Gary Wang, the co-founder and former chief technology officer of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in the criminal trial of former CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried on October 5. Wang admitted to committing crimes with the help of Bankman-Fried, former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX engineering director Nishad Singh. Wang stated that Bankman-Fried was […]
Ripple and its XRP token have been gaining significant attention recently, following a key court win in July. This victory has caused the total number of XRP wallets to surpass 4.8 million. The crypto firm celebrated the success with a massive party in New York City, where CEO Brad Garlinghouse even got a tattoo to […]
Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX and macro-analyst, recently predicted that Bitcoin’s price will reach between $750,000 and $1,000,000 per coin within 3 years. His prediction is based on the idea that all financial assets are due for an unprecedented boom. Hayes believes that Bitcoin will remain near $25,000 to $30,000 this year, before rising beyond […]
Trust Wallet token (TWT) rose 10% to $0.90 on Oct 5, bringing its overall weekly gain to 25%. The TWT bulls are not through, as the coin eyes another 15% rise in the coming weeks due to a technical setup. TWT formed a “double bottom” pattern, best visible on the weekly chart. This setup entails […]
Images of a Bitcoin wallet, BitKey, developed by Jack Dorsey’s company, Block Inc., have surfaced as reports suggest that the product’s beta is nearing its distribution stage. The wallet is designed with self-custody in mind, ensuring that users have full control over their crypto balance. It is expected to include various secondary features including fingerprint […]
Julie Schoening, former chief risk officer at FTX-owned LedgerX, was terminated in August 2022 after raising concerns about special privileges granted to FTX’s affiliated trading firm Alameda Research. In May 2022, Schoening’s team discovered code showing that Alameda received special treatment, such as being able to have a negative balance as high as $65 billion. […]
Alameda Research, the parent company of FTX, has been accused of using customer funds without their knowledge. According to The Wall Street Journal, some U.S.-based employees of FTX reportedly knew that the exchange had a backdoor that allowed Alameda to withdraw customers’ funds. The employees discovered the backdoor while examining the code used by FTX […]
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of BitMEX, has made a bold prediction for the future of Bitcoin, asserting that the Federal Reserve’s potential return to money printing could send the leading cryptocurrency on a soaring trajectory. Hayes points to a phenomenon known as the “bear steepener” as a red flag in the bond market, which could […]
Steven Schoenfield, former BlackRock managing director and current CEO of MarketVector Indexes, predicted that the U.S. SEC will approve a Spot Bitcoin ETF within three to six months during a panel discussion on ETFs at CCData’s Digital Asset Summit in London. Schoenfield previously estimated approval would take nine to twelve months.The SEC’s recent decision to […]
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been denied its motion to appeal a ruling that retail sales of XRP tokens do not constitute a security offering. District Court Judge Analisa Torres rejected the motion, citing that the SEC failed to establish the necessary conditions. The trial on the case will commence on April […]
