Crypto Stories: The late John McAfee tells the story of how he first found out about Bitcoin
British-American businessman John McAfee talks about his crypto story and how he discovered BTC.
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Secret Network resolves network vulnerability following white hat disclosure
Researchers were able to decrypt all of Secret's internal transactions using an exploit.
Uniswap launches NFT marketplace aggregator
Developers say the tool can help users save upwards of 15% on gas fees when shopping for NFTs.
FTM price rebounds 50% as Fantom reveals 30 years runway (without having to sell its token)
The Fantom Foundation's attempt to dispel concerns about potential FTX exposure has been a success thus far for FTM price.
Singapore’s Temasek sees ‘reputational damage’ due to FTX, official says
Despite writing down its $275 million investment in FTX, Temasek still apparently holds its investments in many other crypto-related businesses.
Festivals in the metaverse: How Web3 projects are taking culture virtual
As the metaverse becomes a place to hang out, more large-scale events will pop up to entice users into digital reality.
Illicit cross-chain transfers expected to grow to $10B: Here's how to prevent them
Forecasts predict cryptocurrency criminals laundering more than $10 billion through cross-chain bridges by 2025, leading to calls for holistic screening solutions.
European Central Bank blasts Bitcoin —community responds
After the European Central Bank released a blog post on the shortcomings of Bitcoin, the crypto community on Twitter took to the comments to defend the cryptocurrency.
Digital identity platform integrates with zkSync for on-chain KYC
RNS.ID’s on-chain KYC solution is designed on a “privacy engine” to encrypt users' data.
Gemini gets regulatory greenlight in Italy, Greece amid lending halt
Winklevoss’ Gemini exchange received the latest regulatory approvals days before its lending product Gemini Earn faced major issues.
BTC price taps $17K as analysis warns of inbound Bitcoin ‘risk events’
Bitcoin faces more than just FTX fallout in December, with macro data due and the Mt. Gox payouts getting closer.
What is the best crypto use case? Community answers
A community member argued that the best crypto use case is still how crypto provides a decentralized, peer-to-peer payment system that eliminates middlemen like banks.
Binance acquires regulated crypto exchange in Japan
Binance has managed to expand its services throughout the past year by either acquiring an operating license or buying a stake in a regulated entity.
South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon's former colleagues
Arrest warrants were sought for Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin, three investors and four engineers responsible for TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA initiatives.
Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment method
The law was approved by the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil but still requires the approval of the executive branch to be enacted.
Blockchain-based supply chain platform canned by IBM and Maersk
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.
Bankruptcy court told FTX and Alameda owe BlockFi $1B... but it's complicated
While BlockFi has attempted to separate itself from FTX and Alameda in its bankruptcy proceedings, it has many financial ties to firms owned by SBF.
Bankman-Fried on the hook in Texas, called to appear at Feb. hearing
The Texas Securities Board has asked the judge to consider leveling a cease-and-desist order, administrative fines, and forced refunds against SBF and FTX US.
Metaverse exploitation and abuse to rise in 2023: Kaspersky
Cybercriminals will flock to the Metaverse next year to prey on unsuspecting virtual world participants according to a report by cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
Digital assets could add $40B a year to Aussie GDP: Tech Council report
A clear principles-based regulatory approach to the digital assets sector could be a huge benefit to the Australian economy according to the report.
CrossTower to acquire institutional prime brokerage BEQUANT
It comes after months of window shopping by CrossTower as crypto companies are still looking to expand despite the crypto market downturn.
SBF reveals what was behind FTX's reopening of Bahamian withdrawals
The former FTX CEO has explained why the exchange only reopened withdrawals for Bahamian citizens shortly before filing for bankruptcy.
Learn from FTX and stop investing in speculation
Speculative investing led people to FTX. Now that we’ve seen the consequences, let’s hope they start looking for value-based propositions.
‘I never opened the code for FTX’: SBF has long, candid talk with vlogger
The disgraced former head of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange tells his side of the story in candid but occasionally inarticulate interviews.
The creator of the FTSE100 launches indices for crypto
The constituent coins that make up the indices have not yet been released, but it does include performance data for the first three quarters of 2022.
US lawmaker questions major crypto exchanges on consumer protection amid FTX collapse
Binance, Coinbase, Bitfinex, Gemini, Kraken and KuCoin were targets of one senator's probe into protections the firms had in place if a failure similar to FTX's occurred again.
Libertex crypto exchange head Vyacheslav Taran dies in helicopter crash in France
Taran’s death is the third to shake the crypto world in recent weeks, following Amber Group’s Tiantian Kullander and MakerDao’s Nikolai Mushegian.
FTX hacker reportedly transfers a portion of stolen funds to OKX after using Bitcoin mixer
On-chain activity suggests that the hacker has sent at least 225 BTC (4.5 million) to OKX so far.
Ukraine-based blockchain firm blasts 'fake news' for crypto donation rumors amid FTX collapse
Sergey Vasylchuk, the CEO of Everstake, said individuals behind Russian propaganda used the fall of FTX "to spin yet another tale about money laundering."
Ethereum derivatives look bearish, but traders believe the ETH bottom is in
Expectations of stringent regulation and further contagion from FTX continue to weigh on ETH price, but derivatives are showing a modest improvement in sentiment.