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3 years ago
UK May Need Digital Pound, Bank of England's Jon Cunliffe Says
The deputy governor at the central bank said he understands the comparisons made – and showed support for U.K. efforts to bring crypto into...
3 years ago
New FTX CEO Paid $1,300 an Hour, Court Filings Show
Non-executive directors hired in the wake of the crypto exchange’s collapse are earning $50,000 a month – but the fees may pale in compariso...
3 years ago
FTX Japan Preparing to Allow Withdrawals by Year End: Report
The Japanese arm of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is preparing to resume customer withdrawals by the end of the year, according to a report b...
3 years ago
Coinbase, MicroStrategy Bonds Tank as FTX Collapse Dents Institutional Confidenc...
High bond yields are reflective of sharply higher rates as well as skepticism about the long-term viability of crypto amongst institutional...
3 years ago
US Court Approves Deadline for Celsius Customers to File Proofs of Claim
Customers of the bankrupt crypto lender have until Jan. 3, 2023 to file proofs of claim if Celsius’ scheduling of their claims as filed are...
3 years ago
Shuttered AAX Will Close Out Derivatives, Citing ‘Chance’ of Return to Normal
The Hong Kong crypto exchange hopes to be able to raise enough capital to reopen following a hack.
3 years ago
Bill Ackman Endorses Crypto Project Helium, Discloses Crypto Holdings
Pershing Square Capital Management CEO says controversial crypto project Helium can “build intrinsic value over time.”
3 years ago
FTX Owes Its Largest Creditor $226M; Top 50 Owed Total of About $3.1B
A court filing shows that FTX’s 50 largest creditors are owed close to $3.1 billion.
3 years ago
First Mover Asia: Cryptos Dive Deep Into the Red
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that the crypto industry might be better off in the long run if such major initiatives as Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trus...
3 years ago
Crypto Markets Are Suffering – But Is It Really ‘Contagion’?
Sure, this crypto credit contagion is bad, but it’s unlikely to spread to other markets. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter...
3 years ago
FTX Exploiter Converts Millions in Ether to Alameda-Linked Ren Bitcoin Tokens
In addition, the exploiter transferred thousands of ether to a brand-new wallet.
3 years ago
Understanding the FTX Fallout From the Eyes of a Bitcoiner
The financialization, tokenization and the chase of short-term profits seen across Sam Bankman-Fried's trading empire is peak Wall Street.
3 years ago
Crypto Fund Sino Global Had Deep Ties to FTX Beyond Equity Investment
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...
3 years ago
Market Wrap: Investors Continue to Learn More About FTX's Mismanagement
The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was recently up about 1% and hovering comfortably over its $16,000 support of the past n...
3 years ago
Decentraland DAO Considers Pausing Grants As FTX Collapse Spotlights Diversifica...
The metaverse platform’s DAO community treasury holds over 99% of its assets in MANA, Decentraland’s native cryptocurrency.
3 years ago
Bitcoin Financial Services Firm Unchained Capital Cutting Staff, Reshuffling Man...
While the company has no exposure to FTX, the extended Bitcoin bear market is taking a toll on parts of the business.
3 years ago
Ohio Investment Manager Arrested for Allegedly Running a $10M Cryptocurrency Pon...
The U.S. CFTC had previously taken legal action against the man.
3 years ago
Wall Street Banks Seen as Unlikely Saviors as Crypto Firms Struggle
Crypto true believers say blockchain markets and finance represent an existential threat to the traditional financial industry. But now's pr...
3 years ago
Say Goodbye to Proprietary Tax Prep Software
Web3 tax help is a multi-billion dollar opportunity, and a way to plug the gap the government has around tax help and out-compete centralize...
3 years ago
‘Grayscale Discount’ Widens to Record 43% as FTX Contagion Spreads
The added pressure comes after Genesis Global Capital – a corporate sibling to bitcoin trust manager Grayscale Investments – halted customer...
3 years ago
Sam Bankman-Fried Cashed Out $300M in Previous Funding Round: WSJ
In a previously undisclosed detail, most of the $420 million raised in October 2021 went directly to Bankman-Fried, the Journal reported.