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"FTX wants to raise $1B at $32B valuation." September 22, 2022

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,240 Ethereum is up .5% at $1308 Binance Coin up .5% at $270 Algorand. Up 16% Messari raises 35M series B FTX wants to raise 1B at a 32B valuation. Kraken's CEO Jesse Powell to step down. Wintermute puts deadline on whitehat offer. Helium to move to Solana blockchain after community vote WSJ says Coinbase ran proprietary trading desk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 20225 min

"Iran testing digital Rial" September 21, 2022

Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,171 Ethereum is down .5% at $1348 Binance Coin up 2% at $269 Iran to test digital Rial. a16z leading $51M round for Sardine. Coin98 unveils stablecoin CUSD Revolut expands US offerings with 29 tokens. DC Comics syncs with Funko for physical/digital release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 21, 20225 min

"Saylor buys the August dip" September 20, 2022

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $19,215 Ethereum is down ,5% at $1354 Binance Coin down slightly at $269 MicroStrategy buys another 300 BTC. Sparkster ordered to pay $35M and wind down token. Alameda will repay $200M to Voyager. Wintermute hacked for $160M Nasdaq set to launch crypto custody service Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 20, 20225 min

"FT says officials want Interpol Red Notice issued for Do Kwon" September 19, 2022

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Bitcoin is up slightly at $18,746 Ethereum is up slightly at $1314 Binance Coin up slightly at $262 South Korean authorities ask Interpol for Red Notice for Do Kwon. Ethereum Name Service says they've regained control of eth.link Hacker/s lifts $3M from vanity wallets. EVGA will stop making graphics cards. SEC/Ripple call for immediate ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 19, 20225 min

"Do Kwon says he's cooperating with authorities" September 18, 2022

Today's blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,911 Ethereum is down slightly at $1432 Binance Coin down .5% at $275 SEC brings lawsuit against two crypto advisory firms for misappropriation of funds. Binance's CZ praises Biden's crypto regulation despite wider industry criticisms. Do Kwon says he's cooperating with authorities. Yuga Labs hires first chief gaming officer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 18, 20224 min

"Amazon at work on prototype for digital Euro" September 17, 2022

Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,811 Ethereum is down slightly at $1418 and Binance Coin down slightly at $276 Amazon working on prototype for ECB's digital euro. Two Sigma Ventures raises $400M for two new funds. Binance errors in favor of HNT/Mobile holders Grayscale calls dibs on 3.1M ETHPoW tokens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 17, 20224 min

"Magna closes $15M funding round" September 16, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,854 Ethereum is down slightly at $1476 and Binance Coin down slightly at $275 EthPoW slides 60% after mainnet launches Magna closes $15M funding round FTX in the lead for Voyager's assets. Investors add 74M to Valkyrie's holdings. TrueLayer announces layoffs. Links: A message from TrueLayer CEO | TrueLayer Magna Token Management Raises $15M in Seed Funding Led by Tiger Global and Tusk Venture Partners FTX Is in the Lead to Buy Crypto Lender Voyager Digital’s Assets Out of Bankruptcy: Source ETHPoW (ETHW) plunges over 60% a day after mainnet launch Valkyrie raises $73.6M for crypto-focused trusts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 20225 min

"The Merge is here" September 15, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,124 Ethereum is up slightly at $1591 and Binance Coin up slightly at $275 Ethereum's merge finalized. PredictIt sues to block CFTC mandated shutdown. Craig Wright tells Norwegian court he broke hard drive containing private keys but wants court order to go after Satoshi's BTC. Links: Craig Wright Tells Court He ‘Stomped on the Hard Drive’ Containing Satoshi Wallet Keys Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake PredictIt Sues US Regulator Over Move to Nix Contracts (Correct) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 20226 min

"South Korea issues warrant for Do Kwon's arrest" September 14, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $20,096 Ethereum is down slightly at $1587 and Binance Coin down 1% at $277 BTC & cryptos slide on wider markets downturn due to CPI South Korean courts issue warrent for Do Kwon's arrest. BTC money laundering suspect arrested in The Netherlands Craig Wright's lawyers say they'll not offer cryptographic proof in ongoing trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 14, 20225 min

