The metaverse is happening without Meta’s permissionDespite Facebook’s new name, focus and billions in investment, the metaverse will emerge drastically different from its vision.Dec 1, 2022Alex Herrity
Huobi, Poloniex announced strategic partnership despite initial denials of a mergerThe exchanges will cooperate progressively in HT coin development, liquidity sharing and global compliance, plus Huobi will monitor Poloniex for new projects to list.Nov 30, 2022Derek Andersen
Sam Bankman-Fried confronted over the fall of FTX in live interviewSam Bankman-Fried was speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit live on Nov. 30.Nov 30, 2022Luke Huigsloot
Total crypto market-cap hits $850B as Bitcoin and altcoins recover from FTX’s collapseThe total crypto market recovers some lost ground as the contagion risks associated with FTX’s collapse begin to look resolvable.Nov 30, 2022Marcel Pechman
US CFTC commissioner calls for new category to protect small investors from crypto Speaking the FIA meeting in Singapore, Christy Goldsmith Romero compared the typical crypto investor, who may be of modest means, with the investors the CFTC is used to.Nov 30, 2022Derek Andersen
Market maker Keyrock closes $72 million in Series B funding round Investors in the round included Ripple, SIX Fintech Ventures and Middlegame Ventures.Nov 30, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
Coinbase clarifies bug bounty policy in response to Uber extortion verdictThe policy clearly stated that participants cannot make threats, use extortion or access customer data beyond what is accidental or occurs in good faith.Nov 30, 2022Tom Blackstone
Sen. Warren: Biden administration worked to stop crypto being ‘dangerously intertwined’ with banksThe Massachusetts senator, an outspoken skeptic of crypto, applauded the efforts of FDIC acting chair Martin Gruenberg to separate digital assets from banking.Nov 30, 2022Turner Wright
FTX proves MiCA should be passed fast, officials tell European Parliament committee In its latest hearing on FTX, the committee looked to financial officials to assess the impact of FTX’s collapse in Europe and suggest a way forward.Nov 30, 2022Derek Andersen
Two Bored Apes sell for $1M each: Nifty Newsletter, Nov. 23–29At the height of the bear market, two NFT collectors have paid almost $1 million to purchase Bored Ape NFTs.Nov 30, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Don’t believe the hype — Bitcoin price rally to $17K reflects improving sentimentNegative newsflow continues to make headlines, but BTC’s recent move above $17,000 suggests investors are finding reasons to be bullish.Nov 30, 2022Marcel Pechman
Kraken cuts workforce by 30% in an effort to survive crypto winterAccording to its CEO, the exchange grew too quickly to accommodate the fast-growing crypto ecosystem.Nov 30, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Price analysis 11/30: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, LTC, UNIBTC and many altcoins are kicking up dust after the Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell discussed the possibility of smaller rate hikes in 2023, but is the momentum sustainable?Nov 30, 2022Rakesh Upadhyay
Senate Banking Committee chair calls for coordination with Treasury on cryptoThe committee chair cited crypto exchange FTX’s “alarming fraud,” liquidity crunch and bankruptcy as examples of financial risks that the Treasury and regulators should address.Nov 30, 2022Turner Wright
Telegram founder wants to build new decentralized tools to combat power abuseThe messaging platform is building a set of decentralized tools, including noncustodial wallets and decentralized exchanges.Nov 30, 2022Ana Paula Pereira
INX submits bid for Voyager Digital’s assetsFTX.US won a $1.4-billion bid to purchase Voyager’s assets in September, but with the firm filing for bankruptcy, the funds were once again up for grabs.Nov 30, 2022Turner Wright
Crypto Stories: The late John McAfee tells the story of how he first found out about BitcoinBritish-American businessman John McAfee talks about his crypto story and how he discovered BTC.Nov 30, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Secret Network resolves network vulnerability following white hat disclosure Researchers were able to decrypt all of Secret’s internal transactions using an exploit.Nov 30, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
Uniswap launches NFT marketplace aggregator Developers say the tool can help users save upwards of 15% on gas fees when shopping for NFTs.Nov 30, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
FTM price rebounds 50% as Fantom reveals 30 years runway (without having to sell its token)The Fantom Foundation’s attempt to dispel concerns about potential FTX exposure has been a success thus far for FTM price.Nov 30, 2022Yashu Gola
Singapore’s Temasek sees ‘reputational damage’ due to FTX, official saysDespite writing down its $275 million investment in FTX, Temasek still apparently holds its investments in many other crypto-related businesses.Nov 30, 2022Helen Partz
Festivals in the metaverse: How Web3 projects are taking culture virtualAs the metaverse becomes a place to hang out, more large-scale events will pop up to entice users into digital reality.Nov 30, 2022Savannah Fortis
European Central Bank blasts Bitcoin —Community responds After the European Central Bank released a blog post on the shortcomings of Bitcoin, the crypto community on Twitter took to the comments to defend the cryptocurrency.Nov 30, 2022Savannah Fortis
Digital identity platform integrates with zkSync for on-chain KYCRNS’ on-chain KYC solution is designed on a “privacy engine” to encrypt users' data.Nov 30, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Gemini gets regulatory greenlight in Italy, Greece amid lending haltWinklevoss’ Gemini exchange received the latest regulatory approvals days before its lending product Gemini Earn faced major issues.Nov 30, 2022Helen Partz
BTC price taps $17K as analysis warns of inbound Bitcoin ‘risk events’Bitcoin faces more than just FTX fallout in December, with macro data due and the Mt. Gox payouts getting closer.Nov 30, 2022William Suberg
What is the best crypto use case? Community answersA community member argued that the best crypto use case is still how crypto provides a decentralized, peer-to-peer payment system that eliminates middlemen like banks.Nov 30, 2022Ezra Reguerra
Binance acquires regulated crypto exchange in JapanBinance has managed to expand its services throughout the past year by either acquiring an operating license or buying a stake in a regulated entity.Nov 30, 2022Prashant Jha
South Korea issues arrest warrant for Do Kwon's former colleaguesArrest warrants were sought for Terraform Labs co-founder Daniel Shin, three investors and four engineers responsible for TerraUSD (UST) and LUNA initiatives.Nov 30, 2022Arijit Sarkar
Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment methodThe law was approved by the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil but still requires the approval of the executive branch to be enacted.Nov 30, 2022Ezra Reguerra