💸 Castle Island, a16z founders back Escape Velocity's $25 million fund
Mahesh Ramakrishnan and Salvador Gala, two 27-year-old Goldman Sachs alumni, have raised $25 million for their crypto-focused venture firm's first fund. the Boston-based firm started fundraising in June last year, when many crypto VCs were licking their wounds.
The pair already have $25 million in hard commitments but the total raised could go up to a $30 million cap before the fund officially closes in the coming weeks, Ramakrishnan said in an interview. Backing comes from founders from several top tier venture institutions such as Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Castle Island Ventures, Multicoin, Ribbit Capital and Framework Ventures — as well as senior partners from Apollo Global Management, where Ramakrishnan previously worked.
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🆘 SEC Charged 30 Crypto-related Enforcement Actions In 2022
According to a report from Cornerstone Research, the Securities and Exchange Commission continues to prioritize crypto-related enforcement under Chair Gary Gensler, bringing 30 enforcement actions against participants in the digital asset market in 2022.
According to the report, the SEC filed 24 lawsuits in federal courts in the United States and six administrative cases in 2022. Particularly, the number of lawsuits rose from 14 the year before. Initial coin offerings (ICOs) were the subject of 14 of the 30 enforcement actions in 2022, and fraud allegations were included in more than half of these ICO-related enforcement proceedings. Additionally, the SEC filed groundbreaking charges in 2022 relating to insider trading and market manipulation in the cryptocurrency area.
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🪙 Circle CEO: Digital Assets Need New Regulatory Definitions
According to Reuters, Jeremy Allaire, CEO of USDC stable currency issuer Circle, said in an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos that major markets such as the United States need new regulatory definitions.
Blockchain technology itself should be considered akin to an operating system, while individual use cases should be regulated individually, Allaire said; the new definition will help make it clearer which regulators are involved in which activities. Additionally, Allaire said that the European Union is leading the way in developing regulations for digital assets, and with the region’s Marketplace in Cryptoassets (MiCA) rules in place.
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📣 Bithumb ordered to pay damages for outage during bitcoin's 2017 rally: Yonhap
Crypto exchange Bithumb has been ordered to pay $200,000 in damages to more than a hundred investors over an exchange outage during bitcoin's rally in 2017. Bithumb has been ordered to pay each of the 132 investors damages from 8,000 won ($6.47) to 8 million won ($6,470).
The exchange went down for 11.5 hours on Nov. 12 2017, when bitcoin's price fell by $700 to $6,300 on the road to its epic rally to $20,000. The exchange went down because it couldn't handle the number of trades being made, which had doubled in size. The ruling initially went against the investors but it was later overturned on appeal. "The burden or the cost of technological failures should be shouldered by the service operator, not services users who pay commission for the service,".
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📣 Authorities In Europe Dismantle A Fraud Crypto Network In 4 Countries
Across Serbia, Germany, Cyprus, and Bulgaria, law enforcement authorities in Europe have taken down a network of cryptocurrency fraud. A call center scam allegedly utilized in the cross-border operation stole millions of euros from foreign victims.
Prior to their arrest, the fraudsters are said to have defrauded victims to the tune of tens of millions of euros by using call centers based in Serbia to defraud international victims. Cyprus is also said to have served as the fraudsters’ base of operations for the alleged money laundering operations. Beginning in 2021, the investigation that resulted in the fraudsters’ capture involved both Europol and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation.
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🔻 DEX Aggregator OpenOcean Now Expands To Optimism
Cross-chain DEX aggregator OpenOcean announced it has expanded to Optimism, allowing users to swap tokens between Optimism and other chains supported by the DEX aggregator. OpenOcean to expand its choices to make it easier for users to deal with cross-chain transactions.
OpenOcean has integrated two bridges, Multichain and Celer, and thirteen liquidity sources on Optimism to provide cross-chain trades. It currently supports over 1,100 cryptocurrencies, seeking to deliver competitive cross-chain swap returns based on various calculations, including price structure, gas fees, slippage, and optimized trading routes. the DEX aggregator also announced integration with WOO Network v2 and supercharger vaults on BNBChain, Avalanche, Fantom, and Polygon.
