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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...
Gemini Customer Data Leak Was Advertised for Sale on Hacker Forums for 30 BTC in September
17.12.2022
On Dec. 14, 2022, the crypto exchange Gemini revealed that some Gemini customers have been the target of phishing attacks that the firm believes stem from a third-party vendor leak. While reports disclosed that Gemini’s leak was approximately “5,701,649 lines of information pertaining...
Capgemini: Nine out of Ten Consumers Interested in the Metaverse
17.12.2022
A report issued by Capgemini, a consulting firm, has found that most consumers are at least curious about the metaverse and what it might bring to their lives. The report, which also examined consumer and company expectations of immersive experiences, explains that many are already taking advantage...
Court Documents Say FTX Boss Ryan Salame Snitched on SBF 2 Days Before the Bankruptcy Filing
15.12.2022
According to court documents associated with the FTX bankruptcy proceedings, on Nov. 9 — two days before the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) sent customer funds to the firm Alameda Research. A letter...
Biggest Movers: DOGE, LTC Near 3-Week Lows on Thursday
15.12.2022
Dogecoin was trading close to a three-week low on Thursday, following the release of retail sales figures in the United States. Customer spending fell by more than expected in November, dropping by 0.6% last month. Litecoin slipped for a second successive session, falling to its lowest point since...
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....
Binance Sees Over $3 Billion in Customer Withdrawals in 24 Hours – Here’s What’s Happening
14.12.2022
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has seen more than $3 billion of net withdrawals over the past day as rumors about alleged problems at the platform spread like wildfire.
According to DeFi TVL aggregator DefiLlama, Binance saw over $4 billion in withdrawals on Tuesday. Prior...
Binance CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao Warns Staff of Turbulent Times Ahead: Bloomberg
14.12.2022
"While we expect the next several months to be bumpy, we will get past this challenging period," CZ said while assuring the organization is built to last
FTX Co-Founder Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan, Bahamian Magistrate Denies SBF’s Bail
14.12.2022
On Dec. 13, 2022, the Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutor’s office and SDNY attorney Damian Williams revealed that the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has been indicted for “fraud, money Laundering, and campaign finance offenses.” SDNY attorney Williams said that the case was...
CFTC Follows SEC by Filing a Lawsuit Against Disgraced FTX Co-Founder Sam Bankman-Fried
13.12.2022
On Dec. 13, 2022, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit against Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), FTX Trading LTD., and Alameda Research. The CFTC alleges that FTX customer deposits, “throughout the relevant period,” including both fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, were...
Japan Was the Safest Place to Be an FTX Customer
13.12.2022
As regulators look to regulate exchanges in light of the FTX's collapse, they would do well to look to Japan, which has some of the most mature rules in the world, says our columnist
Crypto Exchange Bybit to Add New Restrictions for Unverified Users, Update Withdrawal Limits
12.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has announced upcoming changes to its know-your-customer (KYC) policy that will limit certain operations for unverified customers. The stricter requirements concern coin purchases with fiat money, NFT transactions, and withdrawal limits. Bybit to Limit Services...
Binance and Crypto.com Publish Proof-of-Reserve Audits Conducted by Global Auditor Mazars Group
10.12.2022
This week two cryptocurrency exchanges provided proof-of-reserves in order to highlight that the trading platforms are backing customer assets 1:1. Binance published its report on Dec. 7, 2022, and detailed the global auditor Mazars Group conducted the audit. On Dec. 9, 2022, the exchange...
Binance Suspends Account of Customer for Being ‘Unreasonable’
9.12.2022
The user, who goes by the name "CoinMamba" on Twitter, started criticizing the exchange after some of his funds allegedly got stolen on his Binance account, but the exchange cited threats made to its customer service team in explaining the suspension
Bankruptcy judge orders $44M in crypto to be returned to Celsius customers
8.12.2022
The funds are made up crypto held within custody accounts on Celsius that had not been transferred from earn accounts
FTX hires forensics team to find lost customers’ billions: Report
8.12.2022
Lawyers have claimed FTX assets are either stolen or missing and now a team of financial forensic experts is attempting to trace the money trail
Developer of Popular MetaMask Wallet Reduces Customer Data Retention to 7 Days After Backlash From Community
7.12.2022
ConsenSys, the developer of the popular crypto wallet MetaMask, has reduced the retention of MetaMask user data to 7 days following massive community backlash.
In a November 6 blog post, the company announced its data retention update, reducing the amount of time it will keep user data such...
Coinbase CEO Slams Sam Bankman-Fried for Blaming FTX’s $8 Billion Hole on ‘Accounting Error’
7.12.2022
The chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, has slammed former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) for claiming that FTX is missing $8 billion due to an “accounting error.” He stressed: “It’s stolen customer money used in his hedge...
Court in China Recognizes NFTs as Virtual Property Protected by Law
6.12.2022
A court in the Chinese city of Hangzhou has determined that non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, represent virtual property protected by the laws in the People’s Republic. The ruling comes from a case over a dispute between a customer and a platform hired to sell a collection of tokens. Hangzhou Internet...
Swyftx cuts 40% of staff as it braces against 'worst-case scenario'
5.12.2022
The Australian crypto exchange said while it had no exposure to FTX, it was "not immune" to its fallout