"Starbucks announces Starbucks Odyssey — NFT based loyalty program" September 13, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $22,606 Ethereum is up slightly at $1740 and Binance Coin up .5% at $296 Ravencoin up 17% Starbucks announces Starbucks Odyssey in partnership with Polygon. Coinbase PM's brother pleads guilty to insider trading. Huobi Global delists 7 privacy coins. BitGo files $100M lawsuit against Galaxy Digital. Fidelity eyeing bitcoin trading for retail customers. Stone Ridge to sunset bitcoin strategy fund. Links: Stone Ridge liquidation Filing Documents for 0001193125-22-242484 Huobi Global to Delist DASH, DCR, FIRO, XMR, XVG, ZEC, and ZEN-Huobi Global-Official Huobi Website Starbucks brewing revolutionary Web3 experience for its Starbucks Rewards members BitGo on Twitter: "Late yesterday, BitGo filed a lawsuit against Galaxy Digital seeking damages of more than $100 million arising from Galaxy’s improper repudiation and intentional breach of its merger agreement with BitGo." / Twitter First Guilty Plea in Coinbase-Related Insider Trading Charges Fidelity to offer bitcoin trading to retail customers: Reports Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 13, 20225 min

"Fireblocks reaches Centaur status" September 12, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up .5% at $22,314 Ethereum is down slightly at $1746 and Binance Coin up .5% at $298 Hodlnaut vs Craig Wright in Norway Fireblocks takes Centaur title. The Block says Solana data suggests they're having a moment. Square Enix will validate on Oasys. Amber Group cuts 10% of staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 12, 20225 min

"DBS acquiring land in The Sandbox" September 11, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,560 Ethereum is down slightly at $1767 and Binance Coin down slightly at $295 DBS is acquiring a 3x3 plot of land in The Sandbox Algorand Foundation has $35M of exposure to troubled lender Hodlnaut Vitalik Buterin surprises guests at Kyiv Tech Summit. Blockchain. com to open an office in Dubai. Paradigm says infrastructure providers should not be subject to US treasury sanctions. Links: DBS partners with The Sandbox to launch ‘DBS BetterWorld’ to demonstrate how the metaverse can be used as a force for good Algorand Foundation exposure to Hodlnaut Base Layer Neutrality - Paradigm Dubai grants provisional approval to crypto firm Blockchain.com | Reuters Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin Appears at Kyiv Tech Summit to Support for Ukraine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 11, 20225 min

"MicroStrategy files to sell $500M shares — says more BTC possible." September 10, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai MicroStrategy will sell $500M more shares — could buy more BTC. Bolt walks away from $1.5B Wyre deal. Senators ask Mark Zuckerberg for comments on crypto scams. Quentin Tarantino & Miramax walk away from lawsuit. Community Labs raises $30M in strategic funding. Links: Quentin Tarantino Reaches Settlement With Miramax in ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Lawsuit Letter to Zuck Bolt's $1.5 billion deal to buy Wyre dies MicroStrategy prospectus Community Labs raises $30 million strategic funding round Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 10, 20225 min

"FTX Ventures takes 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital" September 9, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,935 Ethereum is down slightly at $1700 and Binance Coin up slightly at $292 FTX Ventures takes 30% stake in SkyBridge Capital DAO Maker hack funds on the move for the first time in a year. Florida man pleads guilty to role in $100M crypto ponzi scheme. SEC will form new office for crypto filings. Chainalysis collaborates with US LE to recover $30M from Ronin hack. Links: EmpiresX Head Trader Pleads Guilty to Global Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud Scheme that Amassed Approximately $100 Million from Investors | OPA | Department of Justice $30 Million Seized: How the Cryptocurrency Community Is Making It Difficult for North Korean Hackers To Profit - Chainalysis SEC to form a new office for crypto disclosures FTX Ventures to Acquire Stake in SkyBridge Capital Cash from 2021 DAO Maker Crypto Hack Being Mixed Through Tornado Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 9, 20225 min

