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U.S. Investigators Subpoena Hedge Funds in Binance Money-Laundering Probe: Report
Recently, Binance has made efforts to increase its commitment to compliance, growing its security and compliance staff by 500% in 2022. Additionally, last fall the company assembled a global advisory board chaired by Max Baucus, a former…
Five instances of governments embracing digital assets
The year 2022 wasn’t the best one in terms of crypto reputation among regulators and policymakers. However, even amid the market breakdown and repetitive public attacks on the industry, some of the officials found the courage to embrace the…
Defrost Finance Hacked in Attack Some Say May Have Been a Rug Pull
In a tweet thread posted Dec. 25, the Defrost team said a first attack used a flash loan to drain funds out of its V2 product. A second larger attack used the owner key to exploit V1. The protocol, which offers leveraged trading on the…
The Federal Reserve’s pursuit of a ‘reverse wealth effect’ is undermining crypto
The Federal Reserve’s strategy to hike interest rates may continue, making it difficult for the crypto industry to bounce back. For crypto assets to become the hedge against inflation, the industry needs to explore ways to decouple crypto…
First Mover Asia: Uniswap ‘Fee Switch’ Proposal for Popular Ether Pools Stirs Up Community Debate
Some see the proposed pilot project as an “important step,” while others say it may lead to reduced trading activity.
Focus on the tech, not the price
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared some sage advice for traders feeling the blues of the crypto bear market: Focus on the tech rather than the price.The Ethereum co-founder made the recommendation in response to a Dec. 3 post…
First Mover Asia: Dogecoin Surges 16% to Continue Its Holiday Cheer
The popular meme coin's upswing was an exception in crypto markets as bitcoin and most other major tokens traded sideways.
Getting funds out of FTX could take years or even decades: Lawyers
While investors are eager to know when they will be able to get their funds back from the now-bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, insolvency lawyers warn it could take “decades.”The crypto exchange, along with 130 affiliates filed for Chapter 11…
CrossTower revises new offer for Voyager’s assets after FTX’s bankruptcy
Crypto exchange CrossTower is working on a revised offer for the assets of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph. Voyager announced the reopening of its bidding process after FTX US, the original winner…
First Mover Asia: SBF Talks Consumer Protection and Crypto Titans Clash
Consumer protection and regulation are key ingredients to transforming digital assets into an asset class worth trillions. The FTX exchange's Sam Bankman-Fried weighs in. Meanwhile, FTX's FTT token takes a dive after rival Binance announces…