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The cryptocurrency platform Midas Investments disabled deposits and swaps due to severe financial losses caused by Celsius’ bankruptcy and FTX’s fiasco. CEO Iakov Levin said the organization will aim to focus on a new project next year that will be “fully transparent” and will offer an “improved investment experience.” Another Victim In a recent blog post, Midas Investments’ Founder and CEO said the company shut down services on its platform yesterday (December 27). It...

On December 28, NFT artist Lucréce reported via Twitter that he is in talks with Arthur Breitman, co-founder of Tezos, to get an explanation from Manchester United soccer about why its new NFT collection uses designs and styles similar to his own. Lucréce’s collection is much older than United’s and has higher prices, reaching approximately 21 ETH ($24,919) per NFT. In contrast, each of the Red Devils’ 7,777 NFTs sold for about $40, running out of stock immediately after...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced that it is changing the burning mechanism for Terra Classic (LUNC) trading fees. According to the exchange, the changes are in response to two controversial proposals – Proposal 10983 and 11111 – where LUNC burn is being re-minted as a development fund. Binance Makes Changes to LUNC Burn Mechanism As part of the changes, Binance said it would reduce its LUNC spot and margin trading fees from 100% to 50% starting December...

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FXT founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) borrowed over $546 million from his trading house, Alameda Research, to purchase a 7.6% stake in Robinhood earlier this year. According to an affidavit filed in the High Court of Justice Antigua and Barbuda on December 12 before the arrest of SBF, the former billionaire teamed up with FTX co-founder Zixiao (Gary) Wang to borrow the funds. They were used to support Emergent Fidelity Technologies, another FTX affiliate, to...

Wading through the wreckage of FTX and Alameda, it is clear that some communities were hit a lot harder than others. Several DeFi protocols sporting close ties with the two entities have suffered. Solana, for one, has been hit the hardest since the collapse. The once top 10 market cap asset, SOL has slid to the 17th position, and the struggle may continue in 2023 as well. Solana FUD Solana (SOL) had an impressive run-up last year and was one of the best-performing tokens of...

Grayscale – one of the largest bitcoin trusts in the world – says it’s not going to be sharing its proof of reserves with customers, causing a lot of heads to turn, eyebrows to hike, and fear to surge. Why Won’t Grayscale Spill the Beans? The concern amongst digital currency enthusiasts and analysts is that Grayscale is somehow not too far off the mark from where FTX stood. FTX is a failed digital currency exchange that was at one time considered the golden player of the...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Leading blockchain-based climate tech startup YES WORLD Token, operated by YES WORLD Climate Tech Pte Ltd based out of Singapore, reaches a significant milestone of 100k holders. YES WORLD Token is getting a lot of interest from crypto enthusiasts worldwide and the number of holders for the cryptocurrency has doubled within the last two months. The leading utility token is also experiencing a rise in token price as well as volume, and...

Cryptocurrency investor Avraham Eisenberg has been arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of commodities fraud and manipulation for allegedly stealing more than $100 million from decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Mango Markets. This marks the first time a U.S. resident has faced charges for manipulating a DeFi platform. Eisenberg Drains $110M from Mango Markets Recall that Eisenberg admitted that his team used a “highly profitable trading strategy” to drain Mango Markets of...

Nikolai Mushegian – a young crypto pioneer – was recently found dead on a beach in Puerto Rico after claiming on social media that intelligence agencies were trying to kill him. Nikolai Mushegian Dead in Puerto Rico Leaving his $6 million condo on the morning of October 28, Mushegian was found by a surfer only hours later. His body was discovered in the waves, and he still had his wallet on him. He had said just hours earlier that the CIA and several other agencies...