"Mysten Labs closes $300M round." September 8, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by [jam.ai](www.jam.ai) Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,329 Ethereum is up slightly at $1637 and Binance Coin down slightly at $278 Mysten Labs secures $300M in Series B GameStop partners with FTX.US NBA partners with Sorare Coinberry files suit against users over BTC. Voyager will auction assets Lael Brainard says crypto industry needs new regulations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 8, 20225 min

"Tesseract raises $78M" September 7, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is up slightly at $18,735 Ethereum is up slightly at $1512 and Binance Coin up slightly at $263 Tesseract raises $78M in first funding round. Attacker profits $370k off of flash loan attack. Circle CEO says Binance's decision re: BUSD is good for USDC liquidity. Kwasi Kwarteng to be the new finance minister in UK. 3AC withdraws $45M from Curve and Convex Links: (1) Jeremy Allaire on Twitter: "Sharing some perspective on Binance forced conversion of USDC. Lots of misleading headlines and interpretations. Binance is not ending support for USDC, and change will likely lead to more USDC flowing to Binance. Here’s why. 1/" / Twitter (1) CertiK Alert on Twitter: "#CertiKSkynetAlert🚨 CertiK Skynet has reported a #flashloan attack on #AVAX impacting contract 0xe767c... & some LPs. The attacker profited ~$370k USDC. Possible impacted protocols include: @nereusfinance @traderjoe_xyz @CurveFinance Contact us for analysis. Stay Frosty!☃️ https://t.co/bZvtgVPpl4" / Twitter Former Revolut big cheese Alan Chang’s Tesseract raises $78m | Sifted 3AC withdraws $45 million from Curve and Convex UK’s New PM Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 7, 20225 min

"Sony Music files trademark for NFT media" September 6, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,671 Ethereum is up slightly at $1566 and Binance Coin up slightly at $274 Sony Music files trademark for NFT media. Binance prioritizes BUSD on platform. Federal Police in Australia form crypto unit. Indian Police make arrests over $12M scam crypto scam. Aave halts Eth lending ahead of merge. Liz truss takes over at number 10 Downing St. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 6, 20225 min

"LG picks Hedera Blockchain for NFTs" September 5th, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by [jam.ai](www.jam.ai) Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,671 Ethereum is up slightly at $1566 and Binance Coin up slightly at $274 Poolin acknowledges liquidity trouble. Nigeria wants to create a virtual free zone LG picks Hedera Blockchain for NFTs Stepn announces move to Cyberport in HK UKs financial reporting council scrutinizes Revolut. Links: NFT sneaker game maker Stepn to set up first office in Hong Kong’s government-owned Cyberport as regional headquarters | South China Morning Post Announcement on settlement adjustment and ZERO fee promo – Poolin Help Center UK regulators find flaws in audit of crypto-friendly neobank Revolut: FT LG Picks Lesser-Known Hedera Blockchain for Television NFTs A Virtual Free Zone in Africa Is Being Discussed with Binance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 5, 20225 min

"Responses to executive order on crypto due next week" September 4, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is down slightly at $19,805 Ethereum is up .5% at $1574 and Binance Coin up slightly at $279 BlackRock to use Kraken subsidiary for crypto offering. CZ said Binance has identified two suspects in KyberSwap hack. PWC Venezeula twitter hacked to promote scam. Responses to Biden's Executive order on crypto due next week. Vasil upgrade confirmed for Sept. 22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 4, 20225 min

"Hackers steal $180k from Bill Murray" September 3rd, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,811 Ethereum is down slightly at $1547 and Binance Coin down slightly at $276 FIFA & Algorand announce FIFA+ NFT collection. UBS & Wealthfront part ways. Hackers target acting icon Bill Murray. dYdX requires liveness check for promotion Links: FIFA to launch FIFA+ Collect UBS, Wealthfront call off $1.4 billion deal dYdX on Twitter: "Due to extremely overwhelming demand of the $25 deposit bonus promotion, we are ending the campaign, effective immediately. Thank you to the many thousands of new users that onboarded to dYdX today. We truly underestimated the amount of interest the campaign garnered." / Twitter Hacker Steals Bill Murray’s Crypto After $185K NFT Charity Auction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 3, 20225 min

