Transparency about the actual deposits held by crypto exchanges and companies is especially important in light of the failure of significant crypto ecosystems this year, such as FTX and Terra LUNA. Bitfinex, a cryptocurrency exchange, just made public their proof of reserves amidst widespread FUD in the crypto sector. In
The FTX cryptocurrency exchange is seeing millions of funds disappear from user wallets. Nearly $600 million in unusual transactions were recorded in only a few hours, with some withdrawals including a shift from Tether to DAI. Moreover, the drainer is allegedly withdrawing StETH Solana, BNB, LINK, AVAX, MATIC, and other
Due to a severe lack of funds, cryptocurrency exchange FTX announced on Friday morning that it has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. The previously $32 billion exchange suddenly collapsed due to a liquidity issue, and the company announced the resignation of former CEO and billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. John
FTX has formally declared bankruptcy. Liquidity dried up, user funds were frozen, and competitor exchange Binance pulled up its non-binding deal to purchase FTX, sending the firm from a $32 billion value to insolvency in a matter of days. The processes are entirely optional for Alameda Research and the other
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao stated that the devaluation of FTX will have “cascading effects” during a conference in India. The CEO thinks a catastrophe is approaching, and the imploding cryptocurrency platform is the first domino. The terrible decline of FTX has been front-page news everywhere this week. More recently, it
On Friday, FTX announced that ETH withdrawals will once again be available on the FTX US platform. In addition, customers who want to withdraw Polygon (MATIC) must cancel all outstanding withdrawals and submit a new withdrawal request as ERC20 MATIC. It was reported on Thursday by FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried
Miami-Dade, the county that signed the deal with the insolvency cryptocurrency exchange said in a statement that it was currently reviewing and seeking evidence about FTX’s financial status and possible next steps. In addition, last month only the FTX logo was added to the Miami arena. The country stated that
Crypto.com, the Singapore-based crypto exchange firm, has made a recent announcement after it pledged to publish “audited proof of reserve.” According to a recent tweet from Kris Marszalek, the CEO of Crypto.com, the platform will publish the list of cold wallet addresses and balances for major digital assets within 24
CoinShares, a cryptocurrency investment, and trading group, has revealed that $30.3 million was exposed to the collapsing cryptocurrency exchange FTX. In a statement released on Thursday, CoinShares said that it has 190 Bitcoin and 1,000 Ethereum stored in FTX. With a total market value of around $4.3 million. The company
Coinbase’s newest wave of layoffs is an indication that the exchange may still be seeking to reduce expenses in the current crypto bear market. According to Thursday’s report by The Information, more than sixty employees in Coinbase’s recruitment and institutional onboarding divisions will be let go. Just five months ago,
