Chainalysis, a blockchain sleuth company valued at $8.6 billion last year, has announced a layoff of approximately 150 of its 900 staff members. This follows a smaller layoff of 4.8% of staff back in February. CEO Michael Gronager has stated that the layoffs are a necessary part of the firm’s pivot towards clients in the […]
Silvergate Bank, a crypto-friendly institution, collapsed this year due to its over-dependence on risky crypto deposits and nepotism that led to ineffective management, according to the Federal Reserve’s Office of Inspector General. In 2013, the bank changed its strategy to focus on customers engaged in crypto activities, leading to rapid growth from $1 billion to […]
UBS Asset Management, a major global fund management company, has launched its first “live pilot” of a tokenized money market fund on the Ethereum blockchain. The company is using its proprietary service, UBS Tokenize, to explore on-chain processes such as subscriptions and redemptions. This pilot program is part of the broader Project Guardian, an initiative […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, often referred to as SBF, is facing one of the most significant legal battles in the crypto industry. SBF was a renowned figure in the crypto industry, leading the celebrity-endorsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX. However, the U.S. government has charged SBF with seven primary charges, including wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy […]
Chainalysis, a blockchain analytics firm, has reduced its headcount by 15% this week, amounting to approximately 135 staff. This is the second round of cuts for the company this year due to the ongoing crypto bear market reducing the demand for commercial products. A spokesperson for Chainalysis confirmed the firm had around 900 employees before […]
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon believes that artificial intelligence (AI) could be applied to every single process of the firm’s operations and may even replace humans in certain roles. In an interview with Bloomberg, Dimon said he expects to see “all different types of models” and tools and technology for AI in the future. He added […]
Coinbase, a US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has been granted a major payment institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This license allows Coinbase to provide regulated digital payment token (DPT) products and services to both individuals and institutions in Singapore. Coinbase has expressed its gratitude to the MAS for its instrumental role in […]
UBS Asset Management has announced the launch of a “tokenized money market fund” pilot program on Ethereum (ETH). The pilot program, led by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), uses UBS Tokenize, the company’s in-house tokenization service, to manage fund subscriptions and redemptions through a smart contract. This initiative is part of UBS’s global strategy […]
A class-action lawsuit against Terraform Labs and its co-founder Do Kwon over fraud allegations has been dropped. The notice of voluntary dismissal was filed on Sept. 28 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and did not state the reasons for dropping the case without prejudice. The court had not […]
Volatility Shares, a financial firm offering a range of exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, has cancelled its plans to launch an Ethereum futures ETF on Oct. 2. In an email with Cointelegraph, the company’s co-founder and president, Justin Young, confirmed the cancellation, citing changes in the market. However, Young added that plans for an ETH futures […]