"Snap shutters web3 division" September 2, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by jam.ai Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,084 Ethereum is down slightly at $1590 and Binance Coin up slightly at $279 Compass will move 2 GA based facilites to TX. Coinbase misprices Georgia national currency. Snap shutters web3 division among layoffs. Yuga Labs teases dark Koda backstory Thailand will strengthen rules for crypto ads. Links: Otherside on Twitter Jake Sheinman on Twitter: "After ~4 years at @Snap, today is my last day. As a result of the company restructure, decisions were made to sunset our web3 team. The same team that I co-founded last year with other pirates who believed in digital ownership and the role that AR can play to support that. 1/2" / Twitter Compass Mining hosting partner sites shut down in Georgia due to 50% power spike Crypto Ads in Thailand Must Feature Clear Investment Warnings, New Regulations Require – Regulation Bitcoin News Coinbase Users Across Georgia Milk Price Bug for 100x Profit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 2, 20225 min

"DC AG Sues MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor Over Taxes" September 1, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by Jam.ai Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,060 Ethereum is down slightly at $1,575 and Binance Coin up slightly at $278 DC attorney general sues Michael Saylor over alleged tax evasion. Tickemaster partners with Dapper Labs' Flow for NFT tickets. South Korean officers arrest 16 over alleged foreign exchange violations. crypto. com withdraws from Champion's League sponsorship. a16z wants to help solve NFT copyright issues. Links: AG Karl A. Racine on Twitter: "NEW: Today, we’re suing Michael Saylor - a billionaire tech executive who has lived in the District for more than a decade but has never paid any DC income taxes - for tax fraud." / Twitter South Korean customs officers arrest 16 people for alleged foreign exchange violations The Can’t Be Evil NFT Licenses - a16z crypto EXCLUSIVE: Crypto.com pulled out of huge Champions League sponsorship at last moment | SportBusiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 1, 20225 min

"President of Paraguay sends crypto bill back to legislators" August 31, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $20,348 Ethereum is down slightly at $1601 and Binance Coin down .5% at $287 Proof Collective picks up 50M in series A FBI issues recommendations for DeFi investors Paraguay's president vetos crypto proposal X2Y2 removes artist royalties from NFT purchases. British national faces extradition to US for his role in OneCoin scam. Links: Presidencia Paraguay on Twitter: "Por Decreto N° 7692 el Poder Ejecutivo objeta totalmente el proyecto de ley que busca regular la criptominería en el país 👉 https://t.co/sDHUERhUe1 https://t.co/VpgQij4AFh" / Twitter Cyber Criminals Increasingly Exploit Vulnerabilities in Decentralized Finance Platforms to Obtain Cryptocurrency, Causing Investors to Lose Money X2Y2 on Twitter: "Buyers on X2Y2 can now choose the amount of royalties they would like to contribute to projects. Dominant aggregators intend to provide similar functionality in the imminent future. As such, X2Y2 would like to make sure we are ready & staying on top of market movements." / Twitter British National Accused in OneCoin Scam Set to Face US Extradition: Report Press Release - PROOF of Documentation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 31, 20225 min

"OptiFi locks $661k in USDC due to programming error" August 30, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,398 Ethereum is up slightly at $1586 and Binance Coin down slightly at $289 OptiFi locks 661k in USDC, will shutter. Xterio raises 40M Thai SEC fines Bitkub exec 235k. Funds on the raise — DBA crypto seeks 500M. 776 seeks 177.6M. Links: OptiFi Program Incident Report — 08/29/22 | by OptiFi | Aug, 2022 | Medium SEC FORM D Galaxy and Genesis execs raising $500M crypto fund Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six Targets $177.6 Million for Crypto Token Fund — The Information Game Publisher and Developer Xterio Raises $40M Led by FunPlus, FTX Ventures, Makers Fund, XPLA and More to Create the Next Great Cross-platform Web3 Franchises | Business Wire Thai SEC Fines Bitkub Executive $235K for Insider Trading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 30, 20225 min

