax. Abrdn became the firm's largest external shareholder earlier this year
Ramp, builder of crypto payment rails, raises $70M
9.11.2022
The company is building payment rails that could make crypto purchases as ubiquitous as Paypal transactions
Abu Dhabi Fintech Startup Raises $20 Million in Series B Funding Round
9.11.2022
Abu Dhabi-based fintech, Pyypl, announced on Nov. 7 that it had raised $20 million in Series B funding and this brought the total of funds raised to nearly $40 million. Pyypl has said it plans to use the recently raised funds to develop and add new features to its proprietary technology....
Sepana raises $10 million round funding by Hack VC & Pitango First
8.11.2022
A decentralized web search startup Sepana announced today that it had raised a $10 million funding round supported by Hack VC and Pitango First. Balaji Srinivasan, Lattice Capital, and others also took part in the startup round, but Sepana refused to share its valuation. Daniel and David Keyes...
‘Do not delay’ — ASIC warns Aussies to look for 10 signs of a crypto scam
8.11.2022
The list comes out as part of Australia's 2022 Scams Awareness Week
Crypto Exchange Coinmetro Eyes US, Europe Expansion With $7M Funding Round
7.11.2022
The interim funding round values the business at 180 million euros
Funding rates hit 6-month high before CPI — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
7.11.2022
Signs that market optimism is running away with itself come ahead of the U.S. midterm elections and key economic data
Singapore Carries Out First Trades in DeFi Pilot for Wholesale Funding Market
2.11.2022
The banks involved in the pilot were DBS, JPMorgan, and SBI Digital Asset
Mastercard Study: African Fintech Sector Had One of the Highest Year-on-Year Growth Rates in Funding in 2021
1.11.2022
In 2021, African fintech startups accounted for 61% of the $2.7 billion in venture capital funding that was deployed on the continent, a new study has found. While its share of global fintech funding is just over one percent, the continent’s fintech sector still recorded one of the highest...
Ethereum price hits $1.6K as markets expect the Fed to ease the pressure
31.10.2022
ETH price rose to its highest level since September, but data shows whales lack an appetite for leverage longs
UN Says Terrorists Are Funding Activities Through Crypto Transactions
31.10.2022
Terror organizations are increasingly turning to cryptoassests to fund their activities, said United Nations (UN) officials.
During the UN’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) meeting in India on Friday and Saturday, the officials discussed the "threats and opportunities related to new payment...
Pantera Leads $10M Funding Round for StarkNet-Based Crypto Wallet Braavos
31.10.2022
The startup aims to offer the freedom of self custody with the easier user interface of custodial wallets