Bitcoin will shrug off FTX ‘black swan’ just like Mt. Gox — analysis
There might not be much new to worry about when it comes to the FTX aftermath and Bitcoin resilience.
There might not be much new to worry about when it comes to the FTX aftermath and Bitcoin resilience.
With one of the biggest crypto businesses falling overnight after getting caught misappropriating user funds, CZ believed the episode was devastating for the industry, which took away a lot of consumer confidence.
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who recently purchased Twitter in hopes of unleashing the platform’s full potential, acknowledged Twitter’s contribution in tracking down the FTX developments in real time.
In a late-night Twitter Spaces on Saturday, Musk said his “bullshit meter was redlining” when he met former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and urged users to store their crypto holdings on cold wallets.
According to co-founder Kevin Zhou, the locked funds total around $40 million.
Over the past few days, major crypto exchanges, including Binance, OKX, Kucoin and Crypto.com, committed to sharing their proof of reserve to regain investor confidence.
The exchange’s public wallets hold just over $52,000, data shows.
The contract between FTX and Miami-Dade County says FTX must pay the County three years of fees in the event of default.
The wallet address in question received funds from various international and U.S.-based wallets linked to FTX, which amassed over 83,878.63 ETH (worth over $105.3 million) in just two hours.
More than $380 million in crypto left FTX and FTX US wallets late Friday.
Miami-Dade County terminated its relationship with the exchange.
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Other cryptos also fell as investors digested the latest developments in the crypto exchange giant’s unraveling. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
The lender said it has no outstanding loans nor investments in the bankrupt crypto exchange.
GameStop customers who have FTX gift cards will be given refunds.
The Bahamas-based crypto exchange’s fall from grace could open the door for die-hard supporters of the most popular digital currency in the industry’s ecosystem.
According to the company, this will bolster its position as a global leader in crypto capital markets.
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The proposed change would prevent certain coins that have fallen in value recently from being used as collateral.
Amy Wu’s resignation followed the news 134 companies associated with the FTX Group would be filing for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 in the United States.
Voyager Digital is ending the deal to sell itself to FTX US after the latter also declared bankruptcy on Friday.
FTX and Alameda’s Ponzi-like trading scheme has dealt a heavy blow to the entire crypto industry. Here are three developments to keep a close eye on.
The development comes less than 24 hours after the platform issued an advisory urging its users to close down trading positions
California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation announced Friday it was moving to revoke BlockFi’s lending license.
Sam Bankman-Fried no longer qualifies for a listing on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Elon Musk’s reported net worth has dropped by more than $86 billion in recent days.
FTX auditor Prager Metis reported the company earned $1 billion in revenues in 2021. An investigation from CoinDesk reveals Prager Metis also operates in Decentraland, where it sponsors the “Decentraland Babydolls.”
The crypto market managed an 11% bounce from the Nov. 9 low, but a handful of metrics show a severe lack of investor confidence.
As large crypto exchanges push to prepare “proof-of-reserves” audits, an initial effort reveals just how much of Crypto.com’s reserves are in the dog-inspired meme ERC-20 token, SHIB.
Sam Bankman-Fried handed over control of his company to the veteran Wall Street bankruptcy lawyer who will guide the company’s Chapter 11 process.