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🏦 Voyager Digital And Binance.US Acquisition Received Preliminary Approval
Voyager Digital, a bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, gained preliminary court clearance for its plan to sell $1.02 billion worth of assets to Binance.US. Voyager is trying to hasten the review of its request to sell assets to Binance. US, which can cause the agreement to be delayed or blocked.
The decision was made in the midst of a national security investigation into Binance. The US that Voyager is attempting to accelerate. Judge Michael Wiles permitted Voyager to sign the asset acquisition agreement and request creditor approval on January 10 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, but the sale won’t be complete until a subsequent court hearing, according to a Jan. 11 Reuters report.
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💰 Charles Hoskinson’s New Hospital Will Accept Cardano (ADA) for Payments
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has announced the launch of his new hospital called “Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic,” which will allow customers to pay for medical services using ADA, the native token of the Cardano ecosystem.
Announcing the development a few days ago, Hoskinson said the hospital would be open for business by February 2023. However, the Cardano founder did not reveal whether his new medical center will accept other major crypto assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). According to the hospital’s website, Hoskinson Health & Wellness Clinic is based in Wyoming, United States. The clinic is partly open and will be fully operational next month.
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📣 Bonk Inu (BONK) Burns Over 5 Trillion Tokens As Its Price Decreases By 50%
Developers behind the Solana-based memecoin project Bonk Inu burnt almost 5 trillion tokens, or 5% of the entire supply, earlier on Friday. The action claimed to have essentially burnt all tokens reserved for project developers.
As prices fell by roughly 50% in the last 24 hours, 5% of the token supply that is allocated to the team has been burned. In the last 24 hours, CremaFinance exchanges and Gate.io have implemented bonk-based trading events and NFT mints, increasing the memecoin’s usability for traders and holders. Over the last five days, over four million transactions were recorded, indicating that holders were actively participating.
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💰 MoneyGram Required The Court To Seal Parts Of Its Filings In The XRP Lawsuit
MoneyGram asked the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday to seal some of the summary judgment documents in the ongoing dispute between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
MoneyGram stated that it hopes to secure company information and employee names by sealing portions of its documentation for the summary judgment, a sort of judgment normally delivered on the basis of statements and evidence without a full trial. putting an end to a related arrangement that involved on-demand liquidity transactions worth a few billion dollars.
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⚪️ Justin Sun: Huobi Plans To Reach 100 Million Users By 2023
On January 3, Justin Sun, the founder of TRON and a member of the advisory board of Huobi Global, shared on his account that Huobi plans to reach 100 million users in 2023.Meanwhile, Huobi still needs to explain about Pi Network, accusing the exchange of arbitrarily listing Pi.
Justin Sun is proud to present Huobi Exchange which has 100% uptime and has not had a single security breach in the industry in the past ten years. This is because it operates in an industry where cyber-attacks and hacks are widespread.However, in further development, Pi Network has officially listed on the Huobi exchange. According to the latest statement, Huobi announced it would be opening Pi (Pi Network) spot trading (PI/USDT ) at 09:00 (UTC) on December 29.
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📣 Compass Mining Wins $1.5 Million In Court Ruling Against Dynamics
On Thursday, Judge J Travis Laster, of the Delaware Court of Chancery, ruled in favour of Compass Mining and entered a default judgment against Dynamics for $1,474,400, plus post-judgment interest and costs.
Compass launched a lawsuit on the grounds that Dynamics was hostage-taking its equipment and claimed that the accusations were totally false. Additionally, the firm said that while it had contributed roughly $1.7 million to the development and maintenance of three buildings, Dynamics had failed to meet some of its duties. according to a statement, Compass is unclear whether it will be able to recover that money.
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📣 California regulator issues barrage of crypto scam warnings
California’s financial regulator released a barrage of 16 crypto scam alerts between Dec. 27 and 28, warning consumers of potentially fraudulent crypto websites and brokers. crypto scam alert bombardment took place on Jun. 15, when 26 notices were pushed out.
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation rarely releases more than one warning at a time, but seems to have made an exception for crypto. Its previous crypto scam alert bombardment took place on Jun. 15, when 26 notices were pushed out. Some of the sites attempted to dupe well-known entities, with names such as “eth-Wintermute.net,” “UniSwap LLC” and “RB Hood.”
