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Report Suggests FTX’s Tokenized Stocks Might Not Have Been Backed 1:1, Synthetics May Have Been Used to ‘Manipulate’ Real Stock Prices
6.12.2022
On Dec. 4, 2022, a report details that FTX-based synthetic stocks may have been used to manipulate the value of AMC shares. In May 2021, FTX offered 36 tokenized stocks but speculators believe it’s questionable whether or not the firm actually held the real stocks in the first place....
This Week’s NFT Sales Slid 5% Lower Than Last Week, Ethereum NFT Sales Accounted for 76.8% of the Volume
5.12.2022
On Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, market data shows that non-fungible token (NFT) sales dropped 5.23% lower than last week’s sales despite a 15.16% increase in NFT buyers. Out of the $112.70 million in NFT sales volume over the last week, Ethereum-based NFTs accounted for $86.59 million or 76.8% of the $112...
RBB LAB Uses NFT to Serve Alberto De Luigi and Andreas Kohl Summons
5.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. San Marino, Dec 5, 2022 — RBB Lab, a technology development firm based in the Republic of San Marino, has used NFT (Non-Fungible Token) technology to issue court summonses for the case against Alberto De Luigi, Andreas Kohl, both former collaborators of the firm, and their company...
How can UK-based businesses accept Bitcoin?
5.12.2022
Through Bitcoin payment processors like BitPay, businesses in the UK can offer BTC as a payment method during checkout
Failed FTX Rescue Attempt Revealed, Putin Calls for Digital Currency Settlements — Week in Review
4.12.2022
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary has revealed his and Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed attempt to raise $8 billion to rescue the now collapsed crypto exchange FTX. In other news, Russian president Vladimir Putin has called for international settlements based on digital currencies. All this...
Stellantis Owned Fiat Launches Metaverse Store Using Touchcast and Microsoft Tech
3.12.2022
Fiat, an automotive brand property of Stellantis, has launched its first metaverse-based store, which the company claims is the first showroom of its kind. The experience, which was developed with tech supplied by Touchcast and Microsoft, aims to make the virtual process of reviewing a car more...
US Regulator CFTC Met With Sam Bankman-Fried 10 Times Before Crypto Exchange FTX Collapsed
2.12.2022
The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that he and his team met with Sam Bankman-Fried and other FTX executives 10 times before the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The regulator sees the FTX collapse as “a classic run based on liquidity...
BNB Chain-Based Defi Protocol Ankr Suffers Major Exploit
2.12.2022
Decentralized Web3 infrastructure provider Ankr has become the latest victim of a hacking attack targeting the defi space. The perpetrators who hit the platform were able to mint and steal a massive amount of tokens in a multimillion-dollar exploit. Defi Protocol Ankr Hit by Unlimited Mint...
Data Lake Secures First Blockchain-Based Consents for Medical Data
2.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. December 2th, Warsaw – Poland: Data Lake has collected the first consents on the blockchain for patients’ medical data to be used by researchers. The company is an EU-funded startup that is seeking to solve two of the biggest problems in medical science: access to medical...
Avalanche-Based DEX Trader Joe to Soon Deploy on Ethereum Scaling Solution Arbitrum
2.12.2022
Trader Joe locks up over $95 million worth of tokens as of Friday and is among the most popular Avalanche-based products
Uncharted Gets Roller Coaster Based On Movie Based On Game
2.12.2022
The Uncharted movie wasn’t great, but it did make a lot of money, so someone has decided to turn it into a roller coaster. But, as I likely don’t need to point out to you, Uncharted was a film adaptation of the Uncharted games. That leads us to now, where you are reading a story about a roller...
Solana-Based DEX Orca Partners With Stripe for Fiat Transactions
1.12.2022
Orca, a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX), has integrated with payments heavyweight Stripe to to power its fiat-to-crypto transactions
Solana-based market maker integrates Stripe for fiat-crypto transactions
1.12.2022
The Solana-based automated market maker Orca opened up fiat purchases and fiat-to-crypto transactions through a new integration with Stripe’s onramp
Solana-Based Decentralized Exchange Serum Now ‘Defunct’ After FTX and Alameda Implosion – Here’s What Happened
30.11.2022
As the bankruptcy proceedings of FTX and linked firm Alameda Research continue to ravage through the cryptosphere, Solana-based decentralized exchange Serum is one of the latest victims of the collapse triggered by Sam Bankman-Fried’s actions. Serum has announced in a tweet that, as the upgrade...
Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk
30.11.2022
Although the TradeLens platform will officially go offline in Q1 2023, Maersk said it's not given up its effort to digitize the supply chain industry
Ukraine-based blockchain firm blasts 'fake news' for crypto donation rumors amid FTX collapse
29.11.2022
Sergey Vasylchuk, the CEO of Everstake, said individuals behind Russian propaganda used the fall of FTX "to spin yet another tale about money laundering."
The World’s Largest NFT Marketplace Opensea Adds BNB Blockchain Support
29.11.2022
On Tuesday, the world’s largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in terms of overall NFT sales volume, Opensea, announced that BNB blockchain-based NFTs will be supported on the marketplace platform. With BNB blockchain support, Opensea users will be able to purchase and list BNB...
Blockchain-based fintech company prepares to enter $500B freight settlement market
29.11.2022
Although rare, real-world blockchain utility does exist, now evidenced by one company’s efforts to reduce transactional fees in supply chains
Russian President Putin Says Independent Blockchain-Based Payment Network Would Be “Much More Convenient” Than Existing System
28.11.2022
A new blockchain-based international payment system could soon take shape, if Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his way.
The remarks from Putin about a potential blockchain-based digital payment system were given during a conference on artificial intelligence (AI) hosted by the major Russian...
Putin calls for blockchain-based international payment system
27.11.2022
The Russian President criticized Western's sanctions and urged for a system "independent of external interference"