SBF subpoena is ‘definitely on the table,’ says Rep. Maxine Waters
The US lawmaker has refuted a report from CNBC that suggested that they weren’t planning to subpoena the former FTX CEO.
Senate Committee to Subpoena FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried If He Does Not Testify
The Senate Banking Committee is “prepared” to subpoena FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried if he does not voluntarily appear at a committee hearing about the collapse of FTX, its leaders said Wednesday.
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First Mover Asia: Here’s What Might Happen to Sino Global’s Liquid Value Fund During FTX’s Bankruptcy Protection Proceedings
Crypto Twitter wanted to know the potential consequences of having Alameda and Sam Bankman-Fried as partners in a fund. So we asked a Hong Kong-based lawyer who specializes in asset tracing and recovery; bitcoin dips but not much.
Now Telegram users don’t need a phone number — they can buy a fake one with crypto
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Telegram released a new version of its encrypted messaging app today that allows for account signups using purchasable blockchain-based identities instead of real phone numbers. In addition, version 9.2 includes the ability to auto-delete messages on a timer for new chats, and there’s an upgrade to the forum-like … Read more
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani is sentenced to almost 13 years in prison
Photo: Getty Images Ramesh Balwani has been sentenced to 155 months, or just under 13 years, in prison, according to The New York Times. Like his former business partner, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, he’s due another three years of supervised release after he gets out. Balwani will have to surrender to custody on March 15th. … Read more
Daily Crunch: Plaid unravels a fifth of its workforce after ‘growth did not materialize as quickly as expected’
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hello, and welcome to Hump Day! If you haven’t gotten your fill yet of tech egos, you’ll want to tune into today’s Equity podcast, where Natasha M and Alex talk about how … Read more
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Indiana sues TikTok for misleading users on child safety and data security
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Indiana’s attorney general filed a pair of lawsuits against TikTok on Wednesday, accusing the company of misleading users about its ties to the Chinese government and showing mature content to minors, as first reported by The New York Times. In his first complaint, Attorney General Todd Rokita claimed … Read more
Dish’s $25-a-month Boost Infinite plan is now out in beta
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Dish has launched the beta for its Boost Infinite postpaid cell plan, which promises “Unlimited data, talk, and text” for $25 a month. When Boost Infinite was announced in May, Boost Mobile CEO Stephen Stokols pitched the plan as a way to embrace “web 3.0 trends” that would … Read more
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America’s weak EV charging infrastructure might get a boost from dealers
As electric vehicles begin to take some market share, the nation’s charging infrastructure is playing catch-up. Some folks already have an edge in this race, including some California residents and Tesla fans, but many EV owners in America still face charging deserts and unreliable stations — two key obstacles to decarbonizing transportation and doing right … Read more
Elden Ring adds new hairstyles, still forgets the Black ones
Image: From Software It’s a dangerous endeavor to boot up Elden Ring right now. There’s a short lull in the holiday release season, so it would be very, very easy for me to be lured back to the Lands Between, where I spent over 100 hours mastering katanas and the art of glintstone pebbling things … Read more
Crypto Markets Today: Gensler Restates SEC’s Crypto Authority
The chairman said the agency has the basic disclosure and governance requirements to hold digital-asset firms accountable, although he did not address the fallout from crypto exchange FTX’s collapse. Crypto Markets Today is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets.
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House Financial Services Chief Waters Not Planning to Subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried: Report
A hearing on what happened to FTX is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.
Halo and Sea of Thieves ambience tracks come to Calm meditation app
Sound design in games is rarely given the same level of attention as graphics, but games these days really do have extraordinarily detailed and interesting soundscapes. Microsoft thinks so, anyway, and is bringing two auditory environments from Halo Infinite and Sea of Thieves to the meditation app Calm. It’s small news and in a way … Read more
Coinbase CEO says trading revenue has fallen to ‘roughly half’ what it was last year
The cryptocurrency exchange had previously reported that it expected losses of $500 million this year amid the bear market.
Blockchain is the only viable path to privacy and censorship resistance in the 21st century
Decentralized file-sharing services that Big Tech companies can’t control are the only way internet users will be able to maintain their freedom in the years ahead.
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Privacy-Focused Gnosis Chain to Undergo Its Own Proof-of-Stake ‘Merge’
This “Merge” will mark the second time in blockchain history that a chain swaps out its old model for proof-of-stake
Oh no, they added NFTs to Winamp
Winamp version 5.9.1 is here, rejoice! The venerable — nay, aged — but reliable media player has been receiving sporadic updates over the last couple decades, but little truly new functionality has appeared (and that’s just fine by us users). But this new version brings an unexpected and thankfully optional feature: NFT playback. No, this … Read more