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OKX’s Global Compliance Chief Left After Six Months
28.3.2024
Patrick Donegan, whose LinkedIn profile says he managed a team of 300 people around the world, was at OKX from August 2023 to January 2024
Major Party in South Korea Proposes to Defer Cryptocurrency Taxation
21.2.2024
The People Power Party, a major political party in South Korea, has proposed to defer cryptocurrency taxation for up to two years as part of a general election pledge. The Korean government has already postponed establishing cryptocurrency taxation until 2025 when income generated from...
The Borderlands Movie Looks Um…Hmm…Well...
20.2.2024
It’s been a few years since we’ve heard or seen anything about that Borderlands movie starring Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kevin Hart. So it was great to finally get our first real look at the cast in some new screenshots and oh… oh no. Read more
Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Shares Slide as CEO Departs Weeks After Short-Seller Report
7.2.2024
Former CEO Jamie Leverton is succeeded by president Asher Genoot
Microsoft Cuts Nearly 2,000 Video Game Workers' Jobs
25.1.2024
Another day, another layoff. This time, the staff cuts are happening at Microsoft, with IGN reporting that nearly 2,000 employees at the Xbox maker were let go.Read more
Halo Actor Didn’t Want Master Chief To Get Laid
19.1.2024
The Halo TV series on Paramount+ was always billed as a non-canon take on the universe and characters from the iconic franchise developed by Bungie and 343 Industries. That didn’t stop fans from lamenting the “changes” made to characters like Master Chief and Cortana—and freaking out when season...
Report: Unity Cutting About 1,800 People In Company's Largest Layoff
8.1.2024
A new report says Unity is cutting around 1,800 jobs, or about 25 percent of the company according to a regulatory filing and internal company memo obtained by Reuters on Monday. Read more
Gold Rush Continues – Central Banks Purchased 44 Tonnes in November
8.1.2024
Krishan Gopaul, senior analyst of the World Gold Council, revealed that central banks kept adding gold to their reserves during November. According to public records and reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), central banks added 44t of gold to their coffers, with the Central Bank...
Barry Silbert Resigns as Grayscale Chairman, to Be Replaced by Mark Shifke
26.12.2023
Shifke is the CFO of Silbert's Digital Currency Group and will take over Jan. 1, Grayscale said in an SEC filing
Matthew McConaughey Shows Off New Time-Bending Sci-Fi Game Exodus
8.12.2023
Today, at The Game Awards Exodus was officially announced via a new trailer and an on-stage appearance by actor Matthew McConaughey who stars in the game.Read more
Crypto Banking Firm BCB Group CEO Quits 5 Months After His Deputy
22.11.2023
Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm
Sam Altman, Former OpenAI CEO, Lands at Microsoft
20.11.2023
Altman and other departed OpenAI staff will join a new advanced AI research team at the software giant
China Mulls Digital Yuan Settlements for Commodities
7.11.2023
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) is considering using the digital yuan to settle services and commodities trades with Hong Kong. According to Di Gang, deputy director-general of the Digital Currency Institute of the PBOC, this would help companies avoid the difficulties of using a single...
FTX General Counsel gives Damning Testimony against Bankman-Fried in SBF Trial
19.10.2023
The trial against Sam Bankman-Fried continued in Manhattan federal court Thursday when Can Sun, FTX's former general counsel, took the witness stand.
The prosecution presented a robust direct examination of the Yale-educated Sun, who served as general counsel for FTX from August 2021 through...
Prosecution in SBF Trial Reveal Telling Twitter Messages from Bankman-Fried
19.10.2023
The prosecution in Sam Bankman-Fried's landmark fraud case revealed several telling messages the fallen crypto founder had via direct messaging on Twitter.
The prosecution called investigative analyst for the Southern District of New York, Shamel Medrano, to the witness stand, where he...
Notre Dame Professor Reveals FTX's Financials: "It Must've Come from Customer Funds"
18.10.2023
The case against disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried continued in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, with University of Notre Dame accounting professor, Peter Easton, revealing the results of a detailed analysis of FTX and Alameda Research's financial past....
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Bankman-Fried met with President Clinton, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Before FTX Collapse, FBI Special Agent Testifies
18.10.2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried met with a number of high-profile political leaders in the lead-up to his crypto empire's collapse, according to phone records presented by the prosecution in Manhattan federal court Thursday afternoon....
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FTX Executive continues Testimony in SBF Trial, Gives Details on Discovering Alameda's $8 Billion Debt
17.10.2023
Nishad Singh, former head of engineering for FTX, resumed his time on the witness stand Tuesday morning after a gripping testimony yesterday.
Beginning his cross-examination, Singh called FTX's business spending "too large" and stated much of it "didn't make sense."...
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FTX Executive Describes Final Days of Doomed Crypto Exchange: "I'd Been Suicidal for Some Days"
17.10.2023
FTX's former head of engineering, Nishad Singh, finished up his direct examination in Manhattan federal fourt Monday afternoon by recounting the details of the crypto company's collapse.
In his testimony, Singh stated that he found FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's spending "excessive"...
From Larry David to Tom Brady, FTX paid $1.13 Billion in Endorsement Deals says Former Head of Engineering
16.10.2023
The trial of Sam Bankman-Fried readjourned Monday morning with FTX's former head of engineering, Nishad Singh, beginning his testimony.
Calling the FTX founder "a formidable character," "brilliant," and "intimidating," Singh first met Bankman-Fried when the two were in high school but didn't...