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📣 WBS Bangkok 2022 Was Successfully And Opened A Bright Future For Web3
World’s largest blockchain and web3 summit series, WBS has hosted over 35,000 industry stakeholders at over 20 editions in over 10 destinations worldwide. WBS Bangkok 2022 was a great success and opened up a bright future for Web3 after 2 days of the organization.
During the two-day summit, blockchain solution providers, Web3 projects, investment partners, and community partners showcased their services and made networking possible. The summit also features inspirational keynotes, pitch competitions, panel discussions, investor meet-ups, project showcases, industry use cases, and a host of formal and informal networking opportunities.
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🟠 Binance.US’s Voyager Acquisition Agreement Final Hearing Will Take Place On March 2
The final hearing for Binance.US’ acquisition of Voyager’s assets will be held on March 2, and the calculation date for the price of user recovery funds has not yet been determined. The UCC sought greater protection in light of the unexpected collapse of FTX.
In response to the process of Binance.US acquiring Voyager assets, the Voyager Unsecured Creditors Committee (UCC) stated on Twitter that after the bidding is completed, stakeholders in the transaction have 28 days to raise objections, and the objection deadline is on February 22, a hearing to finalize the deal is scheduled for March 2, which provides a week to respond to any objections before the hearing. the risks of theft and fraud in the cryptocurrency industry.
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🇮🇳 RBI Governor Says Cryptocurrency Is Gambling With No Economic Value
Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), spoke at the Business Today Banking and Economy Summit and reaffirmed his position calling for the outlawing of cryptocurrencies on the grounds that they are speculative and similar to gambling.
The governor of the RBI restated the position of the central bank on cryptocurrencies, saying they should be outlawed. According to Das, the RBI’s position on cryptocurrencies is unchanged, noting that they should be viewed like gambling activities rather than as financial products, India Today reported on January 13. Das claimed that the lack of underlying value in cryptocurrencies is what poses the greatest threat to the financial sector.
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🏦 Cathie Wood's Ark Invest adds another $2.5 million in Coinbase shares
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest loaded up on more Coinbase shares Thursday, continuing this week's spending spree as the stock rallies. Ark added 52,813 Coinbase shares to its Ark Innovation ETG, according to its latest trade filing. Shares in the crypto exchange closed up 8.6% to $47.44 Thursday.
On Tuesday, Coinbase revealed plans to cut 950 staff or about 20% of its total headcount. Following an initial dip in pre-market, shares popped shortly after the open and were up more than 7% by midday. Analysts at Needham called the cuts "necessary" and maintained a buy rating on Coinbase. as the fund added Coinbase shares throughout the month. Wood's fund has long been an admirer of the crypto exchange.
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Expectations leaning on a drop 6.5%
🟢 Bullish if we go below it
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💰 FTX Spent $40 Million Catering To Food, Flights And Hotels In 9 Months
Before finally going bankrupt in November 2022, FTX blew a fortune on high-end lodging, travel, and dining during the preceding nine months. According to documents submitted to the court, FTX spent $40 million on lodging, transportation, and dining between January and September of 2022.
More than 15 million US dollars is going toward high-end hotels and other types of accommodations, while 5.8 million US dollars is going toward a resort. In March, the British royal family stayed at the Grand Hyatt, which is a four-star hotel, costing them a total of $3.6 million. The construction of the Rosewood resort, which has five stars, cost $800,000. The company then filed for bankruptcy in November of that year citing “liquidity issues.“
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💰 FTX attempting to recover millions donated to charities
Defunct crypto exchange FTX and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) donated millions to charities. Now the firm’s new management is trying to recover the donations, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Jan. 8.
Federal prosecutors and regulators allege that SBF, FTX, and its affiliates, which include defunct hedge fund Alameda Research, stole user funds and poured billions of dollars into risky bets that did not pan out. FTX and its affiliates filed for bankruptcy in November 2022. SBF pled ‘not guilty’ to multiple counts of fraud earlier this week, and his criminal trial is set for October 2023.
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🪙 BUSD Sees $5 Billion Reduction in Supply in 24 Days
According to statistics, the stablecoin BUSD saw a significant drop in its supply over the past 30 days, shedding roughly 23.8% from Dec. 5, 2022, to Jan. 6, 2023. Since Dec. 13, 2022, BUSD’s supply has been reduced by more than $5 billion.
