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The United States Department of Justice has reportedly launched a criminal probe into the hack that saw almost $400 million drained from FTX. According to a report by Bloomberg, which cites people familiar with the matter, the United States Department of Justice is launching a criminal probe into the $400M FTX hack. The report outlines that it’s unclear whether the exploit was carried out by an inside man or the work of a hacker. You Might Also Like:...

2022 will go down in history as one of the most atrocious and shocking for the cryptocurrency industry, which saw several major implosions, countless bankruptcies, fallouts, and everything in between. Apart from the obvious – the massive price declines of cryptocurrency assets, Forbes estimated that several industry participants have lost their billionaire status, while others’ fortunes were wiped out to $0. From Terra to FTX – Crypto Debacles The macroeconomic factors have...

Glassnode data shows a decrease in the 7-Day MA of bitcoin leaving centralized exchanges with only 986.237 BTC getting withdrawn in the past week or so. The declining outflow could signal that investors have restored some faith in CEXs after the gigantic collapse of FTX. Billions of dollars worth of various digital assets were withdrawn from such exchanges amid FTX’s crash. Decline in Crypto Withdrawals Apart from crashing the entire cryptocurrency market and causing colossal...

This year has been tumultuous for the cryptocurrency industry, with major players like Terra, Three Arrows Capital (3AC), and FTX going underwater. As the crypto space struggles to find footing amid the second wave of the crypto winter exacerbated by the latest FTX debacle, digital asset data provider CryptoCompare believes it will take a while for the industry to recover from the impact of the collapse. Crypto Projects to Focus on Survival In its 2022 Year in Review report,...

Federal judge Ronnie Abrams, who used to oversee the case against Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and Gary Wang, has formally recused herself. According to an order from December 23rd, Federal judge at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has recused herself from the action. The order states: It has come to the Court’s attention that the law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, at which my husband is a partner, advised FTX in 2021, as...

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is seeking help from a United States Bankruptcy Court to gain control of $450 million worth of Robinhood shares. The portfolio holds 56 million brokerage shares owned by Emergent Fidelity Technologies, a corporate entity incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda. In March, these shares represented a 7.6% stake in Robinhood and were acquired by FTX’s founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). FTX in Court Battle Over...

Quite a lot has been going on in the cryptocurrency industry over the past seven days, but most of it failed to impact the price action,Week’s remains rather dull. Can’toin is trading below $17K, down about 2.9% in the past seven dParents’ble to recover the coveted level. The volatility has seemingly disappeared from the market, but that’s not necessarily truparents’e altcoins. All of them are trading in the red, with the most considerable loss being that of Cardano which...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Dan Berkovitz will step down from his General Counsel position as of the end of January 2023. The current SEC Principal Deputy General Counsel – Megan Barbero – will replace Berkovitz upon his departure. SEC Chair Gary Gensler said he was “grateful” for Berkovitz’s “exceptional public service and his dedication to this agency” in the official announcement before adding, “Dan has led the Office of General Counsel during...

The collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX reportedly paid 94% of the $84 million purchase of a majority stake in Blockfolio in FTT tokens.  The coin played a leading role in the platform’s crash last month. CZ said Binance plans to dump its entire FTT stash (23 million tokens worth over $580 million at the time) amid rising worries about the over-exposure of FTX and Alameda towards the former’s native asset. New Data on the Blockfolio Deal According to a recent...

Uniswap has announced a partnership with fintech firm Moonpay to enable users to purchase cryptocurrency on its web app using debit cards, credit cards, and bank transfers. The new service aims to address a deep-rooted issue for decentralized exchange protocols that do not support fiat pairs. However, their centralized counterparts do. As part of the deal, Uniswap has enabled fiat-to-crypto conversions on the Ethereum mainnet, Polygon, Optimism, and Artibrum. The feature will...