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Two United States senators have taken their questions about the performance of the accounting firms active in the crypto space to a higher power – the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Failure to uncover alleged criminality and poor recordkeeping at FTX has sullied the image of the PCAOB and the accounting profession, the senators said.

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Kevin Rose, the co-founder of Moonbirds non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the CEO of Proof Collective, has fallen victim to a phishing attack due to which he lost about $1.1 million worth of tokens.Some of the stolen NFTs include The Currency artwork by popular British artist Damien Hirst, one Autoglyph, 25 Art Blocks, one Cool Cat, as well as nine OnChainMonkey tokens, among others. "I was just hacked, stay tuned for details - please avoid buying any squiggles until we get them flagged (just lost 25) + a few other NFTs (an autoglyph)," the entrepreneur said in a tweet. In a thread retweeted by Rose, Arran Schlosberg, the vice president of Proof Collective, provides his take on how the hacker managed to seize control over the businessman’s NFT collection. On the evening of January 25, Rose "was phished into signing a malicious signature that allowed the hacker to transfer a large number of high-value tokens. Here is a breakdown of what happened, our immediate response, and our ongoing efforts," Schlosberg said.

The XRP price has risen by 1% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.412239 as the wider cryptocurrency market enjoys a nearly 2% gain within the same timeframe. Its current price means that it has risen by 8% in a week and by 12% in the last 30 days, as the altcoin begins to break out of a longer term decline it had suffered since the end of October.

Users have been given until 2nd February 2023 to withdraw their funds. Any gold that remains on account will be sold and funds will be transferred back to users within five working days.

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Last year, it hit a $7 billion valuation on a $450 million funding round joined by the likes of Microsoft and Temasek. The funding had been earmarked for 600 hires.However, in a letter posted on the company's site, CEO Joseph Lubin says that the web3 industry has been hit by the sector's bear market and the macroeconomic environment.

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Bitcoin opened trading on January 24 at $22,910 and it's currently trading at $22,895.00, up 0.40% in the last 24 hours. BTC/USD has ranged between a high of $23,154.00 and a low of $22,770.

Brazil and Argentina are mulling the co-creation of a common currency – but bitcoiners have suggested they adopt bitcoin (BTC) instead.

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Japan is inching closer to reforming its strict crypto tax laws for corporations – in a bid to stop an “exodus” of crypto talent and capital from flowing overseas.

The XRP price has risen by nearly 5% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.425152 after a week in which Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse predicted that the firm's lawsuit with the SEC will end in 2023. The altcoin's current price represents a 10% gain in a week and a 20% rise in the last 30 days, pushed upwards by the market expectation that the aforementioned case has entered its end phase.

The lack of a wide choice of high-quality products is what has so far prevented crypto gaming from gaining traction among mainstream users, according to Robby Yung, CEO of Animoca Brands. 

The filing lists more than 100,000 creditors, with aggregate liabilities ranging from $1.2 billion to $11 billion dollars.Derar Islim, interim CEO, Genesis, says: "While we have made significant progress refining our business plans to remedy liquidity issues caused by the recent extraordinary challenges in our industry, including the default of Three Arrows Capital and the bankruptcy of FTX, an in-court restructuring presents the most effective avenue through which to preserve assets and create the best possible outcome for all Genesis stakeholders."Despite the bankruptcy filing, Winklevoss is threatening to sue DCG, saying that Genesis owes more than 340,000 of its customers a total of $900 million.Gemini partnered Genesis for its Earn interest-bearing product, but customer assets were frozen after Genesis halted withdrawals following the FTX collapse."We have been preparing to take direct legal action against Barry, DCG, and others who share responsibility for the fraud that has caused harm to the 340,000+ Earn users and others duped by Genesis and its accomplices," Winklevoss tweeted.Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged both Genesis and Gemini with offering and selling unregistered securities over the Earn product - which was ended earlier this month.

Speculation is mounting over whether FTX could reopen to users, after the company’s new CEO, bankruptcy expert John Ray II, said he is open to the idea.

USPN has been in development for the last two years with contributions from GFT, Red Date Technology, TOKO, and DLA Piper. A sandbox was launched in July of 2022, where multiple banks were actively testing stablecoin transfer and FX transactions.

USPN has been in development for the last two years with contributions from GFT, Red Date Technology, TOKO, and DLA Piper. A sandbox was launched in July of 2022, where multiple banks were actively testing stablecoin transfer and FX transactions.

In the middle of 2020, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, bank chief executives were touting the success of remote working, with some even outlining plans to slash office space as thousands of employees stayed at home.

There has been a sharp rise in Argentinians choosing to work for companies that pay them in crypto rather than fiat, a new report has suggested.