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Amongst other things, GK8 will help solidify GalaxyOne, the bigger company’s trading platform.Cryptocurrency financial services firm, Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd (TSE: GLXY) has been selected as the winning bidder for Celsius Network’s owned custody outfit, GK8. As announced by the company, the acquisition is a part of the divestment agenda of the bankrupt crypto lender and it is subject to regulatory approval.GK8 provides a secure institutional digital asset self-custody platform that...

While China is seemingly encouraging the ownership of NFTs, NFT prices have been down in the wake of a wider market rout.A Chinese court in Hangzhou city has applied its property law to nonfungible token (NFT) collections. The court ruled that NFTs are like online virtual property and should be protected under Chinese law.While noting Chinese laws are not clear on the features of NFTs, the court moved to establish its legal attributes. According to the case report, “NFTs have the object...

In his latest “Apology Tour” in which he appeared at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, SBF portrayed himself as a victim rather than a mastermind of all that happened at the trading platform.Since FTX Derivatives Exchange went bankrupt, there have been a lot of permutations as to whether the funds misappropriated by Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) were used as donations to politicians. In a recent Twitter conversation, Will Manidis, CEO of ScienceIO, a healthcare data platform, said that SBF made...

Coinbase chief slammed crypto exchange FTX over their excuses for an accounting error. Brian Armstrong said that FTX clearly stole customers’ money by moving funds to Alameda Research.After all, what’s transpired in the crypto space with the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, industry heavyweights have weighed in with their opinion. Coinbase chief Brian Armstrong lashed out at FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried for his handling of customer funds. As we know, SBF has been giving public interviews...

By leveraging this program, the firm will additionally try to develop white glove aid for people who need assistance in purchasing NFTs.Since Non-Fungible Tokens are on a roll in the blockchain space these days, many companies can be seen jumping on the NFT bandwagon and offering virtual collectibles as products. Crypto payments infrastructure company MoonPay is offering “soulbound” NFT loyalty program for its customers.Soulbound assets are non-transferable tokens depicting an individual’s...

Once again, Bitcoin miners went significantly lower in terms of monthly revenue, raking in only about $472 million in November.Bitcoin (BTC) mining continues to prove unprofitable as monthly revenues keep going down from previous values. According to data studied by The Block Research, the month of November saw Bitcoin mining revenue dwindle by almost 20% from its October value to reach a two-year low of 472 million.Bitcoin Mining Revenue Suffered in November amid Various Market...

Embattled ex-FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried reflects on his ‘costly’ apathy for risk management during his time with the exchange. Sam Bankman-Fried recently stated that he did not devote time to risk management practices while helming fallen crypto exchange FTX. In a recent interview filmed in the Bahamas, where Bankman-Fried remains holed up, the disgraced former CEO reflects on what could have been.According to Sam Bankman-Fried, if he had devoted an hour a day to risk management, FTX might...

Both Ambit Finance and Binance Labs will work together on launching future DeFi apps with a focus on innovation, security, and risk control.Earlier today, December 2, crypto exchange Binance announced a strategic investment of up to $4.5 million in Ambit Finance. The investment will come through Binance Labs, a venture capital arm of Binance.The goal behind this investment is to provide a boost to decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on BNB Chain. As a result, Ambit and Binance Labs will...

While investigations are still ongoing, the case is rapidly developing. So far, the aBNBc token has lost over 99% of its value.DeFi protocol, Ankr, has reported a breach by a hacker that resulted in an unlimited minting of its token aBNBc. After minting six quadrillions of the token, the attacker exchanged 20 trillion aBNBc for BNB.On-chain analysis firm Lookonchain notes that the attacker then used a combination of Uniswap, Tornado Cash and several bridges to swap the BNB and get $5 million...

The CFTC chair accepted that he had conducted nearly 12 meetings with SBF in the last 14 months before bankruptcy. SBF was looking to secure a clearinghouse license for FTX subsidiary LedgerX.It’s not a new story that FTX‘s disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried was in close contact with US lawmakers. However, the latest report suggests that Bankman-Fried also met with some high-level officials at the US Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) more than 10 times over the last 14...