FTX, the bankrupt crypto exchange has hired financial forensic investigators to find the missing cryptocurrencies. According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, the new management of FTX has appointed a group of forensic investigators from the advisory company, AlixPartners to help find the billions of dollars that
Koinly, a crypto tax firm located in the United Kingdom, has announced the layoff of 14% of its worldwide staff to tackle the tough circumstances affecting the cryptocurrency sector and economy at large. There will be a total of 16 layoffs, with CEO Robin Singh citing the worsening bear market
In an effort to reassure its customers, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, recently made public the private information that identified its hot and cold wallet addresses. Additionally, the exchange committed to sharing the future Merkle Tree of funds. In any case, the cryptocurrency exchange has delivered as promised and released
Speculative opinions surrounding the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have always been present for a long time. Though the main notion of the U.S SEC is to maintain security, and protection for assets, mainly digital currently, most of the investors, and crypto based firms are against it. Throughout time,
On Wednesday, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) said that it intends to prolong the suspension order for FTX Japan, a cryptocurrency exchange. Because of delays in resuming withdrawals and returning client monies in Japan, the company has made the decision to implement the change. In November, the FSA demanded that
Several measures governing cryptocurrency mining in Kazakhstan have been enacted by the Kazakh legislature, including the “On Digital Assets of the Republic of Kazakhstan” bill. There will be new tax laws for cryptocurrencies, advertising for cryptocurrency transactions will be prohibited, and miners will be required to buy only power that
Nigeria has significantly reduced the daily cap on cash withdrawals from ATMs to encourage the usage of ‘eNaira,’ the Central Bank of Nigeria’s digital currency (CBDC). Individuals and organizations, who violate the government-imposed restrictions will be penalized between 5% and 10%. To enhance digital currency circulation the central bank restriction
Tether, the major blockchain-enabled platform, has announced the release of an offshore Chinese Yuan (CNH) to the Tron blockchain. Bitfinex will be the first exchange to allow the user to deposit and withdraw CNH. Which is utilizing the Tron blockchain transport layer from the platform when it launches. #Tether Launches
A multi-year agreement between the major record label, Warner Music Group, and the Polygon-based Web3 music startup LGND Music was revealed today. It would allow artists signed to Warner Music Group labels to distribute music NFTs via the future Polygon-based marketplace. Set to start in January, LGND Music is an
Andreessen Horowitz, better known as a16z, a crypto venture capital company, has announced that Brian Quintenz will now serve as its full-time head of policy. After serving as a commissioner of the CFTC under both Obama and Trump. Quintenz initially joined a16z in September 2021 as a senior adviser. During
