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Blockchain Staking Firms Update Best Practices Amid 'Increased Scrutiny'
9.11.2023
The new “staking principles,” published by the Proof of Stake Alliance, aim to ensure consumer protections and promote innovation. Signers include Lido, Coinbase, Rocketpool, Blockdaemon
OpenSea investor marks down stake in platform by 90%: Report
8.11.2023
OpenSea’s co-lead investor Coatue Management marked down its investment from $120 million to $13 million
Lazarus used ‘KANDYKORN’ malware in attempt to compromise exchange —Elastic
1.11.2023
Lazarus members posed as engineers and fooled exchange employees into downloading difficult-to-detect malware
Sam Bankman-Fried “doubled down” by buying Binance’s stake in FTX — U.S. prosecutors
1.11.2023
The prosecution is delivering its closing arguments at the Southern District Court of New York, where Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial has been taking place since Oct. 3
Thailand’s KBank Acquires Satang Exchange, Signals Commitment to Crypto Market
30.10.2023
Thailand’s second-largest bank, signaling bullish fervor for blockchain after buying out one of the region’s local crypto exchanges through one of its subsidiaries. In a Monday filing, Kasikornbank – otherwise known as KBank – revealed that it has acquired a 97% stake...
Thailand’s K-Bank Acquires 97% Stake in Parent Company of Satang Crypto Exchange
30.10.2023
Thailand’s second-largest bank, Kasikorn Bank, widely known as K-Bank, has acquired a 97% stake in the parent company of the established Satang crypto exchange. This strategic acquisition comes as K-Bank intensifies its efforts in the cryptocurrency sector, aiming to offer a comprehensive...
Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank Buys Majority Stake in Satang Crypto Exchange for $103M
30.10.2023
The move continues a trend of Thailand's major traditional financial institutions moving into crypto
Dydx Chain Unveils Network Fee Distribution and USDC Trading Fee Allocation
27.10.2023
The Dydx chain, a proof-of-stake blockchain network, has successfully launched its mainnet and introduced dydx as its layer one (L1) token. On October 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, the network’s validators created the first block, signifying the start of a new era for the Dydx chain. The introduction of dydx...
Blockchain for a Better Planet: CEO Sunny Lu Explains How Vechain (VET) is Fighting the Climate Crisis – Next Big Trend?
27.10.2023
As the crypto industry pushes the limits of blockchain, the constant pursuit of innovation and sustainability takes center stage, with various consensus mechanisms vying for the spotlight, among them, Proof of Authority (PoA), employed by Vechain, emerges as a growing alternative, challenging...
Staking Crypto Yields Hit Historic Low as Proof of Stake Networks See Rising Stake Rates – What’s Going On?
26.10.2023
As proof of stake networks see a surge in stake rates, a consequent plummet in staking yields is concerning investors and market watchers. According to a third-quarter report from Staked, a subsidiary of the Kraken exchange, the average staking yield for the top 35 stakable cryptocurrencies...
Best Crypto to Buy Now October 23 – Fantom, Aave, THORChain
24.10.2023
As the cryptocurrency market navigates the last week of October, attention is focusing on several digital assets showing promising trends.
Among them, Fantom, Aave, and THORChain stand out for their promising fundamentals and/or bullish technical indicators.
Here’s everything you need to know...
Centralized Mining Pools ‘Antithetical to the Ideals That Gave Rise to BTC and the Blockchain Movement’ — Tomer Afek
22.10.2023
The apparent centralization in both proof-of-work and proof-of-stake protocols is “tragic because it’s antithetical to the cypherpunk ideals” that birthed the the bitcoin and blockchain movement, Tomer Afek, the CEO at the crypto platform Spacemesh, has argued. To back this assertion...
Investors rush to stake-2-earn Bitcoin Minetrix after it raises $1.8M just in 3 weeks
20.10.2023
Investors are rushing to the stake-2-earn project Bitcoin Minetrix ($BTCMTX) as it crosses the $1.8 million milestone in just three weeks. With just three days to go at the current prices, the FOMO is officially kicking in for this groundbreaking project that combines staking and cloud mining....
Demand for Ethereum Staking has Dropped Significantly – What's Going On?
19.10.2023
Ethereum (ETH), the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, is experiencing a notable drop in demand for staking, leading to the clearing out of its once-crowded validator queue.
Ethereum's transition to a proof-of-stake (PoS) network, marked by the "Shapella" upgrade in April, had sparked...
FTX Used Billions in Customer Funds to Buy Back Binance Stake
19.10.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said in a 2022 post the company had received over $2.1 billion in binance usd (BUSD) stablecoins and FTX’s FTT tokens
With Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Under 200 Days Out, What’s at Stake for Miners?
15.10.2023
With fewer than 200 days to go, anticipation mounts for the halving, a four-year event that halves the supply rate. Bitcoin’s fourth halving is projected to take place on or around April 24, 2024. This comprehensive guide will help you understand the halving’s effects and what...
Today in Crypto: Swarm Launches EU-compliant KYC Solution for Tokenized Securities, CoinList Reveals Fund for US Investors to Stake Crypto
13.10.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
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SBF's Lawyers Want to Ask Caroline Ellison About FTX's Anthropic AI Stake
11.10.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried's attorneys asked Judge Lewis Kaplan, who's overseeing the case, to grant them permission to ask former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison about whether she deleted Signal messages at FTX lawyers' advice and what Anthropic AI's recent fundraise means for FTX creditors
Best Crypto to Buy Now October 9 – Toncoin, Quant, Maker
9.10.2023
Federal prosecutors dealing with the fraud case against Sam Bankman-Fried are pushing to bar any mention of the defendant's hefty investment in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic during trial proceedings, according to court filings on October 8.
As the courtroom drama surrounding...
Sam Bankman-Fried $500M Anthropic stake irrelevant to case, prosecutors say
9.10.2023
United States prosecutors argue that the potential for FTX investors to be made whole through the high valuation of Anthropic cannot be presented by Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team