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Inside LBank’s Exquisite Afterparty at DCENTRAL Miami
3.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Dec 2nd, 2022 – LBank, a global crypto exchange, hosted an ‘LBank & Crypto Friends’ afterparty alongside the Web3 conference DCENTRAL Miami. LBank was proud to host more than 200 guests from all layers of the industry. This was LBank’s second event in Miami...
Valve’s Giving Away A Steam Deck Every Minute During The Game Awards
2.12.2022
If you’ve been wanting Valve’s portable PC console, the Steam Deck, but lack the spare cash, Valve will be giving away a ton of them for free during next week’s annual broadcast of The Game Awards. All you have to do is watch The Game Awards through Valve’s streaming site. Oh, yeah: Remember when...
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...
Crypto Markets Today: Galaxy Digital Expands Brokerage Services With GK8 Acquisition
2.12.2022
The cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm won an auction to buy the company from crypto lender Celsius, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets
While the FTX Co-Founder Claims He ‘Wasn’t Running Alameda,’ SBF Is Asked Why He Threw Caroline Ellison ‘Under the Bus’
2.12.2022
While the former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has done numerous interviews, during these discussions he’s explained on numerous occasions that as far as Alameda Research is concerned, he “wasn’t running Alameda.” SBF wasn’t the CEO of the trading firm Alameda Research as the job was handled...
Crypto Derivatives DEXes Reposition for Life After FTX
2.12.2022
Decentralized exchanges are retooling their public-facing approach
Three Arrows Capital Liquidators Seize $35.6M From Singaporean Banks
2.12.2022
Liquidators for Three Arrows Capital (3AC) have seized $35.6 million from the collapsed crypto hedge fund’s bank accounts in Singapore three months after getting the nod from that country’s High Court to begin probing 3ACs assets in the country
Bitcoin’s Total Hashrate Slides Lower in December as BTC Miners Struggle for Profits
2.12.2022
While bitcoin prices have been lower than the estimated cost of bitcoin production, the network’s hashrate has dropped a great deal since mid-November. Presently, the total hashrate dedicated to the Bitcoin network is coasting along at 236 exahash per second (EH/s) after dropping below...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Self-Incrimination Tour
2.12.2022
Former FTX US President Is Seeking Funds for Crypto Startup: Report
2.12.2022
Crypto Is at ‘Brick Wall Stage' and Needs ‘Right Balance’ of Regulation, Says Legal Expert
2.12.2022
Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law Professor Tonya Evans discusses why the ecosystem is in need of thoughtful regulation from lawmakers on Capitol Hill
MEXC’s Changing for You | The 1st Exchange to Launch a Zero Maker Fee Event for Futures Orders
2.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. In September of this year, blockchain media outlet, Cointelegraph, reported that cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC has ranked as the world’s top liquidity provider. Recently, MEXC announced the growth of its contract business, and its average daily trading volume has reached...
The Best And Worst Battle Passes Of 2022 From Overwatch 2 To Fortnite
2.12.2022
Ah, the battle pass. Once a feature seemingly reserved for the battle royale, it’s now as ubiquitous in the gaming industry as everyone’s favorite dripless MC. In the past year or so, franchises like Halo and Overwatch embraced the battle pass for the first time, likely in the face of proof that...
S. Korean Judge Dismisses Arrest Warrant for Terra Co-Founder Shin
2.12.2022
Daniel Shin’s arrest warrant was dismissed on Saturday local time, according to Yonhap News
Brands Will Save Crypto? Be Careful What You Wish For
2.12.2022
It’s not enough to depend on the goodwill of legacy platforms and of the mega-companies that use core blockchain frameworks to reach audiences and customers. We must deliberately build systems over which those corporate machines can’t exert control
Bitcoin Miners’ FTX Contagion Exposure May Amplify Industry Pain
2.12.2022
Core Scientific, Bitfarms and Genesis Digital Assets are among miners that have direct and indirect exposure to the contagion
Biggest Movers: DOT Hits 12-Day High, UNI up for Fourth Straight Day
2.12.2022
Polkadot rose to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Dec. 2, despite cryptocurrency markets sliding following the latest nonfarm payrolls report. The global crypto market cap is down 0.57% as of writing, as prices consolidated following the data being released. Uniswap was also higher, despite...
Alameda Research Shouldered FTX Loss of Up to $1B Following Client's Leveraged Trade in 2021: FT
2.12.2022
Alameda Research bore the brunt of a $1 billion loss incurred by its sister firm FTX after a leveraged trade on the now bankrupt crypto exchange backfired early last year, the Financial Times reported Friday
US Trustee Plans to Appoint an Examiner to FTX Case, While SBF Describes Strange Margin Trading Practices
2.12.2022
On Dec. 1, 2022, an attorney for the U.S. Trustee submitted a written letter to Delaware bankruptcy court officials that seeks to establish an independent examiner to investigate the FTX Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. The U.S. Trustee explained in the letter that FTX’s collapse...
Facebook Parent Meta Dips Toe Back Into Policy Circles to Boost Metaverse
2.12.2022
After Meta Platforms (META) famously riled up U.S. regulators with Facebook’s abortive stablecoin initiative, the company is back with an effort to influence digital policy – this time for the metaverse – but it’s charting a less aggressive course