MaestroBots, a popular cryptocurrency trading bot on the Telegram messenger app, has taken swift action to refund users who were affected by a recent smart contract exploit. The incident occurred on October 24, targeting a total of 280 ETH. The Maestro team immediately responded by refunding the impacted users and allocated 610 ETH from their […]
MaestroBots, a prominent cryptocurrency trading bot on the Telegram messenger app, has taken swift action to refund users affected by a recent smart contract exploit. The incident occurred on October 24, targeting a total of 280 ETH. The Maestro team immediately responded by refunding the impacted users and announced their commitment to user security and […]
FTX, a bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, has announced plans to sell $744 million worth of its Trust assets held at Grayscale and Bitwise. The assets include various exchange-traded products managed by Grayscale, such as Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts, as well as Bitwise’s 10 Crypto index fund. FTX stated that the sales are necessary to mitigate potential […]
FTX, a bankrupt crypto exchange, has filed a request with the bankruptcy court in Delaware to sell key trust funds worth $744 million. These funds include assets from Grayscale, a crypto asset manager, and Bitwise, a custody service provider. The purpose of the sale is to prepare for forthcoming distributions to creditors. The trust assets, […]
DZ Bank AG, one of Germany’s largest banks, has launched its own digital assets custody platform using blockchain technology. The platform will cater to institutional clients, offering them crypto securities such as the crypto bond from Siemens. DZ Bank believes that distributed ledger technology (DLT) will play a significant role in the capital market business […]
Ripple’s legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is nearing its end, with a settlement on the horizon. The SEC filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs in 2020, claiming that its XRP token is an unregistered security. While Ripple secured a partial victory in court, the case is still ongoing as the […]
Prominent cryptocurrency attorney John E. Deaton has provided insights into the ongoing lawsuit between Ripple Labs and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the digital currency XRP. Deaton believes that a settlement valued at $20 million or less would be a significant legal victory for Ripple. He refutes the notion that the lawsuit’s outcome […]
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is facing a potential sentence of 20 to 25 years in prison, according to former government prosecutors. The maximum sentence for his crimes has been estimated at 110 to 115 years. The prosecutors believe that Bankman-Fried’s fraud through FTX and alleged perjury during the trial warrant a severe sentence. However, […]
Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm, has suffered a significant loss after investing nearly a quarter billion dollars into FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. Alfred Lin, a partner at Sequoia Capital, accused FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of deliberately misleading and lying to the firm. Lin reached this conclusion after conducting an extensive review of Sequoia’s due […]
Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, a crypto exchange that collapsed last year, has been found guilty on all counts in his fraud trial. A federal jury convicted Bankman-Fried on seven criminal charges, including wire fraud, securities fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. Prosecutors accused him of stealing billions in customer funds from FTX to cover […]
