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29.12 / 22:23

business Blockchain Investments Customer FTX’s Liquid exchange hopes to return customer assets next year

The FTX-owned Japanese crypto exchange Liquid has announced plans to begin the process of returning customer assets in 2023.

27.12 / 16:35

Investments Trading Bitcoin market volatility Market volatility helps one crypto strategy outperform Bitcoin by 246% in 2022

The word volatility is typically received as a negative by financial circles just the same way the name Lionel Messi is received in Brazilian favelas, yet volatility historically presents some of the greatest opportunities for gains, especially in the crypto markets.

27.12 / 01:37

business Blockchain Technology Investments network Near Project’s Octopus Network lays off 40% of its staff amid crypto winter

Octopus Network, a decentralized app chain network natively built on NEAR Protocol, has announced that it will be “refactoring” to adapt to current market conditions.

23.12 / 00:33

business Investments SEC Deal Crypto exchange Bullish announces termination of SPAC deal, citing SEC practices

Bullish, a crypto firm that came to public attention in July 2021 for seemingly being unclear on what products or services it was offering, has announced the termination of a deal aimed at taking the company public.

22.12 / 00:53

business Investments recovery Genesis and DCG seek path for the recovery of assets amid liquidity issues

The co-founder of Gemini, Cameron Winklevoss, shared in an update on Twitter that global investment bank Houlihan Lokey had devised a plan on behalf of the creditor committee to resolve the liquidity issues at Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DCG). According to Winklevoss, resolving the liquidity issues would provide a path for Gemini clients to recover assets owed to them by Genesis and DCG following the FTX collapse.

21.12 / 14:31

Adoption regulation Investments Investment manager U.K. includes crypto investments under the Investment Manager Exemption

The transactions of “designated crypto assets” entered into from the tax year 2022 to 2023 onwards will be qualified for the Investment Manager Exemption in the United Kingdom. Certain legislation was announced by the U.K. government back in April and is now executed by the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

20.12 / 21:15

business Blockchain Technology Investments Restructuring Plan Auros Global expects to resume regular operations following restructuring plan

Cryptocurrency trading firm Auros Global, which reportedly suffered a $20 million dollar exposure in the FTX collapse, has released a statement saying it plans to resume regular operations after implementing a restructuring plan.

20.12 / 21:05

business Investments Research Bitcoin VC funding Blockchain VC funding surpasses 2021 total despite declining since May

It’s been a tough year for crypto, and venture capital activity confirms it. The collapse of FTX in November was the latest and most shocking in a series of closures of key market players this year — including Celsius, Voyager and BlockFi — that have shaken investor sentiment and wiped out $1.5 trillion in market capitalization from cryptocurrency space.

20.12 / 16:25

Investments Africa Bitcoin Sango Coin listing postponed by Central African Republic

The Central African Republic has announced it will delay the listing of cryptocurrency, Sango Coin, on crypto exchanges due to current market conditions and marketing reasons. The update was revealed in Sango’s Telegram group.

20.12 / 16:25

Investments Trading Altcoin Update: Cointelegraph’s crypto intelligence platform is turning 2

Cointelegraph Markets Pro, a data platform designed to level the playing field for cryptocurrency market participants, has been available to the public for nearly two years now.

20.12 / 15:17

business Adoption Investments Developers Animoca Brands is the most funded metaverse developer in 2022: Nasdaq

The crypto bear market has also been called a builder’s market by many leading figures and companies in the industry.

19.12 / 23:03

business Technology Investments Boris Johnson’s brother steps down as Binance adviser amid concerns over the exchange: Report

Jo Johnson, the brother of former United Kingdom prime minister Boris Johnson, has reportedly stepped down from his role as an adviser to Binance, according to a report by the U.K.’s Telegraph.

18.12 / 09:15

business Investments Donations investigation Elections SBF prosecutors reportedly dig into donations made to top US Democrats

The prosecutors investigating former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) have reportedly reached out to top members of the Democratic Party demanding information about the political donations made by the entrepreneur.

17.12 / 13:45

business Blockchain Investments Funding Bitvavo to prefund locked DCG assets worth $296.7M amid liquidity crisis

The Digital Currency Group and its affiliates (DCG), which manages $296.7 million (280 million euros) in deposits and digital assets of crypto exchange Bitvavo for off-chain staking services, suspended repayments citing liquidity problems amid the bear market. However, Bitvavo announced to prefund the locked assets, preventing DCG-induced service disruption for users.

17.12 / 01:35

Blockchain Adoption Investments transactions Lawyer Corporate America has finally taken notice of Web3 — US trademark lawyer

This year saw an influx of trademark applications filed by various companies looking to get in on the Web3 action. By November, a total of 4,999 trademark applications had been filed in the United States for cryptocurrencies and digital-related goods and services — according to United States Patent and Trademark Office-licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis.

16.12 / 17:41

regulation Investments Bitcoin foreign Only for foreign trade: Bank of Russia stands against free crypto investment

The Russian central bank is ready to consider allowing cryptocurrency use within the country but only as part of a legal experiment, governor Elvira Nabiullina said.

16.12 / 01:29

business Investments The VC-dominated crypto funding model needs a reboot

Does the crypto industry’s funding space need an overhaul? This is one of many questions swirling in the wake of FTX’s downfall: When the prominent exchange collapsed, it left behind a long line of helpless creditors and lenders — including many promising projects dependent on funds promised by Sam Bankman-Fried and company.

15.12 / 22:49

business Blockchain Technology Investments acquires Amber Group acquires cryptocurrency platform Sparrow exchange: report

Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group, which had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX at the time of the exchange’s collapse, has reportedly acquired cryptocurrency platform, Sparrow Holdings according to an announcement on Dec. 14.

15.12 / 00:03

business Blockchain Technology Investments MetaMask to allow users to purchase and transfer Ethereum via PayPal

Digital payments platform PayPal has teamed up with MetaMask parent company ConsenSys to allow MetaMask users to purchase and transfer Ether (ETH) via PayPal’s platform.

14.12 / 02:37

Government Blockchain Technology Investments Support Algorand to support bank and insurance guarantees platform in Italy

Layer-1 blockchain platform Algorand has been chosen as the public blockchain to support an “innovative digital guarantees platform” to be used in Italy's banking and insurance markets.

14.12 / 01:13

Blockchain Technology Adoption Investments Crypto community members discuss Bank-run on Binance

Within the past 24 hours, the Binance cryptocurrency exchange has seen outflows of over $1.14B due to rising fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) within the crypto ecosystem.

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