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The Albanian authorities will reportedly extradite the notorious Faruk Fatih Ozer (CEO of the distressed crypto exchange Thodex) to Türkiye. He escaped his homeland last year after allegedly defrauding the platform customers for nearly $2 billion. Justice to Be Served According to a recent coverage by BBC, the Albanian and Turkish authorities negotiated the deportation of Ozer, who has 15 days to appeal the decision. The 27-year-old and his troubled crypto platform Thodex...

Dogecoin’s Shibetoshi Nakamoto believes a potential crash of the crypto exchange Binance or the stablecoin-issuer Tether could severely destabilize the entire industry. He also advised people to do appropriate research and understand the digital asset’s sector specifics before entering it. Binance/Tether Collapse Could be Devastating The Co-Creator of the memecoin Dogecoin – Billy Markus (better known as Shibetoshi Nakamoto) – thinks if either Binance or Tether goes down,...

The past year or so has not been kind to the primary cryptocurrency, following many industry and macroeconomic adversities. Even though the asset has lost roughly 80% of its value since the all-time high last November, some estimations show that it could drop further, perhaps to the four-digit territory. It was approximately a year ago when the industry was booming, led by the massive gains charted by the largest cryptocurrency. Perhaps fueled by the futures ETF launched in...

Despite all the economic and financial turmoil in the United Kingdom, bitcoin has not taken advantage of the situation and dropped even further in October, even though that period has historically been bullish for the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Bitcoin Should Have Risen, but the Opposite Happened October saw the resignation of UK prime minister Liz Truss, who set a record after serving only 44 days in her post. The news brought an onslaught of new...

Martin Walker – a tech expert and finance director at the nonprofit Center for Evidence-Based Management – says the island of Bermuda is taking a huge chance by inviting so many digital currency exchanges and related businesses to set up shop within its borders. Martin Walker to Bermuda: Be Careful! Bermuda is one of the most crypto-friendly regions in the world. The area has virtually little to no regulation when it comes to crypto activity, meaning digital currency and...

After Hacktober, which saw countless DeFi projects being exploited for hundreds of millions of dollars in total, November was expected to be a calmer month for crypto. However, that was not the case as the industry saw one of the fastest, loudest, and most shocking deterioration of a giant – FTX. An analysis by the risk-modeling firm Gauntlet outlined a tweet from Alameda’s CEO that changed the whole situation for the worse. This Tweet Is to Blame? Let’s rewind the clocks by...

In a surprising twist, a new study suggests that the United Kingdom is at the head of the crypto scene in Europe. The study – conducted by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis – says that the land of tea, crumpets, and top hats is number one when it comes to digital currency activity across the continent. The United Kingdom Is, Well, King! This is an odd situation given that the United Kingdom has not been the most crypto-friendly country. In fact, regulators have sought...

A new report by the Wall Street Journal claimed that the disgraced founder and former CEO of FTX took over 70% of the funds gathered from a funding round in October last year. He used the Binance buyback deal to justify his actions. CryptoPotato reported the fundraising round in October 2021 when FTX closed a $420.69 million Series B-1, bringing its total valuation to $25 billion at the time. Aside from the unusual and meme amount, the round saw the participation of exactly...

Bitcoin continues to be unable to conquer $17,000 and struggles beneath that line on low Saturday trading volumes. Most alts are quite stagnant today, with little-to-no substantial moves. Algorand is among the few exceptions. Bitcoin Boring Below $17K The past week was significantly different that the previous one, in which bitcoin experienced some of its most violent price declines following the rapid collapse of FTX. In a matter of days, the asset went from over $21,000 to...

South Korean prosecutors have seized more than $100 million worth of assets belonging to Shin Hyun-Seong (Daniel Shin), the co-founder of Terraform Labs, for his role in the collapse of the Terra ecosystem in May.  According to reports from local publication YTN, the court approved the prosecutor’s request to freeze 140 billion won ($104 million) in profits Shin generated for selling pre-issued LUNA tokens at a high price without informing retail investors. Shin to Cooperate...