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Last month, the Solana ecosystem was at the forefront of the FTX saga, taking a significant hit from the company’s bankruptcy filing. Since then, projects have left the network, while the native token lost a significant chunk of its USD value. Interestingly, the blockchain, once regarded as an “Ethereum Killer,” has received support from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. In a Twitter post on December 29, Buterin said the recent events in the crypto industry had washed away...

FTX Japan, the Japanese division of the bankrupt crypto exchange, plans to re-enable customers’ withdrawals in mid-February next year after suspending the service last month due to the bankruptcy filing of its parent company. FTX Japan earlier pledged to build a new system different from the one used by its parent company to enable customers to access their funds on the platform. FTX Japan Collaborates With Liquid to Repay Customers  According to a recent update, the exchange...

Coinweb, a layer-2 cross-chain computation platform, announced on December 29 that it has entered into a partnership with BMW to integrate blockchain technology into the automaker’s infrastructure in order to improve the efficiency of financial transactions. Coinweb stated that the primary goal of this partnership is to provide a completely new experience for BMW’s customers in Thailand. To achieve this, the two companies plan to implement two different roadmaps in 2023. The...

Sitiveni Rabuka became Fiji’s 12th Prime Minister after winning the country’s elections earlier this month. The 74-year-old, commonly known by his nickname “Rambo,” is a proponent of bitcoin. Former member of Parliament of Tonga Lord Fusitu’a applauded the Rabuka for his success, supporting the idea of Fiji and Tonga embracing the primary cryptocurrency as legal tender in 2023. ‘Let’s Go 2 for 2’ The People’s Alliance Party (PAP) became the new ruling political group in the...

A group of investors has filed a class-action complaint against Gemini Trust Co. and its founders, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, alleging that the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange sold unregistered securities in the form of interest-bearing accounts. The lawsuit comes about a month after Gemini halted withdrawals due to liquidity issues facing one of its business partners. Gemini Faces Class Action for Fraud The plaintiffs, Brendan Picha and Max J. Hastings, filed the action in a...

The Solana ecosystem that was once heavily tied to Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX has been badly wounded after the collapse. As debates accelerated over the prospects of Solana, its native token – SOL – has plummeted 96% from its all-time high of $260 in November last year. Adding to its woes, crypto asset management company Matrixport is reportedly gearing up to delist Solana and Solana-U dual currency investment products on December 30th. Interestingly, Matrixport is founded by...

Mike Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital – praised his company’s decision to purchase the bitcoin mining facility – Helios. The firm recently won the auction to acquire another cryptocurrency entity – the blockchain cybersecurity platform GK8.  ‘Long-Term Believers in BTC’ In a recent tweet, Novogratz justified the Helios’ acquisition with the fact that Galaxy Digital is a “long-term” believer in bitcoin. He also thinks lowest-cost BTC miners will prevail in the future,...

Blockchain protocol Coti announced the successful hard fork event – MultiDAG 2.0 – that aims to transition the ecosystem from a single currency infrastructure to a multi-token network. In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Coti also revealed the launch of the Mainnet on December 29th, during which Explorer 2.0 was also deployed alongside the Bridge 2.0 wallet app. In a statement, the team behind the protocol said, “This launch signifies a massive step for the crypto...

MicroStrategy’s Executive Chairman – Michael Saylor – said the company intends to roll out Bitcoin Lightning Network-powered solutions and applications next year. The business intelligence firm previously planned to launch an enterprise Lightning Wallet and Lightning servers and was looking to hire a software engineer to be in charge. Presenting the 2023 Plans Saylor revealed the firm’s intentions on Twitter Spaces, saying MicroStrategy is exploring ways to integrate...

Cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network said it is preparing to file a motion requesting a deadline extension for users to submit their claims by another month. In its latest update, Celsius stated that the motion is scheduled to be heard by the bankruptcy court on January 10. The deadline will be extended until at least then. “For now, the deadline is extended until the motion is heard by the Court. We will provide further updates on the bar date as they become available.”...