FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Denied Bail in the Bahamas

Magistrate Judge Joyann Ferguson-Pratt ordered that there be an extradition hearing next year, on Feb. 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Bankman-Fried’s attorneys asked that he be released on a $250,000 bail, arguing he needed to be able to regularly take medication, including Zyrtec, an over-the-counter allergy medication, and keep to his vegan diet. Earlier in the day, police escorted Bankman-Fried’s parents to his home in Albany in the Bahamas to pick up Adderall, another medication. Source

Why Hong Kong Is Pushing for Its Own CBDC – Crypto 2023

To safeguard U.S. leadership in the global financial order, the U.S. government should be monitoring CBDC developments, and proactively shape the agenda of the meetings taking place in the nine international organizations under the Bank for International Settlements, along with discussions happening at other standard-shaping institutions, including the Financial Stability Board, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, the International Organization for Standardization, the Group of Seven, Group of 20 and other bodies. Source

Crypto community members discuss Bank-run on Binance

Within the past 24 hours, the Binance cryptocurrency exchange has seen outflows of over $1.14B due to rising fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) within the crypto ecosystem.  According to Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the exchange has seen this before and believes “it is a good idea to ‘stress test withdrawals’ on each CEX [Centralized Exchanges] on a rotating basis”.  We saw some withdrawals today (net $1.14b ish). We have seen this before. Some days we have net withdrawals; some days we have net deposits. Business as usual for us.…

Ethereum rallies to $1,350, but derivatives metrics remain neutral to bearish

Ether (ETH) rallied 6.3% to $1,350 on Dec. 13, mimicking a similar failed attempt that took place on Nov. 10. Despite reaching the highest level in 33 days, the gains were not enough to instill confidence in traders according to two key derivatives metrics. Ether/USD price index, 12-hour. Source: TradingView Bulls’ frustrations can partially be explained by Binance facing a near-record $1.1 billion in withdrawals over a 24-hour period. The unusual behavior comes as the exchange attempts to put out multiple disputes about its proof of reserves and overall solvency…

German crypto asset trading platform Bitcoin Group SE buys bank with full license

Bitcoin Group SE, operator of the German crypto trading platform bitcoin.de, announced that it has acquired 100% of shares in Bankhaus von der Heydt. The bank has a full banking license and is a provider of digital asset custody and tokenization services.  According to an announcement released Dec. 12, Bitcoin Group SE has preliminarily proposed to pay bank owner Dietrich von Boetticher 14 million euros and 150,000 shares. The deal is subject to approval from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and is expected to close in the third…

Binance net withdrawals topped $3.6B over the last 7 days: Report

Binance appears to be suffering from a decline in liquidity. A report from crypto analytics firm Nansen, indicates that Binance had net withdrawals of more than $3.6 billion from Dec. 7 to Dec. 13. Binance gross outflows have been approximately $8.8 billion, while gross inflows have been around $5.1 billion. Binance Netflow 7D ($) -3,660,311,347 8,783,380,428 – Outflow5,123,069,081 – Inflow Exchange Flows dashboard ⤵️https://t.co/CYrBQLryQ0 pic.twitter.com/vV6vcqoWKK — Nansen (@nansen_ai) December 13, 2022 In addition, while Binance saw more than $2 billion in daily net inflows of Ethereum ERC-20 tokens back in…

Gaming Platform Azarus to List on Uniswap – Onramps Multi-million Streaming Audience to Blockchain

Place/Date: San Francisco, USA – December 13th, 2022 at 9:09 pm UTC · 3 min read Contact: Christina Davenport, Source: Azarus Azarus will be hosting a keynote stream in partnership with Animoca Brands at 7am UTC on Wednesday, December 14th (11pm PST on Tuesday, December 13th) to reveal the imminent listing on Uniswap of the AzaCoin, an ERC-20 Token on Ethereum Mainnet, which will list on Uniswap on January 11, 2023. Founded in 2018, Azarus has been demonstrating that “streams are not TV” through its highly engaging Overlay Games. With…

Crypto Investors Moving to Hardware Wallets Following FTX Collapse

Hardware wallets are becoming increasingly popular as a secure and user-friendly way to store digital currencies. In the wake of the collapse of FTX, cryptocurrency users are beginning to explore the use of hardware wallets to store and protect their crypto funds. The rising popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi) applications is making hardware wallets increasingly attractive for users who are looking for a more secure and user-friendly solution than traditional custodial wallets. In addition, the recent surge in the price of Bitcoin has created a new wave of investors who…