FTX lawyers, creditors slam SBF’s petition to get legal fees reimbursedThe creditor’s committee and FTX lawyers have raised several objections to Sam Bankman-Fried’s request. A hearing date is set for April 12.Mar 30, 2023Luke Huigsloot
Web3 Gamer: Shrapnel wows at GDC, Undead Blocks hot take, Second TripCould the tide finally be turning as more Web2 gaming companies start to dabble in Web3?Mar 29, 2023Callan Quinn
FDIC plans to return $4B in Signature crypto deposits ‘by early next week’ — Martin GruenbergThe Treasury Department’s undersecretary for domestic finance, Nellie Liang, said at the same hearing she didn’t believe crypto “played a direct role” in the failure of the banks.Mar 29, 2023Turner Wright
Anti-TikTok RESTRICT Act could be turned against crypto and much else, think tank warnsExperts are speculating on ways the bipartisan bill could be misused if passed into law, and finding potential threats to technologies that people love.Mar 29, 2023Derek Andersen
Optimism reigned at Paris Blockchain WeekCareful optimism was the theme at this year’s Paris Blockchain Week. Builders will build and the crypto community will keep going.Mar 29, 2023Sophia Schteiner
Arbitrum airdrop-related selling subsides, but DApp use sustains while smart money accumulates ARBThe ARB airdrop followed the sell-the-news narrative, but Arbitrum’s DApp use and fundamentals remain strong and smart money continues to buy ARB tokens.Mar 29, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
Mysterious entity may be collecting BTC users’ IP addresses — Bitcoin developerThe entity reportedly uses a range of 812 different IP addresses to obscure its identity while collecting data.Mar 29, 2023Tom Blackstone
Paxful to return lost Celsius funds to Earn usersPeer-to-peer marketplace Paxful will refund its Earn program users impacted by Celsius Network’s bankruptcy.Mar 29, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Ethereum bulls ignore regulatory action against exchanges by preparing for the Shapella hard forkETH investors appear unconcerned about the regulatory challenges facing the crypto market and are instead selecting to focus on the network’s next upgrade.Mar 29, 2023Marcel Pechman
NFT investor accidentally burns CryptoPunk: Nifty Newsletter, March 22–28While trying to wrap his CryptoPunk to borrow money, an NFT investor accidentally sent the asset to a burning address, permanently removing it from circulation.Mar 29, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Sam Bankman-Fried is paying for legal defense using previously gifted funds from Alameda: ReportThe former FTX CEO reportedly gave Joseph Bankman roughly $10 million funded by a loan from Alameda Research as a part of a lifetime estate and gift tax exemption.Mar 29, 2023Turner Wright
Price analysis 3/29: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, SOL, DOT, LTCBitcoin and select altcoins are close to breaking out of their overhead resistance levels, indicating that bulls remain in control of the crypto market.Mar 29, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
Beaxy exchange shutters after SEC presses multiple charges against founder, execs The regulator is throwing the book at Beaxy and people associated with it on charges of unregistered securities offering and failing to register in a number of capacities.Mar 29, 2023Derek Andersen
Binance concealed ties to China for years, even after 2017 crypto crackdown: Report Documents reviewed by the Financial Times show that Binance kept staff and operations in China despite announcing its departure in 2017.Mar 29, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
Bitcoin mining stocks underwhelm in March, but brighter days could be around the corner In March mining stocks increased at a slower pace compared to BTC, amid macroeconomic uncertainty and increasing competition among Bitcoin miners.Mar 29, 2023Nivesh Rustgi
US and South Korea requested extradition of Terra co-founder Do Kwon — Montenegro justice ministerDo Kwon may have to serve time in Montenegro if convicted of charges related to forged identification documents before any extradition to the U.S. or South Korea is granted.Mar 29, 2023Turner Wright
‘Definitely not bullish’ — 7% Bitcoin price gains fail to convince tradersBitcoin simply hasn’t dealt with the worst of resistance in a key trading range for everyone to flip bullish.Mar 29, 2023William Suberg
XRP price tags 10-month high — Can a 35% pullback be avoided?A U.S. regulator called Bitcoin, Ether and Litecoin commodities in its court filing against Binance; it did not mention XRP anywhere.Mar 29, 2023Yashu Gola
Web3 creators at a higher loss for royalties than anticipated: data New data from research by eBit Labs and LiveArt marketplace reveals that the previous estimates of creator royalty losses, which were around $35 million, may be much higher.Mar 29, 2023Savannah Fortis
How to financially prepare for a recessionTo stay recession-proof, build an emergency fund, cut expenses, diversify investments, pay off debt and enhance your skills.Mar 29, 2023Alice Ivey
Africa: The next hub for Bitcoin, crypto adoption and venture capital?Cointelegraph’s Elisha Owusu Akyaw shares how cryptocurrency is changing the financial landscape in Africa — and the opportunities and challenges that come with it.Mar 29, 2023Jonathan DeYoung
Polygon to help fight NFT scams with Web3 infra protocol partnershipPolygon partners with Wakweli, a Web3 infrastructure protocol that issues certificates of authenticity for NFTs to certify originality.Mar 29, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Crypto Wendy on trashing the SEC, sexism, and how underdogs can win: Hall of FlameCrypto Wendy taught herself to trade crypto in 2017 as the perfect 24/7 job to fit in around the demands of raising her young daughter.Mar 29, 2023Brian Quarmby
Stablecoins are solution to crypto’s banking problem, exec saysStablecoins are seen as a potential solution to crypto’s banking problem, but some of them are currently not immune to banking issues.Mar 29, 2023Helen Partz
Nigerian crypto investors question central bank’s decision to flag P2P usersCrypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to transfer funds as the country’s central bank cracks down on bank accounts that received a share of Flutterwave’s rumored stolen funds.Mar 29, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Freeport clears SEC Reg A review for tokenized art offeringsIt appears that the SEC has exempted NFT art tokenization from registration as security offerings.Mar 29, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
SEC chief Gary Gensler to face Congress grilling over crypto policy The chair of the Financial Services Committee said its primary focus would be setting the groundwork for crypto regulations in the United States.Mar 29, 2023Prashant Jha
ARB price to $2? Ethereum L2 rival Arbitrum will double in April, fractal suggestsARB’s price trajectory looks similar to MATIC after its market debut when MATIC rose 1,350% after facing a brutal selloff in its early days of trading.Mar 29, 2023Yashu Gola
Circle prefers reserves and payment rails with the Fed, says execCircle’s Asia-Pacific vice president said the company currently holds 80% of its reserves but would ultimately like to keep all cash with the Fed in light of the recent banking crisis.Mar 29, 2023Savannah Fortis
BitKeep completes compensation for $8M APK exploit, announces rebrandingBitKeep Wallet will now be known as Bitget Wallet following a $30 million investment from the namesake crypto derivatives exchange last week.Mar 29, 2023Zhiyuan Sun