"Metaverse category debuts at VMA awards" August 29th, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $19,826 Ethereum is up slightly at $1450 and Binance Coin down slightly at $271 VMA awards feature first ever metaverse category. BarrelDAO sells out NFT-linked Solana Summer Shandy. AVAX slides on whistleblower's announcment. Mysten Labs Discord hacked. Links: Crypto Leaks | Ava Labs (Avalanche) attacks Solana & cons regulators in evil conspiracy with bought law firm, Roche Freedman BarrelDAO sells out NFT-linked Solana Summer Shandy beer Sui by Mysten Labs on Twitter: "🚨URGENT 🚨 Our Discord server has been hacked. Please do not click on any links posted in the last 8 hours. Our team is working to resolve this ASAP. Thank you for your patience." / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 29, 20225 min

"Pew survey says majority of 41M Americans feel crypto has underperformed" August 28, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,046 Ethereum is up slightly at $1486 and Binance Coin down slightly at $279 Pew survey results. AntPool says they won't maintain client assets on Ethereum after merge. Grayscale unsure of alt trust regulatory certainty. CoinSwitch Kuber cooperating with Indian Enforcement Directorate. Links: 46% of cryptocurrency investors in US say it did worse than expected | Pew Research Center Grayscale, Disclosing SEC Queries, Says Cryptos XLM, ZEC, ZEN May be Securities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 28, 20225 min

"Hetzner says Ethereum nodes on their cloud violate TOS" August 27, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $20,227 Ethereum is up slightly at $1505 and Binance Coin up slightly at $283 Cloud provider Hetzner says Ethereum nodes on their cloud violate TOS. MAS asks for details from firms ahead of more regulation. SushiSwap community votes to decrease Head Chef salary. eth.link expires 9/5 — Virgil Griffith currently unable to renew from behind bars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 27, 20224 min

"Animoca brands Japan raises $45M" August 26, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Animoca brands Japan raises $45M at a $500M pre-money valuation USDN slips its peg. Zipmex appoints restructing firm. Voyager approves $1.9M in retention bonuses amid bankruptcy. Bitcoin Depot plans Nasdaq listing in $885M SPAC deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 26, 20224 min

"Symbolic Capital raises $50M" August 25, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up .5% at $21,749 Ethereum is up 1% at $1711 and Binance Coin up .5% at $304 New web3 fund Symbolic Capital raises $50M. Tether says its not freezing Tornado Cash addresses until it's told. Alchemy acquires Chainshot. Reddit airdrops polygon-based avatars. Afghan authorities shutter 16 crypto exchanges. Links: Police close crypto currency exchanges in Herat | Ariana News Polygon Founder’s Crypto VC Firm Raises $50M Fund Reddit Is Airdropping Free Polygon NFT Avatars to Its Most Hardcore Users - Decrypt $10B crypto developer platform Alchemy buys coding bootcamp in first-ever acquisition | TechCrunch Tether says it's not freezing Tornado Cash addresses until government tells it to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 20225 min

"Sotheby’s is hiring an NFT specialist" August 24, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $21,480 Ethereum is up 1% at $1655 and Binance Coin down slightly at $297 Sotheby’s is hiring an NFT specialist The US DOJ has charged three persons in Miami with bank fraud. Heather Morgan says crypto scams involving her likeness are unaffiliated. YouTubers Ben Armstrong and Atozy are in a legal battle. OSC warns against Kucoin. Links: Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Issues Warning against KuCoin in Latest Alert Miami Trio Charged With Defrauding Banks and Crypto Exchange of Over $4M Crypto whale Cobie donates $100,000 to YouTuber sued by BitBoy Arthemort on Twitter: "Achievement unlocked : first day https://t.co/n2P1SMz4fA" / Twitter Three Members Of Miami Crew Charged With Defrauding Banks And Cryptocurrency Exchange Of More Than $4 Million | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 24, 20224 min

