A young entrepreneur who made mistakes while running a crypto empire or a liar who stole and used people’s money to enrich himself? In the first hours of Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried’s six-week trial, that was the tone between his defense counsel and the prosecution. The former FTX CEO is facing a total of seven charges related to fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. He could spend over 100 years in prison if convicted. At the trial, SBF appeared to be focused on his defense strategy, constantly checking his laptop and…
Day: October 5, 2023
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes Anticipates Explosive Bitcoin Price Rise to $750,000 by 2026
Hayes based his bullish prediction on several key factors. He pointed to the potential economic downturn and financial crisis, which could lead to near-zero interest rates, creating favorable conditions for Bitcoin’s growth. Cryptocurrency expert and former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes has expressed strong optimism regarding the future of Bitcoin. During an interview on Tom Bilyeu’s YouTube channel, he suggested that Bitcoin’s value could skyrocket to between $750,000 and $1 million by 2026. Factors that Will Propel Bitcoin Bullish Trend to $750,000 Hayes based his bullish prediction on several key factors.…
Doosan Robotics Shares More than Double in South Korea’s Thursday IPO
Doosan Robotics had an impressive IPO with shares jumping more than 100%, making it South Korea’s biggest trading debut so far this year. Shares in South Korean collaborative robot (cobot) Doosan Robotics jumped significantly from their initial public offering (IPO) price upon their trading debut on Thursday. Doosan Robotics shares began trading at 59,100 won, an increase of more than 127% from the initial IPO price of 26,000 won. At its highest point, Doosan shares climbed to 67,000 won but eventually closed at 51,400 won. Founded in 2015, Doosan Robotics…
Hong Kong’s CMCC Global Launches $100M to Support Blockchain Startups
The launch of the VC fund in Hong Kong highlights the country’s rising role as a crypto haven. CMCC Global, a crypto-focused venture capital (VC) company, has successfully raised $100 million to offer equity investments to early-stage blockchain startups across Asia with a particular interest in Hong Kong, its home country. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, the company’s co-founder Martin Baumann said the inaugural funding round for the fund, called Titan Fund, concluded on October 4. The round saw participation from more than 30 investors, including…
FTX Management Was Warned About Backdoor to Alameda Months Before Collapse: WSJ
“Following a thorough internal investigation, LedgerX has found no evidence that any of its employees were aware of any reported code enabling Alameda to take FTX customer assets, and firmly denies any contrary allegation,” Miami International Holdings, LedgerX’s new owners, said in a statement to the WSJ. Source
This Resistance Level Holds The Key
Egrag Crypto, a renowned crypto analyst, delved deep into the XRP price trajectory in a recent tweet, highlighting the significance of the Volume Profile Visible Range (VPVR) in analyzing potential resistance levels and charting out future price possibilities. Using the VPVR metric, Egrag pointed out the Value Area High (VAH) and Low-Value Area (VAL) which demarcate the highest and lowest prices within the 70% total value area, respectively. He noted, “To me, it’s crystal clear: XRP has broken out of a multi-month trend line and has successfully retested the breakout.”…
TON Secures Massive Funding from MEXC to Boost Web3 on Telegram
The TON Foundation has formed a strategic partnership with MEXC, aiming to advance global Web3 accessibility and reduce entry barriers. Decentralized blockchain platform The Open Network (TON), initially designed by Telegram, has recently secured major funding from the crypto exchange MEXC. Venture Capital arm MEXC Ventures has pumped a total of 8 figures into TON, as per the announcement on Wednesday, October 4. As a result of the funding, TON Foundation has entered into a strategic partnership with MEXC with the goal of promoting global Web3 accessibility and lowering entry…
Crypto Fundraising Hits 3-Year Low as Firms Struggle to Raise Capital: Messari
The amount raised by crypto firms in Q3 fell to just under $2.1 billion, across 297 deals, the lowest on both counts since Q4 2020 Source
Blockchain key to verifying authenticity of real-world media — Nodle
Decentralized infrastructure network provider Nodle is working with the likes of Adobe and the Linux Foundation to use blockchain technology to prove the authenticity of real-world content captured by devices. In correspondence with Cryptox, Nodle co-founder Garrett Kinsman outlined the firm’s upcoming software development kit (SDK) for its ContentSign solution that will look to prove the integrity of data from its moment of capture using blockchain. Nodle is bringing ContentSign to the Content Authenticity Initiative, a project led by Adobe and the Linux Foundation, to create a future standard for…
Blockchain key to verifying authenticity of real-world media
Decentralized network provider Nodle is working with the likes of Adobe and the Linux Foundation to use blockchain technology to prove the authenticity of real-world content captured by devices. In correspondence with Cointelegraph, Nodle co-founder Garrett Kinsman outlined the firm’s upcoming software development kit for its ContentSign solution that will look to prove the integrity of data from its moment of capture using blockchain. Nodle is bringing ContentSign to the Content Authenticity Initiative, a project it has joined that is being led by Adobe and Linux Foundation to create a…