BUSD, the stablecoin founded by Paxos and Binance, has experienced a significant reduction in its circulating supply. Data shows that among the top ten stablecoins by market capitalization, BUSD has lost the most between Dec. 5, 2022, and Jan. 6, 2023. Tether managed to increase by 1.1% over the past month, and USDC jumped by 1.8% in the last 30 days.
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🪙 Bitcoin Miner Stronghold Converts $17.9 Million Of Debt To Preferred Stock
According to a press release on Tuesday, Stronghold Digital Mining, a Bitcoin miner, has reached an agreement with noteholders to convert $17.9 million in convertible debt into $23.1 million in convertible preferred shares.
The transaction marks the Bitcoin miner’s most recent attempt to strengthen its balance sheet. Stronghold reached an arrangement in August to pay off a debt of $67.4 million by returning 26,200 mining machines to the lender NYDIG.In an effort to increase its cash flow, the company terminated a hosting contract with Northern Data of Germany in September. Greg Beard, co-chairman and chief executive officer, stated.
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💰 ENS Domains Surpassed Over 2.2 Million New Registrations In 2022
Over 2.2 million ENS domains were registered in 2022. This number marks strong growth over the past year. There were around 437,000 new .eth registrations in September 2022, setting a new monthly record. The increase in subscribers peaked prior to an update to The Merge.
Key ENS measures, such as registrations, renewals, and revenue, were at an all-time high, according to Nick Johnson, the project’s developer, in May 2022. ENS domain names must be created as NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain and finish in “.eth.” They can be traded on auxiliary NFT markets. You need a crypto-native browser, such as Brave, to access.eth domains.
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🪙 Circulation Of Circle USDC Grew By $200 Million Over The Last Week
Circle issued a total of USD 4.2 billion USDC, redeemed USD 4 billion USDC, and increased circulation by USD 200 million from the 22nd to the 29th of December. The reserve consisted of 10.4 billion dollars in cash and 34.2 billion dollars in short-term US government bonds.
The company that is responsible for the stablecoin known as USDC, Circle, has raised the circulation of the coin as of the final week of 2022. From the 22nd to the 29th of December, Circle issued a total of USD 4.2 billion USDC, redeemed USD 4 billion USDC, and increased circulation by USD 200 million, as stated by official Circle sources. As of the 29th of December, the total amount of USDC in circulation was 44.3 billion dollars.
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💰 Vitalik Buterin Helped Solana Out Of 22 Month Low With A Tweet
Solana, the network that was most devastated after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX empire, is still facing difficulties as SOL, its native token, is in serious decline and could become among the most devalued tokens of 2022 after LUNA and FTT.
Ironically, Ether is Solana’s most serious opponent, even though Solana was previously dubbed the “Ethereum killer,” but now it seems a bit vain. After the Ethereum founder tweeted support for the blockchain most severely damaged by FTX’s collapse, SOL mostly reversed from the 15% decline.SOL recovered from its $8.02 low on Thursday to retake the $9.63 trading range, where it had been trading for the majority of the day.
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⚡️ Sam Bankman-Fried Criminal Case Assigned To Judge Lewis Kaplan
U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan replaces his colleague Ronnie Abrams in the Sam Bankman-Fried criminal case. Judge Ronnie Abrams withdrew from the case because her husband’s law company had previously provided advice to FTX, SBF’s now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange.
According to Reuters, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan replaces his colleague Ronnie Abrams, Kaplan is also in charge of high-profile defamation lawsuits against former U.S. President Donald Trump and a sexual abuse lawsuit against Britain’s Prince Andrew. Ronnie Abrams overseeing Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBF) high-profile criminal prosecution withdrew from the case.
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💰 Uniswap Social Dominance Increases By 443.6% Despite Its Poor On-chain Metrics
The price motion of the whole crypto market over the previous several days has not been in line with investor interest. However, Uniswap remained a hot topic in the crypto space as its social dominance went up this week.
Despite the fact that most cryptocurrencies did not see an increase, LunarCrush reported that UNI remained a big subject in the crypto realm this week, with its social dominance increasing. UNI remained popular, but market signs indicated that investors should be wary since things may worsen in the following days.
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