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BlockFi Limits User Activities Due to Uncertain FTX Situation

BlockFi, one of the leading crypto lending firms has declared withdrawal halting “as per their terms”. The clients are furthermore restricted from depositing in BlockFi wallets and interest accounts. pic.twitter.com/zNF1uP6evl — BlockFi (@BlockFi) November 11, 2022 FTX’s financial struggle is snowballing along with its international counterparts. The bad effect of

November 11, 2022 1 min read

Binance Discloses Holdings Data of 6 Coins Totaling Approx $70B

The cold wallet addresses of Binance, the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, have been made public. Binance’s continuous dedication to openness was highlighted as a reason for the change. However, throughout the next weeks, the cryptocurrency exchange will be publishing Merkle tree proof of funds. #Binance published cold wallet

November 10, 2022 2 mins read

FTX CEO Reportedly Moved $4 Billion To Struggling Alameda Research

According to a Reuter’s report, when Alameda Research suffered a string of losses in its operations, FTX continued to assist the company using consumer monies. The loss of a $500 million loan agreement with the now-defunct crypto lender Voyager Digital was one of the biggest. The American branch of FTX

November 10, 2022 1 min read

Withdrawals of USDT and USDC on Solana Halted by Crypto.com

Customers of the cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com were informed today via an email that all deposits and withdrawals for the USDT and USDC tokens from Circle and Tether have been halted on the Solana network. Though the email said that the freeze would take place immediately, it did not specify why

November 10, 2022 1 min read

Sequoia Capital Drops Its FTX Holdings to $0, Following “Liquidity Crunch”

Sequoia Capital, the US-based venture capital firm, has dropped its FTX investment to zero dollars. In a recent letter to investors, Sequoia Capital disclosed that the platform was writing down the entire value of its holdings in the FTX exchange. The VC platform has clarified its latest decision by citing

November 10, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase CEO Claims No Exposure to FTX, FTT Token and Alameda

Following Binance’s announcement that it will acquire FTX, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong went to Twitter to address customers’ worries about the exchange’s impact on his company. Armstrong began by expressing his empathy for everyone affected by the present FTX issue. In a series of Twitter threads, Armstrong cleared out a

November 9, 2022 2 mins read

Robinhood Shares Drop 20% Amid Binance Acquiring FTX

As a result of the recent announcement that Binance would acquire Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX. The popular trading platform Robinhood has seen its share price drop by over 20% to roughly $9.74. FTX had previously purchased a 7.6% stake in Robinhood in May. Prior to the announcement of the FTX acquisition,

November 9, 2022 1 min read

Coinbase Germany Under Scrutiny by Financial Regulator BaFin

BaFin, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, has mandated that Coinbase’s German subsidiary get its house in order. BaFin, Germany’s financial regulator, has said that it has discovered irregularities in how Coinbase Germany operates. The company’s corporate structure was criticized for allegedly violating applicable regulations. Moreover, after conducting an audit, the

November 9, 2022 2 mins read

Deribit Hacker Starts Transferring Stolen ETH Via Tornado Cash

The attacker began transferring the stolen assets less than a week after attacking one of the top cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, Deribit. Hacker sent 1,610 Ether (ETH) worth over $2.5 million to the U.S. sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash on November 5, leaving roughly 7,501 ETH remaining. Reports of a $28

November 8, 2022 1 min read

BitMEX Announces Official Launch Date of Native Token BMEX

The cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX announced on Tuesday that its native BMEX coin would begin trading on November 11. Members who hold and stake BMEX tokens on the BitMEX platform will get access to discounted trading fees, staking awards, fee-free withdrawals, and other premium features. With the debut of BMEX

November 8, 2022 2 mins read