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Riot Games Trying To Get Out Of Terrible Crypto Sponsorship Deal
19.12.2022
Back in August 2021, Riot Games—the developers of League of Legends—signed a sponsorship deal worth tens of millions of dollars with cryptocurrency exchange FTX. You know, the exchange that is now bankrupt, with its founder arrested and facing serious fraud and money laundering charges.Read more
Federal Prosecutors Probe Democrats Over Donations From Sam Bankman-Fried
19.12.2022
Several members of the U.S. Democratic Party and campaign committees are reportedly being probed by federal prosecutors over donations from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and another executive of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange. “To any person, entity, or political campaign that...
Gate.io experiences slowdown in deposits and withdrawals due to node maintenance
18.12.2022
In a statement, the crypto exchange said that users' funds are safe and transactions are still being processed
Binance to Help Azerbaijan With Crypto Regulations
18.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has offered to support Azerbaijan in efforts to establish regulations for digital assets. The leading coin trading platform has been active in the region this year, seeking to expand market presence and increase interaction with authorities. Binance to Assist...
Big Short Investor Michael Burry Says Audits of Crypto Exchanges Like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless’
17.12.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, says the problem with auditing cryptocurrency exchanges, like Binance and FTX, is the same as when he started using a new kind of credit default swap. “Our auditors were learning on the job,”...
Raydium is attacked, loses $2 million
16.12.2022
The team said that authority over the automated market maker and farm programs have been paused, “for now.”
Only for foreign trade: Bank of Russia stands against free crypto investment
16.12.2022
The Russian government doesn’t want to enable Bitcoin for regular Russian people but exclusively for foreign trade entities
Coinbase launches new asset recovery tool for ERC-20 tokens
16.12.2022
Coinbase takes the lead in the industry by becoming the first-ever crypto company to begin rolling out a new tool that helps users to recover up to 4,000 unsupported ERC-20 tokens. The move is indeed helpful, as tokens are often sent by mistake. It is difficult to recover those tokens due to their...
Binance proof-of-reserves removed from the auditor's site
16.12.2022
Mazars Group, known for its proof-of-reserve audit services for crypto companies, reportedly removed PoR audits from its site
Bitcoin Santa Claus rally, unlikely according to on-chain and derivatives data
15.12.2022
Data suggests that BTC’s rally to $18,300 is the only Santa Claus rally Bitcoin will see before the year ends
Amber Group acquires cryptocurrency platform Sparrow exchange: report
15.12.2022
The news comes after Amber Group reportedly pulled back expansion plans due to financial exposure in the FTX collapse
Report: Crypto Exchange Gemini Suffers From Data Breach, 5.7 Million Emails Allegedly Leaked
15.12.2022
According to a recent report, the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini suffered from a breach of data and reportedly 5.7 million emails were leaked. While Gemini has stated “some Gemini customers have recently been the target of phishing campaigns,” the exchange insisted that “no Gemini account...
Amid Withdrawals, Binance CEO Warns of Bumpy Months Ahead
15.12.2022
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reportedly told staff to expect some difficult months as the leading cryptocurrency exchange is seeing customer withdrawals. The warning comes while the crypto industry is facing challenges after high-profile bankruptcies and amid tightening regulations....
Here is why Bitcoin price gave back all its intraday gains
14.12.2022
BTC price retraced the entirety of its intraday gains after Fed chair Jerome Powell issued hawkish statements in relation to today’s 0.50% interest rate hike
Will FTX’s ill wind reach the Global South? Maybe not
14.12.2022
In Latin America, "crypto is functional, it has a real utility." It can hedge inflation, provide access to dollars and internationalize wealth
Alameda had 'unfair' trading advantage, special access to FTX funds: CFTC filing
14.12.2022
CFTC court filing outlines a murky relationship between FTX and Alameda Research, highlighting the latter’s unfair trading advantage and misappropriation of user funds
Bitso Partners With Felix Pago to Offer Whatsapp-Based Remittance Services Between Mexico and US
14.12.2022
Bitso, a Latam-focused cryptocurrency exchange, has partnered with chat-based payments provider Felix Pagos in order to offer Whatsapp-integrated remittances. The objective of this partnership is to put nearly instant chat-based remittances in the hands of Mexican and US users that might...
Crypto community members discuss Bank-run on Binance
13.12.2022
According to CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, Binance has seen outflows of an estimated $1.14B from its exchange
Binance net withdrawals topped $3.6B over the last 7 days: Report
13.12.2022
The sudden uptick in outflows may have been caused by market makers leaving the exchange
Is DeFi back? GMX rallies toward all-time high and LOOKS price gains 30%
13.12.2022
GMX and LOOKS price pulled off double-digit rallies in the last week as former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes revealed his investment thesis for both projects