"Sudorare rugs $800k." August 23, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $21,498 Ethereum is up slightly at $1624 and Binance Coin up .5% at $299 LooksRare fork Sudorare rugs $800k. Ready Player Me raises $56M in a series B. Rainbow Bridge hacker loses 5 eth in attempted exploit. Nathaniel Chastain files motion to dismiss indictment. Crypto Punks flips BAYC. Links: Sungjae on Twitter: "seems like sudorare rugged for 800k https://t.co/UkvbAskut8 https://t.co/pCCJViRHXR" / Twitter Ready Player Me x Andreessen Horowitz: Announcing our $56M Series B Former OpenSea employee accused of insider trading files motion to dismiss indictment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 23, 20225 min

"South Korea to tax crypto airdrops" August 22, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,262 Ethereum is down .5% at $1570 and Binance Coin down slightly at $296 General Bytes Bitcoin ATM machines exploited. Hodlnaut is reportedly $193M in the red South Korea is apparently planning to tax crypto airdrops slowmist researcher suggest that ronin hackers converted some stolen eth to bitcoin. sports tokens have a lift. Links: South Korea To Tax Crypto Airdrop Recipients: Report ₿liteZero on Twitter: "I've been tracking the stolen funds on Ronin Bridge. I've noticed that Ronin hackers have transferred all of their funds to the bitcoin network. Most of the funds have been deposited to mixers(ChipMixer, Blender). This thread🧵 will illustrate the tracking analysis procedures.👇🏻 https://t.co/yrazcJ22xF" / Twitter Hodlnaut reports $193 million financial shortfall as it seeks court protection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 22, 20225 min

"FTX generated more than $1B in revenue last year" August 21, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,250 Ethereum is down slightly at $1630 and Binance Coin down .5% at $287 FTX generated more than $1B in revenue last year. Stephen Tual steps away from DAOs and Ethereum Community. Voyager customers speak out against employee retention bonus. Gnosis safe aidrops SAFE tokens to 21k users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 21, 20225 min

"Market sees $210M worth of liquidations" August 20, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $21,250 Ethereum is down slightly at $1630 and Binance Coin down .5% at $287 $210M worth of liquidations yesterday. Protests planned in Amsterdam over arrest of Alex Pertsev Celsius says they may have enough money to make it through the end of the year. Nigeria's CBDC tops $10M worth of transactions since October. World's biggest companies pump $6B into blockchain firms Links: Bitcoin traders hit by $210 million of long liquidations on Friday Blockdata | Top 100 Public Companies Investing in Crypto or Blockchain Companies #FreeAlexPertsev: Protests Planned for Amsterdam Following Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest - 'CoinDesk' News Summary (United States) | BEAMSTART Nigeria's CBDC eNaira records $10M in transaction since October Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Now Says It Likely Has Enough Cash to Last Through End of Year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 20, 20225 min

"Columbia to create CBDC to combat tax evasion." August 19, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $21,834 Ethereum is down slightly at $1737 and Binance Coin down slightly at $282 Singapore-based Hodlnaut applies to be placed under judicial management. Forbes is reporting that former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann is launching a digital wallet that stores crypto. Crypto stocks in the general market slid today in premarket. Columbia to create CBDC to combat tax evasion. South Korea watchdog flags 16 crypto firms for operating without the proper registrations Links: Press Releases - Financial Services Commission Gobierno Petro buscará “la creación de una moneda digital”, confirma el director de la Dian Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann's New Real Estate Company Is Planning A Digital Wallet That Stores Crypto An update on our Interim Judicial Management / Judicial Management process Crypto Stocks Slide in Pre-Market Trading as Bitcoin Slumps to $21.6K Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 19, 20224 min

"OP slides on unannounced $450M move." August 18, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,481 Ethereum is down slightly at $1860 and Binance Coin down .5% at $308 Paradigm is leading a $20M round for Tessera OP moved $450M with no announcement and saw their token flash crash in response. US DOJ extradites alleged money launderer from the Netherlands HUSD slips peg Robinhood decreases acquisition offer for Ziglu Links: Alleged Russian Money Launderer Extradited from the Netherlands to U.S. | OPA | Department of Justice Robinhood more than halves acquisition offer for UK fintech Ziglu Optimism (✨🔴_🔴✨) on Twitter: "We're seeing some confusion about recent transfers of OP out of a multisig. This is expected—today we executed a series of planned standard transfers to the Coinbase Custody wallets of various investors in OP Labs PBC." / Twitter Fractional raises $20 million to simplify joint NFT ownership, rebrands as Tessera | Fortune Cash-Backed HUSD Stablecoin Loses Peg, Drops to $0.92 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 20224 min

