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Report: Chipper Cash Valuation Dropped to $1.25 Billion After it Secured Additional Funding From FTX
10.12.2022
After Chipper Cash ended 2021 as one of Africa’s most valued fintechs, the FTX-backed startup’s valuation dropped from $2 billion to $1.25 billion after it reportedly received a $35 million simple agreement for future equity (SAFE) grant from the now-collapsed crypto exchange FTX....
Meme Coin Economy Heals After the FTX Fiasco Swelling by $1.4 Billion in 30 Days
10.12.2022
The meme coin economy has seen its value increase 7.77% against the U.S. dollar during the last month, as the meme token market leader dogecoin jumped 29.4% higher in 30 days. Dogecoin has also managed to move from the ninth-largest market cap position to the eighth-largest crypto market valuation...
Bitcoin Price Prediction $20 Billion Trading Volume Pushes BTC Back Above $17,000 – Here’s Where It’s Headed Next
9.12.2022
On Friday, the BTC/USD pair traded strongly bullish, rising above the $16,750 level to $17,350. However, the stronger-than-expected US PPI figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics have triggered a minor bearish correction, causing BTC to lose nearly 1.50% in the last few hours....
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FTX’s Odd Relationship With Vertical Farming Firms — A Look at Exchange Boss Ryan Salame’s and Bahamian PM Philip Davis’ Trip to 80 Acres
8.12.2022
After discovering that ten holding firms associated with FTX Digital and Alameda Research invested roughly $5.4 billion into nearly 500 firms and projects, people have been curious about a few specific investments. One specific investment made by FTX Ventures Ltd. was for $25 million into...
Total crypto market cap falls to $840 billion, but derivatives data shows traders are neutral
8.12.2022
Regulatory pressure continues to limit each upside breakout, but data shows some compelling reasons for an eventual crypto market rally
New Report: November Month Alone Saw Record-Breaking $4.88 Billion Worth of Crypto Lost or Stolen – Here’s What Happened
8.12.2022
As much as $4.88bn worth of crypto were either lost or stolen in November, with one incident alone accounting for a whopping $2.8bn, a new report from DappRadar has revealed.
According to the report, the single largest case to impact crypto users in November was the halting of withdrawals from...
Drones, Fertility, and Defi — A Look at Alameda Research’s Massive $5.4 Billion Portfolio of Investments
8.12.2022
Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of information revealed surrounding the recent FTX and Alameda Research disaster. On Dec. 6, the Financial Times (FT) published documentation that shows Alameda’s investment portfolio, which alleges the company spent more than $5 billion on hundreds...
Bitcoin Dominance Has Remained Under 40% for More Than 3 Consecutive Months
7.12.2022
Over the last 100 days or roughly three months, bitcoin’s market dominance among 21,958 different crypto assets worth roughly $850 billion has been under 40%. Bitcoin dominance has been under 40% since Aug. 27, 2022, with a brief instance of rising above the 40% range 52 days ago, on Oct....
Remittances to Low and Middle Income Countries in 2022 Up by 5% to $626 Billion — Latest World Bank Report
7.12.2022
Despite the headwinds that have dominated the year, remittances to low and middle-income countries in 2022 still grew by 5% to $626 billion, the World Bank Migration and Development Brief has said. Africa, where the cost of sending $200 averaged 7.8% in 2022, is the “most severely exposed...
Coinbase CEO Slams Sam Bankman-Fried for Blaming FTX’s $8 Billion Hole on ‘Accounting Error’
7.12.2022
The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has slammed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) for claiming that FTX is missing $8 billion due to an “accounting error.” He stressed: “It’s stolen customer money used in his hedge...
Signature Bank to Reduce Crypto-Tied Deposits by as Much as $10 Billion
7.12.2022
Nearly a quarter of the Wall Street bank's current deposits come from crypto-related businesses
Wikipedia Editors List FTX’s Questionable Blunder as the Top Trading Loss of All-Time
6.12.2022
Following the collapse of FTX at the beginning of November, two top executives from FTX and Alameda Research — Sam Bankman-Fried and Caroline Ellison — have been listed among traders with the top trading losses worldwide on Wikipedia. According to the Wiki page, Bankman-Fried’s and Ellison’s...
$15 Billion Palantir Firm Co-Founder Says ‘Most’ Crypto Companies Will Crash – Here’s Why
5.12.2022
Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale has warned that the crypto meltdown could worsen in the future, saying that "most" crypto companies will go to zero.
In an interview with Fox News, Lonsdale said more crypto companies are going to crash as many crypto tokens were Ponzi schemes. However,...
Failed FTX Rescue Attempt Revealed, Putin Calls for Digital Currency Settlements — Week in Review
4.12.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has revealed his and Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed attempt to raise $8 billion to rescue the now collapsed crypto exchange FTX. In other news, Russian president Vladimir Putin has called for international settlements based on digital currencies. All this...
Elon Musk Suggests Sam Bankman-Fried Donated More Than $1 Billion to Democrats – This is What Happened
4.12.2022
Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter CEO Elon Musk has suggested that Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of FTX, could have donated as much as $1 billion to Democrats.
In a Saturday tweet responding to Will Manidis, cofounder and the CEO of ScienceIO, who claimed Bankman-Fried did "one of the highest...
Elon Musk Suspects Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Donated Over $1 Billion to Support Democrats
4.12.2022
Tesla CEO and Twitter chief Elon Musk says that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) probably donated over $1 billion to support the Democratic Party, which would be a much larger sum than the number publicly disclosed. Many people slammed Musk for making accusations without providing proof....
Korean VC Firm Daesung Private Equity Announces $83 Million Metaverse Fund
3.12.2022
Daesung Private Equity, a Korean venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a metaverse fund of 110 billion won ($83.5 million). The fund, which will have the participation of the Korean state represented by Korea Venture Investment Corporation’s Korea Fund of Funds, aims to...
Animoca creates billion-dollar metaverse fund for developers
2.12.2022
The company’s co-founder announced that the fund is still in the works but plans to provide billions to startups with a metaverse focus
Animoca Brands announces $2 billion Metaverse fund for startups
2.12.2022
Animoca Brands, a blockchain gaming group based out of Hong Kong, recently announced a metaverse fund. The platform released an official tweet to announce the 2 billion dollars fund to focus on mid to late-stage startups. According to Yat Siu, the co-founder of Animoca, the fund will act as a good...
Animoca Brands Plans $2 Billion Metaverse Fund to Support Established Projects
2.12.2022
Animoca Brands, the parent company of metaverse projects like The Sandbox, has announced it plans to launch a $2 billion metaverse fund. The new fund, which would be focused on returns for potential investors wanting to get more Web3-related capital exposure, will focus its activities on companies...