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Banks still show interest in digital assets and DeFi amid market chaos
18.11.2022
Traditional financial institutions continue to demonstrate use cases for digital asset support, along with DeFi capabilities, despite current market conditions
Breaking down FTX’s bankruptcy: How it differs from other Chapter 11 cases
17.11.2022
The FTX bankruptcy has left creditors, investors and industry experts questioning what will happen next — Here is what we can expect
Bahamian liquidators reject validity of FTX's US bankruptcy filing
17.11.2022
The provisional liquidator overseeing the FTX Digital Markets bankruptcy proceedings says FTX wasn’t authorized to file for bankruptcy in the U.S without his approval
Crypto skeptic Brad Sherman: federal financial regulators 'sound like Sam Bankman-Fried'
16.11.2022
The U.S. lawmaker suggested four financial regulatory heads had done little to address “crypto billionaire bros” using digital assets for the evasion of sanctions and taxes
FTX collapse was a 'dumpster fire', says US lawmaker announcing investigative hearing
16.11.2022
"There is no sugarcoating it: the FTX collapse has been a dumpster fire,” said House Financial Services Committee ranking member Patrick McHenry
US reportedly considering Bankman-Fried extradition for questioning
16.11.2022
Authorities in both countries are reportedly in conversation about whether to bring the former FTX CEO back to the United States
FDIC to prioritize crypto risk assessment as banks perform poorly in Q2
16.11.2022
With banks reporting $470 billion in unrealized losses and FDIC foreseeing the continuation of this trend, acting chairman Gruenberg believed banks must cautiously engage in crypto-asset activities
FDIC acting chair says no crypto firms or tokens are backed by agency
15.11.2022
Martin Gruenberg answered affirmatively to Senator Bob Menendez that there were “no cryptocurrency firms backed by the FDIC” and its coverage did not include crypto "of any kind.”
NY Fed launches 12-week CBDC pilot program with major banks
15.11.2022
Banking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot
FTX bankruptcy filing speculates over 1 million creditors
15.11.2022
In the latest bankruptcy filing for the exchange, it was revealed that there may be one million creditors, rather than the 100,000 initially estimated
President Biden announces pick for FDIC chair
14.11.2022
Martin Gruenberg was FDIC acting chair while the agency issued cease and desist orders to crypto firms and suggested that payment stablecoins merited further consideration
FTX, FTX US, and Alameda file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US; SBF resigns
11.11.2022
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has resigned his position, and will be succeeded by John Ray
FTX US resigns from the Crypto Council for Innovation
10.11.2022
“The news this week has been shocking, but we’ve also seen the community come together," said CCI CEO Sheila Warren
Republican lawmaker claims SEC chair was coordinating with FTX 'to obtain regulatory monopoly'
10.11.2022
Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer did not provide any evidence to his claim Gary Gensler was "helping SBF and FTX work on legal loopholes," but said he was looking into the matter
US lawmaker warns of 'major consequences' for users of unregulated crypto firms, citing FTX
10.11.2022
"FTX’s FTT tokens are now worthless, and even worse, FTX.com customers are completely unable to access their funds,” said Maxine Waters
Post-election roundup: Who were the pro- and anti-crypto winners and losers from the US Midterms?
9.11.2022
Political newcomer and Bitcoin holder J.D. Vance will take Rob Portman's U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, but majority control of both chambers of Congress has yet to be decided
FTX-Binance standoff highlights the need for clear rules, says Sen. Lummis
9.11.2022
Market manipulation, lending activity, and safeguarding of customer funds and assets are some of the many issues Senator Lummis plans to address in the coming days
US Treasury redesignates Tornado Cash sanctions, citing North Korea nuclear weapons program
8.11.2022
The redesignation of the crypto mixer essentially replaces the U.S. Treasury’s actions from August, establishing sanctions for its role in “enabling malicious cyber activities."
Single-issue crypto voters weigh in on midterms before US Election Day
8.11.2022
The outcome of elections with pro- and anti-crypto political candidates could determine the future of digital asset legislation and regulation in the United States
US authorities announce conviction connected to Bitcoin stolen from Silk Road
7.11.2022
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams cited “state-of-the-art cryptocurrency tracing” and “good old-fashioned police work” in the authorities recovering the stolen Bitcoin