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According to CoinFLEX leadership, “there has been media speculation” on the subject of the new exchange they are building, tentatively named GTX. As previously reported by CryptoPotato, the tentative exchange would specialize in crypto bankruptcy cases. Management Team Staying Onboard After lambasting the “speculation” on the subject of the leaked GTX pitch decks – speculation that allegedly took place because CoinFLEX leadership did not want to share an update “due to...

Liquidators of Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt trading powerhouse Alameda Research reportedly incurred a significant loss of over $11 million since the start of the year due to multiple liquidations. According to blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence, Alameda lost $11.5 million in liquidations, with a single loss of $4.85 million and a preventable loss of over $4 million. Over the past two weeks being under Liquidator control, the account incurred significant...

The Russian government and the Central Bank of Iran are reportedly mulling a partnership to create a new stablecoin that can facilitate cross-border settlements. The token will be pegged to the valuation of gold. The Mutual Operation According to a report by the Russian media outlet Vedomosti, the local authorities could collaborate with Iran’s central bank to launch a new crypto asset called “the token of the Persian Gulf region.” Assuming it sees the light of day, it will...

While crypto prices rallied last week, the public learned House Republicans are forming a cryptocurrency subcommittee. The announcement may spell the beginning of the end of U.S. regulatory ambiguity on blockchain and digital assets. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. And when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” — Clarence, “It’s A Wonderful Life” (1946 Christmas drama about a banking panic). Addressing a Big Hole Rep. Patrick...

Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr is having doubts about the safety of Bitcoin’s existing storage solutions after his personal wallet was drained of over $4 million in coins last month. The programmer suggested that his practice for storing his coins was well in excess of “standard practices,” and yet he was still successfully robbed.  Is Bitcoin Safe? On Monday, Dashjr responded to a fellow Bitcoiner on Twitter who asked how others would spend their money if they woke up...

The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index – a metric that determines the community’s general sentiment on the primary cryptocurrency – spiked to a state of “Neutral” for the first time in nearly nine months. The increase comes as a result of BTC’s positive start in 2023. At Last, out of the ‘Fear’ Zone The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index tracks multiple segments, including price volatility, social media comments, surveys, and others, to display the momentary investor sentiment toward the...

Almost sixty years after MLK gave the speech, crypto embodies Dr. King’s dream. It makes a dream much like his substantial and available to us in code and computer network design. How Bitcoin Currency Is About The Same Dream As MLK “I was a drum major for justice, peace, and righteousness.” -MLK Bitcoin is a technology united around equal and open access to financial opportunity and infrastructure. Crypto is designed to make prejudice irrelevant and discrimination impossible...

The two people behind the now-bankrupt crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital are reportedly planning to launch a new exchange and want to raise $25 million from investors. The name of the new project will be GTX and will have a somewhat controversial relation to FTX. Citing two pitch desks, The Block reported that GTX’s name stems from the idea that “G comes after F,” in a clear affiliation with the failed crypto exchange. Recall that Su Zhu had multiple comments on FTX’s...

Regulators in Hong Kong will soon decide which crypto tokens its citizens can invest in amid a raft of new digital asset policies coming this year. The move is the latest crypto regulatory step taken by Hong Kong in a market that has a long association with significant digital asset trading volume. Hong Kong to Issue Consultation Paper Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is preparing a list of crypto assets open to retail traders, Reuters reported on...

The bitcoin mining giant – Argo Blockchain – mined 147 BTC in December, roughly 25% less than the production levels registered in November. The main reason for the decrease was a massive winter storm that hit the US last month and negatively affected the company’s Helios facility in Dickens County, Texas. The Cyclone’s Effect The severe snow blizzard that impacted much of the States around Christmas prompted Argo Blockchain to join other Texas BTC miners in reducing...