California AG issues warning-ladened guidance for public interested in buying cryptoIn an effort to help consumers “avoid the hype, [and] get the facts,” Rob Bonta has created a page on crypto buying dominated by lists of scams, red flags and other unpleasantness.Nov 15, 2022Derek Andersen
FTX fallout continues: BlockFi reportedly mulling bankruptcy, SALT pauses withdrawals and depositsNews of BlockFi’s potential bankruptcy filing comes only a day after the platform denied allegations that the majority of its assets were held on FTX.Nov 15, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Yuga Labs acquires Beeple’s 10KTF game, hints at metaverse integrationOnce the acquisition is completed, the company said that Beeple will be hired as an advisor for Yuga Labs.Nov 15, 2022Tom Blackstone
FDIC acting chair says no crypto firms or tokens are backed by agencyMartin Gruenberg answered affirmatively to Senator Bob Menendez that there were “no cryptocurrency firms backed by the FDIC” and its coverage did not include crypto “of any kind.”Nov 15, 2022Turner Wright
Thousands petition for congressional investigation of alleged Gensler–SBF links Ripple defense lawyer John Deaton’s CryptoLaw website has a petition app, and readers are urging Congress to look into a suspicious meeting and other supposedly questionable links.Nov 15, 2022Derek Andersen
SEC pushes deadline to decide on ARK 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF to January 2023“The Commission finds that it is appropriate to designate a longer period within which to issue an order approving or disapproving the proposed rule change,” said the SEC.Nov 15, 2022Turner Wright
1inch seeks to optimize gas costs with its new v5 routerThe new router features a number of updates, including an -improved smart contract error processing system.Nov 15, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Hive Blockchain revenue declines by 44% Y/Y despite overall mining production surge The company mined 31% more Bitcoin than in the same quarter last year.Nov 15, 2022Zhiyuan Sun
NY Fed launches 12-week CBDC pilot program with major banksBanking giants including BNY Mellon, Citi, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo will be issuing tokens and settling transactions through simulated central bank reserves as part of the pilot.Nov 15, 2022Turner Wright
Bahamas’ supreme court approves ‘provisional liquidators’ for FTXThe Securities Commission of the Bahamas said it had to act “given the magnitude, urgency, and international implications of the unfolding events with regard to FTX.”Nov 15, 2022Turner Wright
Bitcoin price hits $17K on US PPI as trader warns of ‘final capitulation’Plenty of uncertainty about the future remains for the price of Bitcoin amid fresh signs that U.S. inflation is slowing.Nov 15, 2022William Suberg
Exchanges delist FTX Token pairs from trading platformsBinance, BitMEX and KuCoin have delisted FTX Token pairs from their crypto exchange platforms.Nov 15, 2022Ezra Reguerra
FTX-owned crypto exchange Liquid halts all withdrawalsSam Bankman-Fried’s FTX exchange acquired the Japanese crypto trading platform Liquid Group and its subsidiaries in February 2022.Nov 15, 2022Helen Partz
FTX bankruptcy filing speculates over 1M creditors In the latest bankruptcy filing for the exchange, it was revealed that there may be 1 million creditors, rather than the 100,000 initially estimated.Nov 15, 2022Savannah Fortis
Ukrainian pro-crypto groups announce Web3 roadmap The roadmap proposes the launch of a regulatory sandbox and the creation of a national blockchain-backed realty register.Nov 15, 2022David Attlee
FTX hacker still draining exchange wallets? Analyst calls it on-chain spoofing The FTX hacker managed to steal $477 million out of the $650 million moved on-chain on Nov.11 and currently holds $62 million in total assets.Nov 15, 2022Prashant Jha
FTX debacle sees Nansen take stock of major exchange on-chain holdings Blockchain analytics firm Nansen has released an overview of major cryptocurrency exchanges’ on-chain asset holdings and portfolios in the wake of FTX’s collapse.Nov 15, 2022Gareth Jenkinson
Trezor reports 300% surge in sales revenue due to FTX contagionThe hardware wallet firm is certain that the latest uptick in demand is a result of investors rescuing their funds in the aftermath of the FTX failure.Nov 15, 2022Helen Partz
Law Decoded, Nov. 7–14: How regulators reacted to the FTX crash While some lawmakers expressed their eagerness to quick up the regulatory progress, others blamed the SEC in FTX’s monopoly.Nov 15, 2022David Attlee
BTC losses get real as Bitcoin SOPR metric hits lowest since March 2020Sale price versus price paid diverges the most in over two years since the last Bitcoin “black swan” event.Nov 15, 2022William Suberg
Crypto Twitter unhappy with SBF ‘puff piece’ pushed by mainstream mediaWhile SBF refuses to interact with Crypto Twitter, he was featured in New York Times trying to explain the sequence of events that led to the fall of FTX.Nov 15, 2022Arijit Sarkar
World population reaches 8 billion, but how many are in crypto?The United Nations tipped the global population to tick over to 8 billion on Nov. 15, while the next billion isn’t coming for another 15 years.Nov 15, 2022Martin Young
Sam Bankman-Fried’s weird, cryptic tweets attract even wilder theoriesA series of strange tweets by former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried caused widespread speculation on Twitter, but he claims he’s “improvising” and “making it up as I go.”Nov 15, 2022Jesse Coghlan
FTX collapse could see crypto sector layoffs accelerateWhile the full impact of FTX’s collapse is still unfolding, some have already warned of an increase in layoffs to come “in the months to follow.”Nov 15, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Nifty News: Nike unveils NFT platform, Steve Jobs’ sandals sell for $200K and more A one-of-a-kind NFT of the Birkenstocks sandals worn by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at various times during his life has sold for over $200,000.Nov 15, 2022Stephen Katte
Apple job listings and patents hint at foray into ‘3D mixed-reality world’ A “mixed-reality world” by Apple could be fast approaching as recent job openings show the tech giant is hiring a number of engineers with AR and VR experience.Nov 15, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Binance CEO urges crypto buyers to ‘hold’ amid ‘unpredictableness’Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao said people should invest in crypto if they’re using “cash that you don't need for a long time,” as the market sees high volatility amid FTX’s fallout.Nov 15, 2022Brayden Lindrea
Visa terminates debit card program with FTX A Visa spokesperson confirmed to Cointelegraph the company has terminated its global agreements with FTX.Nov 15, 2022Judith BannermanQuist
Bitcoin buyers drawn by rising prices, not dislike for banks: BIS report The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) studied the main motives behind Bitcoin adoption by retail investors.Nov 15, 2022Jesse Coghlan
Let’s move on from FTX’s collapse and get back to the basicsSam Bankman-Fried’s degeneracy brought some turbulence to the market. Now it’s time to get back to the basics of transforming finance.Nov 15, 2022Pat White