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Charles Hoskinson – Founder of the blockchain platform Cardano – thinks the turbulence around FTX and its native token – FTT – could be the last adverse event of the ongoing crypto winter. He finds it normal that the entire digital asset space was negatively affected by the news since Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading venue is among the leading entities in its field, and its crisis causes a “cascade through the cryptocurrency market.”  It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn While 2022...

Bitcoin mining giant Riot Blockchain posted a net loss of $36.6 million. The Colorado-based company generated a revenue of $46.3 million – down by 28% from the previously estimated $54.2 million. The rising energy costs have adversely affected many Bitcoin miners. However, Riot’s CEO believes that the company was able to leverage its long-term fixed-rate power contract to generate significant power credits and reduce its operating costs. Revenue Misses Average Estimates The...

Fears of a Terra-style debacle have seeped into the crypto market as the Binance-FTX drama continues. Binance CEO CZ made headlines by announcing plans to liquidate entire FTT holdings gradually to avoid any market impact. His crypto exchange had already exited from FTX equity last year. While CZ clarified that the move should not be taken as an attack on a competitor, this was enough to cause a slew of dumping in the market, and the FTT token shed over 20%. To minimize the...

BlockFi was one of the lenders that found itself in troubled waters following the crypto credit crisis. As forced selling and liquidity issues began to take a toll on investors, the industry, which was already buffeted by inflation and other macroeconomic agents, witnessed several companies, including Celsius and Voyager, go bankrupt. But BlockFi managed to stay afloat, thanks to its acquisition agreement with Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX. The company is now back in the crypto...

Amid massive uncertainty surrounding FTX and its ability to process withdrawals, the exchange’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) has announced that the company is being sold to Binance.  Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has also confirmed the news, stating that Binance will help FTX navigate its current “liquidity crunch.” FTX Comes Full Circle In a tweet thread on Tuesday, SBF told followers that things had come “full circle,” and that Binance would go down as FTX’s first and last...

Despite the volatile markets, Chainlink (LINK) broke above $9.20 for the first time since August this year, recording a three-month high. The latest price appreciation was triggered by massive activity stirred by LINK wallets over the past five weeks. As per the crypto-analytic platform Santiment’s latest data, traders are “longing” LINK “aggressively.” 🔗 #Chainlink spiked all the way above $9.20 for the first time since August 13th, a ~3 month high despite very volatile...

USDC issuer Circle announced plans to expand native support of its Euro-backed stablecoin – Euro Coin (EUROC) –  to the Solana blockchain in the first half of 2023. Sheraz Shere, Head of Payments at Solana Labs, said the availability of EUROC on Solana will set the scene for new use cases for instant foreign exchange, offering optionality for traders with a new base currency while enabling lending and borrowing with the stablecoin. FTX to Support Euro Coin’s Deposits and...

Less than a week after exploiting the leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit, the attacker started moving the stolen funds. As of November 5, the hacker had moved 1,610 Ether (ETH) worth over $2.5 million to the U.S.-sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, leaving a balance of about 7,501 ETH in the address. What Happened? On November 2, CryptoPotato reported that Deribit lost $28 million in a hot wallet exploit. The hacker made away with crypto assets such as...

Despite getting stopped at $21,500 and retracing by a few hundred dollars, bitcoin has still managed to stay above $21,000. Most altcoins are calmer today on a daily scale, while Solana jumped to a two-month high at almost $40. Bitcoin Still Above $21K The start of November brought a lot of volatility for the primary cryptocurrency, mostly coming from US-related events. It began on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve said it will raise the key interest rates by 75 basis...

The Canadian government will begin consultations on cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs. The ruling body maintained that such assets should function under strict supervision since they could facilitate illicit operations and pose “a challenge to democratic institutions.” Crypto is Among the Budget’s Priorities As disclosed in its mini-budget 2022, Canada’s federal government will aim to impose rules on the local cryptocurrency sector. The officials started a series of...