As the malpractices of the FTX continue to pop up and be uncovered by the prosecution, it turns out the disgraced crypto exchange’s customers were sending money to a fake electronic online shop, which was reportedly opened by Sam Bankman-Fried. In its complaint, filed on Dec. 13, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mentioned North Dimension Inc, an…
Month: December 2022
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys the Dip, Scoops Up $5.5M in Coinbase Stock
There’s no stopping Ark Invest, the investment house led by Wall Street veteran Cathie Wood, from pursuing its long-time dip-buying strategy as the firm snapped up another 158,116 shares of Coinbase shares (COIN) on Thursday. The purchase is worth almost $5.5 million based on COIN’s price of $34.78 at the closing bell. According to Ark’s daily trade information newsletter reviewed…
Investors seek to sell FTX, Celsius, BlockFi, Voyager claims
Instead of waiting for a lengthy bankruptcy process, some investors, who have claims on FTX exchange, Celsius Network, BlockFi and Voyager Digital, are looking to pass on their claims to others. Data from crypto claims trading startup Xclaim shows that there are at least hundreds of investors who have been affected by the recent collapses of crypto platforms FTX, Celsius,…
Ethereum needs to defend $1,180 to sustain this 50-day ascending pattern
Ether (ETH) has been ranging near $1,200 since Dec. 17, but an ascending trend has been quietly gaining strength after 50 consecutive days. The pattern points to $1,330 or higher by March 2023, making it essential for bulls to defend the current $1,180 support. Ether/USD 1-day candle chart. Source: TradingView The anxiously awaited migration to a Proof of Stake in September…
Venezuelan Banking Watchdog to Oversee Crypto Transactions to Preserve Currency Stability – Economics Bitcoin News
Sudeban, the Venezuelan banking watchdog, is currently working on a mechanism to review crypto-related transactions in real-time to control the influence these have on the stability of the exchange market. Analysts have recently linked the situation in peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto markets to the recent drop in the value of the bolivar. Venezuelan Government to Monitor Crypto Transactions The Venezuelan government…
Bahamas Securities Commission Confirms It Has $3.5B in FTX Assets
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas has confirmed it still holds $3.5 billion worth of FTX’s assets, which it took possession of in early November, soon after the failed crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy. The commission said assets will remain stored in its digital wallets until the Bahamas Supreme Court directs them to distribute these to the defunct exchange’s customers…
FTX founder reportedly cashes out $684K after being released on bail
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is reportedly cashing out large amounts of cryptocurrency soon after being released on bail, on-chain data suggests. SBF has cashed out $684,000 in crypto to an exchange in Seychelles while being under house arrest, according to the on-chain investigation by DeFi educator BowTiedIguana. Decentralized finance (DeFi) analyst BowTiedIguana took to Twitter on Dec. 29 to report…
FTX Japan to Refund Customers Starting February 2023
The Japanese subsidiary of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is looking to begin returning customer assets from February next year, the company said in a statement Thursday. FTX Japan said it is developing systems to enable its customers to withdraw their assets via Liquid Japan, a crypto trading platform acquired by FTX Trading Ltd in an undisclosed deal this spring.…
Nic Carter dives into proof-of-reserves, ranks exchange attestations
Bitcoin advocate Nic Carter has released an in-depth analysis of centralized exchange proof-of-reserves and ranked the attestations provided by some of the most prominent crypto trading platforms in the space. Carter published a detailed examination of the quality of several exchanges’ proof-of-reserves (PoR). The crypto executive used parameters such as attestation to assets held and a disclosure of liabilities, incorporating…
Dollar Loses to Digital Currencies in 2023, Former Russian President Medvedev Says – Bitcoin News
Digital fiat currencies will spread next year while the U.S. dollar will be losing its status of global reserve currency, according to Russia’s former head of state. In a string of tweets, Dmitry Medvedev gave his two cents on what the future holds for the world, a “humble contribution,” as he put it, to the “wildest predictions” ahead of New…