Judge says Sam Bankman-Fried cant blame FTX lawyers in opening remarks

In his opening remarks, Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that the disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) cannot blame the bankrupt firm’s lawyers, according to an Oct. 1 ruling. The Judge surmised that... Read more »

Op-ed: JPEX – A crypto scandal that shakes Hong Kong’s reputation

Hong Kong, a global financial hub and a gateway to China, has been rocked by a massive crypto scandal involving JPEX. This Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange allegedly defrauded thousands of investors of more... Read more »

Why Worldcoin fails to strike the balance between progress and privacy

The following is a guest post from Philippe Desmarais, CEO at Kelvin Zero. Want to have your retina scanned by a metal orb owned by a private company that shares the same... Read more »

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club announces Fan Token on Chiliz Chain, joining 80 other teams

English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced its intention to issue a fan token (SPURS) on the Chiliz Chain with the aim of providing supporters with new engagement avenues and access to... Read more »

Understanding the U.S. central banking system’s approach to all things crypto

Despite some concerns within the web3 community about the Federal Reserve’s understanding of the evolving digital landscape, recent evidence suggests that these fears may be unfounded. The Fed has been diligently studying... Read more »

NiceHash becomes latest crypto firm to leave U.K.

The cloud mining platform NiceHash said that it will end U.K. access to its services in a statement emailed to users around Sept. 27. The company said that it will no longer... Read more »

How Bitcoin’s liveliness and vaultedness show the switch to hodling

Liveliness and Vaultedness are pivotal metrics in understanding the changes in the Bitcoin network. At their core, these metrics revolve around the concept of ‘coinblocks’. A recently introduced metric from Glassnode, coinblocks... Read more »

Chase to block UK customers crypto-related transactions from October 16

Digital banking giant Chase U.K. said it will “decline” crypto-related payments made by its users starting October 16. In emails sent to customers and obtained by CryptoSlate, the bank stated that its... Read more »

Bitboy’s Ben Armstrong had gun ‘on the back seat’ while arrested ranting on livestream

Ben Armstrong, founder of the popular cryptocurrency YouTube channel BitBoy Crypto, was arrested during a bizarre livestream rant outside a private residence on Saturday. The rambling, one-sided conversation appeared to show Armstrong... Read more »

Hong Kong ramps up crypto business transparency after JPEX blowup

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has introduced new measures to enhance investors’ education following the JPEX debacle. In a Sept. 25 statement, the financial regulator announced its intention to publish... Read more »
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