Filecoin Plummets 30% Over the Week, Hovers Near All-Time Lows
The price of Filecoin has plummeted 30% in the past week, with the asset currently trading close to all-time lows.
EY ‘Did Not Initiate’ Transfers of $1.7M in Bitcoin Linked to Defunct QuadrigaCX
After years of dormancy, Bitcoin linked to QuadrigaCX is on the move. EY, overseeing the exchange’s bankruptcy, denies having any involvement.
Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Says Continued Viability in ‘Substantial Doubt’
Greenidge is also working with NYDIG on new repayment terms, handing over a substantial portion of its mining machines in the process.
How Tezos Was Ahead of the Proof-of-Stake Merge: Web Summit 2022
Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman talks about how the Tezos blockchain has used a proof-of-stake mechanism since its inception, her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming with Decrypt's Stephen Graves onstage at Web Summit in Lisbon.
What Are Proof of Reserves And Why Do They Matter?
Crypto’s latest obsession has been executing proof-of-reserve attestations. But what do they mean, and are all attestations created equal?
Trump NFT Prices Nosedive, Then Soar, as SNL Skewers Them
The floor price of the former president’s “digital trading cards” hit a pothole over the weekend.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Outlines Problems With the SEC’s Howey Test
The "Crypto Mom" says the oft-cited standard doesn’t fully address the status of decentralized crypto assets.
Dutch Bitcoin Exchange Bitvavo Alleges Digital Currency Group Is Having ‘Liquidity Problems’
DCG subsidiary Genesis still has a withdrawal freeze on its lending arm, and Grayscale’s Bitcoin fund is trading at record discounts.
Hal Finney's Twitter Account Just Came Back to Life
Finney was the first person ever to receive a Bitcoin transaction. He passed away in 2014, and had not tweeted since 2010.
FTX Files to Sell Four Independently Operated Subsidiaries
In an attempt to repay creditors, FTX Exchange is selling entities in the U.S., Japan, and Europe that operated independently.
Binance Deliberately Caused FTX Collapse: Kevin O’Leary
The star of “Shark Tank” had some strong words for the exchange at the FTX hearing in the U.S. Senate today.
Bitcoin, Ethereum Drop Sharply After Fed Signals More Interest Rate Hikes to Come
Bitcoin nosedived following the central bank’s decision to raise rates by 50 basis points.
Binance CEO Tells Staff Next Few Months ‘Will Be Bumpy’: Report
The statement comes as Binance comes under intense scrutiny from both the private and the public sectors, as well as its own customers.
Canada to Prohibit Crypto Firms From Offering Leveraged Trading to Citizens
Following “recent events in the crypto market,” Canada’s securities regulator is clamping down hard on crypto firms.
US Justice Dept Mulling Criminal Charges Against Binance Founder CZ: Report
Discussions between Binance attorneys and Department of Justice officials have reportedly included potential plea deals.
Sam Bankman-Fried Released to Parents' Palo Alto Home on $250 Million Bond
Sam Bankman-Fried was allowed to await trial with his parents in an agreement described by prosecutors as the "highest ever pre-trial bond."
Portion of Bitcoin Supply Held by Retail Investors Reaches All-Time High: Glassnode
Retail investors are accumulating more and more Bitcoin, according to blockchain data from Glassnode, setting a new peak.
Decrypt’s 2022 Crypto Project of the Year: Polygon
Mainstream brands like Starbucks, Reddit, and Instagram are adopting Polygon, and the Ethereum scaler is building for even broader adoption.
FTX Now Seeking 'Prompt Return' of Sam Bankman-Fried's Political Donations
The now-bankrupt FTX plans to recover political contributions from former management, even if the recipients donated funds to charities.
Visa Teases Ethereum Collab, Aims to ‘Actively Contribute’ to Crypto Development
The payment company released a paper Monday exploring the potential for crypto auto-payments.
Metaverse Tokens Flow, Apecoin Plummet Double-Digits Over The Week
Despite several bullish metrics in the NFT market, metaverse tokens, like the rest of the industry, still can’t shake the Fed.
Imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried May Relent in Extradition Fight: Reports
After four days facing "harsh" conditions in a Bahamanian prison, SBF may be open to returning to the USA.
Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin: Elon Musk Bans Put Twitter on 'Path to Authoritarianism'
Buterin would rather see Twitter provide users with 30 days’ notice before implementing new content moderation rules.
Solana DeFi Exchange Raydium Hacked for Over $2 Million
The attacker appears to have used the protocol’s own private keys to drain liquidity pools. It’s unclear how they got them.
New Coinbase Tool to Let Users Reclaim Stranded Ethereum Tokens
Untold numbers of ERC-20 tokens have been lost due to Coinbase incompatibility with the exchange—a new feature will finally retrieve them.
Donald Trump Now Has an NFT Collection—And Crypto Twitter 'Can’t Even'
The former U.S. president is selling $99 digital trading cards that show him as a superhero, astronaut, and more.
FTX Digital Exec Tipped Off Bahamian Authorities About Funds Sent to Alameda
Ryan Salame flagged transfers of customer funds from FTX to Alameda to Bahamian authorities just two days before FTX filed bankruptcy.
White House Refuses to Answer Questions About Sam Bankman-Fried Donations
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed she was bound from commenting on the matter by a Depression-era law.
Avalanche, Solana Jump as Crypto Market Claws Back $26 Billion Overnight
As the wider crypto market recovered some ground on Tuesday, the Avalanche and Solana tokens are among the day's top gainers.
SBF Says He Isn't Attending DC Hearing in Person Due to 'Paparazzi Effect'
The disgraced ex-CEO of the collapsed FTX empire also said he expects his testimony to be “underwhelming.”