"CoinFund launches $300M web3 fund. " August 17, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,619 Ethereum is down slightly at $1864 Binance Coin down .5% at $310 Eos up 18% IRS authorized to serve a John Doe summons to the crypto dealer SFOX. SEC files complaint against dragonchain for their unregistered ICO crypto.com has registered with the UK financial watchdog Coinfund has launched a 300M web3 fund DCG registers as a lobby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 17, 20224 min

"BitGo says they may take legal action against Galaxy Digital" August 16, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,017 Ethereum is up 1% at $1899 and Binance Coin up slightly at $316 Dogecoin up 15% Coin Center is preparing a possible legal challenge for tornado cash’s sanctions. Sudoswap has set their automated market maker royalties to 0% for NFT creators acala stablecoin has returned near its $1 peg as the community burned the 1.2B aUSD tokens Crypto custody firm BitGo says they may legal action against Galaxy Digital Links: Analysis: What is and what is not a sanctionable entity in the Tornado Cash case - Coin Center Acala on Twitter: "The recently passed community governance referendum has now been executed. 1,292,860,248 total erroneously minted aUSD have been returned to the honzon protocol and burned. Details in thread below ⤵" / Twitter Crypto Custody Firm BitGo to Sue Galaxy Digital for Abandoning $1.2B Merger Agreement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 16, 20224 min

"Galaxy digital abandons plans to acquire BitGo" August 15, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Galaxy digital abandons plans to acquire BitGo Velodrome says team member stole over 350k. Do Kwon appears in first interview since Terra collapse. Acala stablecoin falls 99%. Links: Galaxy Digitial Ends Plan to Acquire Crypto Custody Firm BitGo Acala Stablecoin aUSD Collapses After Parachain Exploit - Crypto Briefing (1) Velodrome (🚴,🚴) on Twitter: "An update from Velodrome on our investigation into the team wallet exploit. https://t.co/sz1ePStcT0" / Twitter South Korean investigators 'haven’t reached out' about Terra collapse, says Do Kwon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 15, 20224 min

"Tornado Cash dev arrested in Amsterdam" August 13, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up slightly at $24,422 Ethereum is down slightly at $1984 and Binance Coin down slightly at $331 Announce of August 10th arrest of Tornado Cash Developer Alexey Pertsev shakes crypto world. Binance seized $450k from Curve exploiter CFTC accuses Ohio man of operating a $12M Bitcoin ponzi scheme. Indian authorities freeze $46M worth of the crypto lender Vauld’s assets. SkyNet labs to shutter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 13, 20225 min

"BlackRock forms private trust offering direct exposure to BTC" August 11, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up 1% at $24,626 Ethereum is up 1% at $1915 and Binance Coin down slightly at $330 Those are your leaders by market cap — top gainers in the last 24 hours: celsius network up 22% Nexo up 15% BlackRock will offer direct exposure to BTC Crypto exchange dYdX has blocked accounts that interacted with tornado cash. Man in California will pay 61k in restitution for SIM swapping hack. Merge passes Goerli. Fixed Float says it froze 200k of stolen ether. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 20225 min

"Curve Finance exploited for over $500K" August 10, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down .5% at $23,158 Ethereum is down slightly at $1708 and Binance Coin down .5% at $317 Troll sends blacklisted eth to crypto figures, celebrities, etc. Phong Le comments on MicroStrategy's BTC strategy. Nuri files for insolvency. Curve Finance exploited for over 500K. Blur Finance rug pull. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 20225 min

