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First Mover Americas: Bankman-Fried Arrested in Bahamas
13.12.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Dec. 13, 2022. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
DeFi Infrastructure Provider Sooho.io Raises $4.5M for Bridging Blockchains
13.12.2022
The South Korean company intends to use the funds to develop a range of blockchain tools for building decentralized finance applications that link the country's independent crypto networks
Crypto Miner Iris Energy Hit by Class Action Suit
13.12.2022
The company failed to disclose that some of its mining equipment was owned through special purpose vehicles, the suit alleges
Citi Downgrades Robinhood, Says FTX Fallout Will Weigh on Crypto Trading Revenue
13.12.2022
The bank downgraded the trading platform to neutral from buy, with a lowered price target of $10
Report: Chinese Company Launches Digital Currency Insurance Product
13.12.2022
The Suzhou branch of the Chinese insurance company China Pacific Insurance, together with the Bank of Communications, recently announced the launch of a digital currency account insurance product. The launch comes at a time when the number of personal digital currency wallets created in the Chinese...
Crypto Miner Hut 8 Hires Former IBM Executive as CFO
13.12.2022
Canadian bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 (HUT) has hired Shenif Visram as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Shane Downey who leaves the company following a 20-month tenure
Bitcoin Hits One-Month High Ahead of US Inflation Data
13.12.2022
Bitcoin's dominance rate rose above 41% alongside the price rally, signaling de-risking in the crypto market
Panther Completes the Decentralized Launch of Its Protocol’s v0․5, a DAO-Led Effort
13.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Panther, a cross-chain application that will allow retail users as well as institutions to access DeFi privately and compliantly, has launched its v0.5. This was achieved by the protocol’s community in conjunction with Panther Ventures Limited, a Web3 development company destined...
Goldman Sachs Sees Gold Outperforming Bitcoin in the Longer Term
13.12.2022
Bitcoin adoption will need to be driven by the development of real uses rather than speculative interest, the report said
Canadian Securities Regulators to Strengthen Crypto Oversight After FTX Collapse
13.12.2022
The country's securities regulatory body will consider enforcement action if crypto companies do not comply
US SEC Charges Sam Bankman-Fried for Defrauding FTX Investors
13.12.2022
Bankman-Fried illegitimately used customer funds to support his lavish lifestyle and make political donations, the regulator alleged
Cumberland Favors Bitcoin Option Trades to Profit From US CPI
13.12.2022
Sell bitcoin June expiry calls and hedge the same with short-dated December expiry options, Cumberland said
Bitcoin Miner Terawulf Raises $10M in Fresh Capital to Pay Down Debt, Restructures Deal With Bitmain
13.12.2022
On Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, the Maryland-based bitcoin mining company Terawulf announced that the firm has raised $10 million in capital to pay down debts. The firm also said that it restructured a deal with Bitmain which will enable the company’s self-mining capacity to expand and fully...
FTX's Bahamas Liquidators Seek to Exclude Over $200M Worth of Luxury Properties From Liquidation
13.12.2022
The unwinding of Sam Bankman-Fried’s sprawling empire is proving as unwieldy as the company itself
Justin Sun Looks to Calm Crypto Market Fear as BNB Falls 8%, Withdrawals Continue on Binance
13.12.2022
Binance hits $1.8 billion in withdrawals, while BNB drops 8% and value departs BSC-based DeFi protocols
Blackrock Warns of Unprecedented Recession for 2023, Bull Markets Not Returning
13.12.2022
Blackrock, one of the largest asset management companies in the world, has warned that 2023 will be a year of recession different from other recessions in the past. As part of its recently issued 2023 Global Outlook report, Blackrock states that a new economic playbook is required in a world...
Top US Lawmaker Says FTX Hearing Will Continue Without Sam Bankman-Fried
13.12.2022
House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters said she was 'surprised' and 'disappointed' to hear of SBF's arrest
Nvidia Projects Automotive Industry to Include Metaverse Tech in Its Operations in 2023
13.12.2022
Nvidia, a graphics processing unit and artificial intelligence (AI) company, believes that 2023 could mark the start of a metaverse-driven age in the automotive industry. As part of this new conception, automotive companies will start to include metaverse tech and implement it in their industrial...
Sam Bankman-Fried Wants to Start New Business to Repay FTX Users — ‘I’m Going to Try if I Can’
13.12.2022
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has revealed that he wants to start another business in the hope of earning money to repay FTX customers. “I would give anything to be able to do that. And I’m going to try if I can,” he said. SBF Wants to Start a New Business...
SynFutures Says New V2 Upgrade Adds ‘Permissionless Listing’ of Futures
13.12.2022
The upgrades include permissionless trading and improved user protections amid to widens accessibility of DeFi among retail investors, according to Singapore-based SynFutures