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February 01, 2023
Hold Your Horses

Web3 is not lawless territory. Regardless of how the term is defined or conceptualized, a number of existing laws and regulations already clearly apply – in some cases to the...


January 31, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried Allegedly Planned to Restart FTX Abroad

FTX Co-founder Gary Wang said Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to transfer funds and restart FTX abroad. That’s according to a filing made Monday (Jan. 30) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ),...


January 30, 2023
Bad News for Fraudsters as US Boosts Crypto-Crime Toolkit

The U.S. Treasury Department is flexing its cryptocurrency enforcement muscles as industry attention grows. The turbulent crypto sector has historically suffered from the perception that its anonymous and decentralized technical...


January 20, 2023
FTX Revival News Lifts Token and Adds Millions to Coffers

As FTX mulls a return to operations, its FTT token stash is growing more valuable. This, as the CEO tasked with steering the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange through its bankruptcy, John...


January 18, 2023
Crypto Industry Continues Balancing Contagion With Cleanup Post-FTX

Crypto continues battling through a historic shock to its system, while industry lessons accumulate. In just the past two weeks alone, bitcoin (BTC) has risen 30% on the year hitting...


January 17, 2023
Bitcoin Rallies to Pre-FTX Levels as Exchange’s Creditors Find Billions

Bitcoin broke $21,000 for the first time this year, and FTX’s management uncovered more assets. This, as the group of affiliated FTX Debtors announce they’ve identified $5.5 billion in liquid...


January 17, 2023
Blockchain Missing Use Case at Scale Bank of America CEO...

Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan claims the company has “hundreds” of blockchain patents.  The issue in deploying the technology behind those patents? The all-important fact is that there exists little regulation...


January 16, 2023
Former FTX US President Brett Harrison Starting New Company, Denies...

The former president of FTX is blasting the failed crypto exchange and its founder as he pivots to raising fresh funds for his new venture. That’s according to a 49-part...


January 13, 2023
Growing Scrutiny, Layoffs Mark Next Leg of Post-FTX Crypto Contagion

It’s been a choppy start to the new year for the crypto industry. This, as millions of customers are out of their entrusted money and thousands are out of a...