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While Elon Musk Plans to Purge 1.5 Billion Inactive Twitter Names, Bitcoiners Beg Him to Preserve Hal Finney’s Account
13.12.2022
On Dec. 9, 2022, Twitter’s owner Elon Musk told the public that the social media company plans to purge 1.5 billion accounts. Musk further added that the deletions would be obvious accounts that have no tweets or they haven’t logged in for years. However, after Musk announced this...
Balaji Srinivasan Says FTX Is a Preview of State Failure, USD Bank Accounts Could Be Frozen or Inflated to Worthlessness
12.12.2022
Angel investor Balaji Srinivasan says the collapse of crypto exchange FTX should be treated as “a preview of state failure.” He warned that one day U.S. dollar bank accounts “may be frozen or inflated to worthlessness,” emphasizing that the authorities “will show...
Telegram to allow no-sim accounts via anon-blockchain-numbers
8.12.2022
Telegram has increased its security features by enabling support from anonymous blockchain-based numbers that go for around $16
Telegram Introduces No-SIM Sign-ups With Blockchain-Powered Numbers
7.12.2022
Popular messenger Telegram now allows users to open accounts without the need to provide their mobile phone numbers. With the app’s latest update, they can log in using blockchain-based numbers instead, and they can be purchased with cryptocurrency on the Fragment platform. Telegram Promises ‘New...
Iran set to freeze bank accounts of women who refuse to wear a hijab
7.12.2022
Iran’s plan to freeze bank accounts reinforces the need for decentralized currencies to exist in tandem with cash and CBDCs
Court sets new deadline for Celsius restructuring plan
6.12.2022
Celsius halted withdrawals on the platform on Jun. 13 and filed for bankruptcy a month later on Jul. 14
Argentina Signs Automatic Tax Data Sharing Agreement With the United States
6.12.2022
The government of Argentina has signed a data sharing agreement with the U.S. to enhance the cooperation of the countries in the tax arena. The agreement, which was signed by Sergio Massa, minister of economy of Argentina, and U.S. ambassador Marc Stanley, will allow the Argentine national...
FTX reportedly used Alameda's bank accounts to process customer funds
29.11.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, in a conversation with Vox admitted to using Alameda’s banking facilities for FTX user deposits
Despite 2 Entities Holding 73% of the FTX Token Supply, FTT Price Still Holds Above $1 per Unit
27.11.2022
While a large fraction of crypto assets dropped a great deal in value during the past few weeks and bitcoin is down 18.2% in 30 days, the exchange coin ftx token (FTT) still trades above a U.S. dollar per unit. Moreover, the unknown entity known as the ‘FTX Accounts Drainer,’ still holds the second...
Dogecoin Price Prediction as Elon Musk Grants Amnesty to Suspended Twitter Accounts – DOGE Integration Coming Soon?
25.11.2022
The Dogecoin price is up significantly in the hours following Elon Musk's announcement that he would be granting amnesty to suspended Twitter accounts. Dogecoin is currently trading at $0.08793, up 0.51% in the past hour, 8.34% in the past 24 hours and 3.20% over the past week....
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Crypto Savings Accounts: What Are They & Are They Worth It?
25.11.2022
Cryptocurrency savings accounts have grown in popularity among investors looking to earn a yield on their long-term crypto holdings. While these investment vehicles are not without risk, they enable investors to earn above-average yields, making them alluring to a range of different investors. ...
NY Attorney General Urges Congress to Ban Crypto in Retirement Accounts
25.11.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to pass a law prohibiting crypto investments in retirement accounts. “Hardworking Americans should not have to worry about their retirement savings being wiped out due to risky bets on unstable assets like cryptocurrencies,”...
Study: 6,100 Crypto ATMs Installed in 2022, Figure 3 Times Less Than in Previous Year
24.11.2022
New data has shown that as many as 6,100 crypto and bitcoin automated teller machines were installed in the first eleven months of 2022. The latest figure is approximately three times less than the ATMs that were installed in 2021. The data shows that the United States, which has over 34,000 crypto...
FTX ordered to pay reimbursement fees to Bahamian regulators
22.11.2022
The Bahamian Securities regulator was ordered to offer custody for digital assets belonging to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on Nov. 12
‘FTX Accounts Drainer’ Offloads 50,000 ETH, Entity Uses Ren’s Bitcoin Gateway to Acquire BTC
20.11.2022
The ethereum wallet known as the “FTX Accounts Drainer” has started to offload the ethereum it collected this past week after becoming the 27th largest ether address. On Nov. 19, 2022, the wallet held 250,735 ether, but by 7:44 a.m. (ET) on Nov. 20, the “FTX Accounts...
‘FTX Accounts Drainer’ Now Holds Over 250,000 ETH, Address Is the 27th Largest Ethereum Wallet
20.11.2022
The exploiter responsible for siphoning millions of dollars in ERC20 tokens and ethereum from FTX has added more ether to the entity’s holdings. The wallet is now situated in the top 30 largest wallet positions in terms of ethereum holdings. The address dubbed the “FTX Accounts...
Elliptic Analysis Says $477 Million Stolen From FTX, ‘Accounts Drainer’ Becomes 35th Largest ETH Holder
15.11.2022
Three days ago, on Nov. 11, 2022, it was reported that FTX’s wallets saw unusual activities and FTX Telegram channel admins stressed that FTX was “hacked.” The same day, the new FTX CEO John Ray confirmed there were “unauthorized transactions.” A report by...
Xbox Automatically Banned 4 Million Accounts For Cheating Or Botting In 2022
15.11.2022
Microsoft recently published an Xbox transparency report that offers some details on how it moderated its online services during the first six months of 2022. According to the publisher’s report, most enforcements were “proactive,” which means that Xbox issued a ban (in most cases) before anyone...
FTX Accounts Drainer Swaps Millions in Stolen Crypto, Becomes 35th-Largest Ether Holder
15.11.2022
Some $27 million worth of ether was converted to the DAI stablecoin, while funds on the BNB Chain were converted to ether and bridged to the Ethereum network
US Law Enforcement Directs Paxos to Freeze More Than 11,000 PAXG Tokenized Gold Coins
14.11.2022
According to the blockchain infrastructure company Paxos, the firm has frozen 11,184.38 pax gold (PAXG) tokens held on the platform FTX.com. The regulated token issuer noted that it was directed to freeze the PAXG tokens after “direction from U.S. federal law enforcement.” Paxos...