Opinion by: Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer of Komodo Platform Crypto didn’t get wrecked by regulators or some shadowy conspiracy. The industry did this to itself. It handed control of cross-chain liquidity to a handful of intermediaries, who it called “bridges,” wrapped assets in slick tickers, and pretended that was decentralization. Every time one of these house-of-cards systems collapses, billions vanish, and the rest of the industry shrugs, as if these were isolated accidents instead of warning sirens blaring across the ecosystem. Multichain’s collapse was a mess. The Ronin hack…
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Pionnier du minage, Benoist revend ses 1000 Bitcoins à… 12$ 😬 #bitcoin #mining #crypto
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Pionnier du minage, Benoist revend ses 1000 Bitcoins à… 12$ 😬 🎙️ Benoist Rousseau @BenoistRousseauFR est Trader Pro, Membre du CME, Top 10 influenceur éco par Challenges, Fondateur du Blog andlil.com, Formateur dans le cadre de Séminaires & Coaching Pro : #trading #bourse #finance #benoistrousseau “J’ai additionné tous les bitcoins que j’avais créé “entre guillemets” (que j’avais miné) entre 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 à peu près, donc c’est là où ça fait rire tout le monde attention c’est le…
Crypto Fear & Greed Flashes ‘Extreme’ Longer Than Amid FTX Panic
Key Notes Crypto Fear & Greed Index has stayed in ‘Extreme Fear’ (0–24) for 14 straight days. It outlasts the index’s extreme readings during the November 2022 FTX collapse. BTC trades around $88,000, roughly five times higher than during the FTX crash. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has printed ‘Extreme Fear’ for 14 straight days. On December 26, it stands at 20. This means a longer stretch of deep pessimism than during the November 2022 FTX collapse, even as BTC $88 645 24h volatility: 1.5% Market cap: $1.77 T…
How Bitcoin is Mined in Kenya
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io I paid a visit to Gridless Compute’s ( Bitcoin mining operations in Muranga County, accompanied by a group of Bitcoin Toxic Maximalists. These individuals firmly hold the belief that Bitcoin is the sole digital asset that will remain essential in the future, asserting that all other digital currencies are inferior to Bitcoin. ▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Youtube version
SEC Confirms Years-Long Director Bans for Former Alameda, FTX Execs
Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh will be barred from assuming company leadership roles for eight to 10 years following a court judgment. In a Friday notice, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said that it had obtained final consent judgments against Ellison, Wang and Singh for their roles in the misuse of investor funds at FTX from 2019 to 2022. The former Alameda CEO consented to a 10-year officer-and-director bar, while Wang and Singh consented to eight-year officer-and-director bars each.…
Realized Bitcoin Losses Rise To FTX Crash Levels: Glassnode
Bitcoin has taken a slide back to its April level of around $83,000, with mounting selling pressure prompting many investors to sell at a loss, reminiscent of major historic market crashes. Realized losses on Bitcoin (BTC) have surged to levels not seen since the 2022 FTX collapse, according to blockchain data platform Glassnode. “The scale and speed of these losses reflect a meaningful washout of marginal demand as recent buyers unwind into the drawdown,” Glassnode noted in an X post on Friday. Glassnode’s observation came minutes before Bitcoin slipped as…
Ex-prosecutor Denies Promising Not to Charge FTX Exec’s Partner
Danielle Sassoon, one of the US attorneys behind the prosecution of former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, took the stand in an evidentiary hearing involving a deal with one of the company’s executives. In a Thursday hearing in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, Sassoon testified about the guilty plea of Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets, which resulted in his sentencing to more than seven years in prison. According to reporting from Inner City Press, Sassoon said that her team would…
Three Years After FTX collapse, Crypto Industry Still Feeling the Impact
When FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, 2022, it sent shockwaves throughout the crypto world, erasing billions in market liquidity and shattering confidence in centralized exchanges. The dramatic collapse became a turning point for the digital asset industry, triggering calls for stronger transparency and reactions from regulators. Three years after the exchange’s collapse, transparency initiatives across the crypto industry have proliferated. Proof-of-reserves attestations, audits and onchain analytics represented progress. Still, many of those reforms remain works in progress, and some of FTX’s creditors have yet to be made whole.…
BlackRock’s Plan To Take Over Crypto
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io BlackRock has added Bitcoin to their Global Allocation Fund. Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock has made many major investments in crypto and blockchain companies including: Circle USDC, FTX, Anchorage Digital, Bitcoin Core Scientific Mining. BlackRock has also partnered with Coinbase to offer Bitcoin to institutional clients. DISCLAIMER: This is NOT financial or legal advice. I am just offering my opinions. I am not responsible for any investment or legal decisions that you choose to make. This description may contain affiliate links…
Crypto’s Big Comeback: From The 2022 Crash and India’s 30% Tax To A 2025 Surge
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io After reaching a $3 trillion market cap in 2021, the crypto market experienced a crash in 2022, with coins losing over 70% of their value. Events like the FTX collapse shook investor confidence, while in India, the government’s 30% tax on crypto gains impacted the domestic market. By 2025, cryptocurrency has seen a significant resurgence. This report examines the factors behind this comeback, including the positioning of Bitcoin as ‘digital gold’. The analysis explores how the United States government’s approach may be…