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Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya Calls FTX Implosion Sophisticated Con Perpetrated on Millions of People

Billionaire venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya says collapsed crypto exchange FTX was an "enormous financial fraud" that impacted tens of millions…

December 6, 2022

South Korean Judge Throws Out Arrest Warrant for Terra Founder Do Kwon’s Associates: Report

A South Korean judge has reportedly thrown out a recent arrest warrant issued for Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon’s associates.…

December 4, 2022

Ethereum-Based Altcoin Tumbles As DeFi Project Gets Hacked for Millions

Staked Binance Coin on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Ankr (aBNBc) has plummeted by over 90% after hackers exploited the token.…

December 2, 2022

Accusation That FTX Misused Customer Funds Presents ‘Prison’ Problem, Says Crypto Legal Expert Jeremy Hogan

Crypto legal expert Jeremy Hogan says that the possible misappropriation of user funds by disgraced crypto exchange FTX could amount…

December 1, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried Claims FTX US Users To Be Fully Compensated – But Everyone Else Will Only Get Fraction Back

Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is opining about the amounts that creditors of the embattled crypto exchange will receive in…

December 1, 2022

Crypto Lender BlockFi Sues Sam Bankman-Fried Company Over Robinhood Shares Following Bankruptcy Filing: Report

The bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi is suing Sam Bankman-Fried's holding company to recover collateral. According to a recent complaint…

November 30, 2022

Alameda Research Withdrew $204,000,000 in Crypto From FTX.US Days Before Collapse: Analytics Firm Arkham

Analytics firm Arkham Intelligence is unveiling the financial tracks of FTX's sister company Alameda Research days before the now-defunct crypto…

November 28, 2022

Amazon Prime Video Commissions Eight-Episode TV Series on Embattled Crypto Exchange FTX: Report

An eight-episode series based on the fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX crypto exchange is reportedly in the works…

November 26, 2022

Defunct Crypto Exchange FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Facing Fraud Investigation in Turkey

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried could face fraud charges overseas as Turkish officials probe the former…

November 25, 2022

Aave Community Proposes Governance Changes Following Attempted Crypto Exploit

Community members of lending and borrowing platform Aave (AAVE) are submitting a governance proposal in the wake of an unsuccessful…

November 25, 2022