"Fallout from Tornado Cash ban" August 9, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $23,256 Ethereum is down 1% at $1705 and Binance Coin down 1.5% at $317 Companies begin blocking Tornado Cash following blacklisting. Iran makes first order to be paid in crypto. Reserve Bank of Australia to start new CBDC pilot Kevin Rose's Moonbirds ruffles feathers with copyright change. Links: KΞVIN R◎SE (🪹,🦉) on Twitter: "1/GM. Today, we’re announcing that @moonbirds and @oddities_xyz are moving to the CC0 public license. We believe this move honors and respects the values of the internet and web3 and starts a new and important phase of the project. 🧵..." / Twitter Infura and Alchemy are now blocking access to Tornado Cash نخستین ثبت سفارش رسمی واردات با رمزارز در کشور انجام شد- اخبار صنعت و تجارت - اخبار اقتصادی تسنیم | Tasnim Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 9, 20225 min

"Santander Brazil wades into crypto trading." July 29, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Ethereum is up 1% at $1677 and Binance Coin is up 2% at $284 Those are your leaders by market cap - top gainers in the last 24 hours: Ethereum classic - up 19% The graph up 17% Klaytun up 15% Babel Finance apparently lost 280M while trading customer funds. Santander Brazil wades into crypto trading. Sky Mavis CEO moved AXS tokens before announcing hack. Russian paramilitary groups received 2.2M in crypto donations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 20224 min

"Variant has raised $450M for two new crypto-focused venture funds." July 28, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $22,862 Ethereum is down slightly at $1615 and Binance Coin is up slightly .5% at $267 Variant has raised 450M for two new venture funds. Solana stablecoin Nirvana hit with $3.5M flash loan exploit. Zipmex has filed for protection against creditors Meta has reported a 2.8B loss in Q2 for metaverse division Netflix dropped the trailer for their forthcoming documentary on John McAfee. Links: PeckShield on Twitter PeckShieldAlert on Twitter: "#PeckShieldAlert Seems like @nirvana_fi exploited @peckshield Exploiters already bridged stolen funds to Ethereum 0xB9AE2624Ab08661F010185d72Dd506E199E67C09 https://t.co/hXWuLgnViZ" / Twitter Variant raises $450 million for two new venture funds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 28, 20224 min

"SEC investigates Coinbase. Ark sells stake in COIN" July 27, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Pat Toomy calls out SEC & Gensler in open letter. SEC investigates Coinbase SushiSwap seeks new Head Chef. Kraken is under investigation for alleged sanctions violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 27, 20225 min

"Tesla sells 75% of BTC holdings" July 21, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down slightly at $22,636 Ethereum is up slightly at $1492 and Binance Coin is up slightly at $256 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 20225 min

"Yuga Labs loads 4k+ Voyagers into Otherside"

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is up 1% at $21,128 Ethereum is up 1% at $1347 and Binance Coin is up 1% at $250 Paraguay senate passes bill on mining and crypto regulation Australian central bank representative acknowledges importance of private digital currencies at G20. Yuga Labs loads 4k+ Voyagers into Otherside Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 20224 min

"CAR set to launch Sango-Bitcoin L2." July 16, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by watchthiscards.com Bitcoin is down 1% at $20,625 Ethereum is down 1% at $1202 and Binance Coin is down 1% at $235 Putin signs digital payments ban Gilibrand receives 150k in Q2 from crypto lobbying Congressional dems condemn crypto mining Voyager digital schedules bankruptcy hearing for august the 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 16, 20224 min

"Circle details treasury reserves for USDC" July 15, 2022

Today’s blockchain and cryptocurrency news Brought to you by web3 with a16z Bitcoin is up .5% at $20,738 Ethereum is down .5% at $1210 and Binance Coin is down .5% at $236 OpenSea cuts about 20% of staff Celsius details a $1.2B gap on balance sheet in bankruptcy filing. Circle details treasury reserves for USDC 5ire raises 100M for expansion of "sustainable blockchain" Links: 5ire Raises $100M to Fund Expansion of Sustainable Blockchain USDC reserve assets Celsius bankruptcy documents claim $1.2 billion balance sheet gap (1) Devin Finzer (dfinzer.eth) on Twitter: "Today is a hard day for OpenSea, as we’re letting go of ~20% of our team. Here’s the note I shared with our team earlier this morning: https://t.co/E5k6gIegH7" / Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 15, 20225 min