“That only shocks you if you don’t know Sam,” says author Michael Lewis regarding the revelation in his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried.

FTX founder mulled giving Trump $5B not to run for president, says author

Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried once looked into paying Donald Trump not to run for United States president, according to Michael Lewis, the author of a new book documenting t...

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FTX Hacker Holding $300,000,000 in Crypto Suddenly Moves Millions Worth of Assets: On-Chain Data

A bad actor who hacked the infamous crypto exchange FTX as it was collapsing is abruptly moving millions of dollars worth of crypto assets. According to data from blockchain intelligen...

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XRP appears to be off to solid start in October

1 Billion XRP Unlocked From Escrow; Millions of Tokens Shifted by Ripple

According to crypto data tracker Whale Alert, Ripple has unlocked another 1 billion XRP from its escrow accounts. The release of the 1 billion tokens was done in three transactions. Th...

11 months ago

Brazil is set to issue digital identification documents for its more than 214 million citizens using blockchain technology.

Brazil to Issue Digital IDs for Its 214 Million Citizens Using Blockchain Technology

The states of Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, and Paraná will be the first to adopt this new system, utilizing a priva...

11 months ago

Ethereum fighting for its place on market, successfully breaking through local resistance

Ethereum (ETH) Rebounds Massively: Crypto Waking Up?

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is showing signs of life after a period of stagnation. The asset has recently seen a significant rebound, raising eyebrows a...

11 months ago

Conversations with key speakers at the Blockchain Expo Europe in Amsterdam suggest that cryptocurrency exchanges and companies see the continent as a key region for growth.

Europe drives institutional crypto adoption: Blockchain Expo Amsterdam

Europe remains fertile ground for the cryptocurrency ecosystem to flourish compared with harsher regulatory environments, according to prominent speakers at Blockchain Expo Europe 2023 in Amster...

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The judge’s comments came just before he denied Bankman-Fried’s request to be released from jail to prepare for trial.

Bankman-Fried may face ‘very long sentence’ if convicted: JudgeBankman-Fried may face ‘very long sentence’ if convicted: Judge

Sam Bankman-Fried, the indicted founder of now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, may face a “very long sentence” if convicted at his fraud trial starting next week, the judge ove...

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Coinbase CEO urges UK crypto holders to consider closing chase UK accounts. Chase UK cites fraud concerns as reason for crypto transaction ban.

Coinbase CEO Criticizes Chase UK's Crypto Ban

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, one of the US' largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has criticized JPMorgan Chase UK's recent decision to prohibit its customers in the UK from engagin...

11 months ago

Project Mariana Tested Cross-Border Trading Using CBDCs

BIS and Central Banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland Successfully Test Cross-Border CBDC Using DeFi

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have jointly announced a successful test of cross-border trading and settlement for...

11 months ago

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, a regional Swiss bank with over $7 billion in assets, joins SDX’s central securities depository.

6th Swiss bank joins SDX crypto exchange

Hypothekarbank Lenzburg, a regional Swiss bank with over $7 billion in assets, has become the sixth Swiss bank to join Six Digital Exchange (SDX). According to the press release f...

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