Amidst the debate on the XRP price future trajectory, the CEO of Evai Crypto Ratings, Matthew Dixon, has provided insights into the token’s direction using the Elliot Wave Theory. However, his analysis doesn’t provide any relief to XRP holders as he projects a further decline for the token and its ecosystem. How XRP Price Is Looking On The Charts In a tweet shared on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Dixon shared a price chart of XRP dating back to July, when Judge Analisa Torres ruled in favor of Ripple against…
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Ellison Was CEO But SBF Was Still Boss at Alameda, Her Testimony Suggests
The answer is quite a lot. In the first day of what’s sure to be a lengthy testimony, Caroline gave the jury a methodical tour of the crypto loans that felled Alameda, FTX and the exchange’s customers, investors and lenders. By her account, it was all about appearances. She discussed the highly illiquid “Sam coins” that made Alameda’s balance sheet look robust to major lenders, including Genesis (a subsidiary of CoinDesk owner Digital Currency Group), which subsequently loaned the hedge fund billions of dollars secured by soon-to-be-toxic collateral: FTX’s own…
Bitstamp’s departure from Canada is ‘timing issue,’ says CEO
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp hopes to return to Canada after halting operations early next year, according to Bitstamp U.S. CEO and global chief commercial officer Bobby Zagotta. Bitstamp will officially discontinue its services to customers in Canada starting from Jan. 8, 2024, the exchange confirmed in a statement to Cointelegraph. As a result of the service termination, all Canada accounts on Bitstamp will be closed and customers will no longer have access to their accounts. Bitstamp has strongly recommended its Canadian customers withdraw their funds by January 2024, also urging the…
Former Alameda Research CEO Says SBF Asked Her to Falsify Figures and Commit Money Laundering Crimes
Ellison, who led Alameda Research, said SBF asked her to commit money laundering and fraud by faking figures submitted to investors. The former CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison has testified against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in the ongoing trial. While testifying as the fifth witness for the prosecution, Ellison said that SBF directly asked her to commit money laundering and fraud. Ellison’s testimony includes accusatory information, including stating that she invested in other projects by taking billions of dollars of customer funds. In addition, Ellison said debts…
Brazil’s Congress puts Binance CEO CZ in crosshairs for indictment
A Brazilian congressional committee has recommended local law enforcement move to indict Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” and three other Binance executives following a probe into financial pyramid schemes in Brazil. On Oct. 10 the committee released a 500-page final report accusing Zhao and local Binance executives Daniel Mangabeira, Guilherme Haddad Nazar and Thiago Carvalho of fraudulent management practices, operating without sufficient authorization and offering securities trading without authorization. In the report, the committee — led by deputy Ricardo Silva — claimed that Binance, Zhao and others “set up an opaque…
LIVE: Caroline Ellison, Ex-Alameda CEO and SBF's Ex, Takes the Stand
Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of crypto hedge fund Alameda Research, is the government’s star witness in its prosecution of alleged crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried. Source
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Cautions about Bitcoin Halving that Is Less than 200 Days Away
According to Zhao, the effects of a halving usually take time to materialize. The cryptocurrency industry is awash with anticipation as the all-important Bitcoin halving event date draws closer. However, there have also been many predictions for what may happen in the aftermath of the event, which is expected to take place in April 2024. One such Bitcoin halving prediction is that of Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ). Zhao recently shared some insights from the previous three Bitcoin halvings in an attempt to drive home his point that there is…
Binance CEO Foresees Major Bitcoin Price Shift Post-Halving
As the crypto community’s anticipation heightens for the upcoming Bitcoin halving, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, recently elucidated his observations around the historical patterns tied to this quadrennial event. Highlighting the evolving sentiments and speculations, CZ spotlighted the dominant themes before and after the halving events. CZ observed that the preceding months to the halving are generally characterized by heightened discourse, diverse sentiments, and amplified expectations within the cryptocurrency sphere. “The few months leading up to the Bitcoin halving, there will be more and more chatter, news, anxiety, expectations,…
Bitcoin is a ‘super logical’ step on the tech tree: OpenAI CEO
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has called Bitcoin (BTC) a “super logical” step on the tech tree, which is both free of government control while helping to fight corruption. “I’m excited about Bitcoin,” Altman told Joe Rogan during an Oct. 6 episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “I think this idea that we have a global currency that is outside of the control of any government is a super logical and important step on the tech tree.” The OpenAI boss’ wide-ranging interview with Rogan covered his thoughts on Bitcoin as a…
Crypto CEO Predicts SEC Will Drop Charges Against Executives
The civil trial of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) case against Ripple and its top executives, Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen, is set to commence on April 23, 2024. However, the Founder of Dizer Capital, Yasin Mobarak, believes that the SEC will withdraw its charges against Garlinghouse and Larsen before then. Why The SEC Will Drop Charges Against Ripple Founders In a tweet shared on his X (formerly Twitter) platform, Mobarak stated that the reason for his prediction is that it is not in the SEC’s interest to…