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Block Earner CEO calls for licensing clarity after being sued for crypto products
24.11.2022
Block Earner CEO Charlie Karaboga said it was a “disappointing outcome” given it had spent “considerable resources” to adhere to existing guidelines
Genesis Global Capital Confirms Hiring Investment Bank Moelis, Talks With Potential Investors
23.11.2022
Genesis also started talks with its largest creditors and borrowers, including Gemini and DCG, to agree on a solution
Venture Capital Firm Sequoia Apologizes to Fund Investors for $150 Million Loss on FTX
23.11.2022
In a rare move, American venture capital firm Sequoia Capital reportedly apologized to its fund investors for the $150 million it had lost on the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
The apology was reported by the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. Sequoia’s partners...
Billionaire Tron Founder Justin Sun Looking to Purchase FTX Assets
23.11.2022
Justin Sun, the Founder of Tron (TRX), is reportedly open to deals for the assets of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX.
Sun said that his associates were evaluating potential purchases of assets from the fallen, Bahamas-based exchange, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The adviser at...
Austrian Crypto Exchange Bitpanda Secures Trading License From Germany’s BaFin
23.11.2022
Crypto exchange and custody platform Bitpanda announced on Nov. 22 that it had received a crypto trading license from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. According to Bitpanda, securing a license means it has become the “first European retail investment platform to meet...
Institutional investors are buying through crypto winter: Survey
23.11.2022
Institutional investors continue to see the long-term potential of crypto and have been loading their bags throughout the year, according to a survey
Bitpanda secures crypto licence in Germany, claims to be the first “European retail” crypto investment platform to do so
22.11.2022
The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform
Genesis Global Capital Has Hired Investment Bank Moelis to Explore Options Including Bankruptcy: New York Times
22.11.2022
Separately, the CEO of Genesis' parent company disclosed that it had a roughly $575 million liability to Genesis
US Senators Ask $4.5 Trillion Investment Firm Fidelity to Reconsider Exposure to Bitcoin in Wake of FTX Implosion
22.11.2022
Three US senators asked the major financial services firm Fidelity Investments to reconsider exposing workplace retirement plans to bitcoin (BTC).
Democratic senators Richard Durbin, Elizabeth Warren, and Tina Smith penned a letter to "strongly urge" the company's CEO Abigail Johnson to reconsider...
Crypto Firm Genesis Struggles to Raise Fresh Capital, In Talks with Binance – Next Domino to Fall From FTX Contagion?
22.11.2022
The troubled crypto trading firm Genesis is reportedly struggling to raise fresh funds for its lending unit - and may be headed into bankruptcy.
According to Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter, the company has spent the past several days looking to raise a minimum of $1 billion...
FTX crisis leads to record inflows into short-investment products
22.11.2022
The aftermath of FTX’s collapse has soured crypto investor sentiment with "record” inflows into short-investment products last week, said CoinShares
Binance makes moves in hardware wallet industry with new investment
21.11.2022
Binance Labs has made a strategic investment in the Belgian hardware wallet firm Ngrave and will lead its upcoming Series A round
GBTC Manager Insists the ‘Holdings of Grayscale’s Digital Asset Products Are Safe and Secure’
19.11.2022
On Nov. 18, 2022, at 5:47 p.m. (ET), Grayscale Investments’ official Twitter account shared information on the safety and security associated with Grayscale’s digital asset products. The update from Grayscale follows the recent FTX collapse that has shaken crypto investors,...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Fund Writes Down Entire Investment in Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Citing ‘Potential Fraud’
19.11.2022
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), one of the largest pension plans in the world, is writing down its investment in the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. “Recent reports suggest potential fraud conducted at FTX which is deeply concerning for all parties,” the plan states. Major...
Grayscale cites security concerns for withholding on-chain proof of reserves
19.11.2022
Grayscale shared a letter from Coinbase Custody attesting that each of Grayscale’s crypto products is fully backed, but stopped short of providing the wallet addresses
Crypto Fund Sino Global Had Deep Ties to FTX Beyond Equity Investment
19.11.2022
A prominent Asia-based crypto investment firm, Sino holds many of the tokens hardest hit by the unraveling of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire. FTX was also a key partner on a big fund Sino raised with outside investors' capital
Ohio Investment Manager Arrested for Allegedly Running a $10M Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme
18.11.2022
The U.S. CFTC had previously taken legal action against the man
$138B investment manager Man Group to launch crypto hedge fund: Report
18.11.2022
Institutional investors still see a future for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies despite the epic collapse of FTX and Alameda Research
Singapore State Fund Temasek Writes Down $275 Million Investment in FTX – Here’s What Happened
18.11.2022
As the recent collapse of major exchange FTX continues to ravage the crypto markets across the world, Singapore’s state-run fund Temasek has decided to write down the $275 million investment made into the failed crypto exchange....
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Binance is Preparing to Bid for Bankrupt Lender Voyager as FTX Drops Out
18.11.2022
Binance.US, crypto exchange Binance’s American arm, is reportedly set for a bid to acquire crypto lending firm Voyager Digital, after FTX dropped out of the picture.
Voyager announced last week, following the fall of FTX, that
“Voyager has reopened the bidding process for the company, and is...