When the Titanic hit an iceberg in 1912, an officer told Astor he couldn’t join his wife on a lifeboat until all women and children were safe. A week later, Astor’s body was found in the water, along with his possessions – a 14-karat “Gold watch, cuff links gold and diamond, diamond ring,” and a “gold pencil,” the report said. Source
With a few hours left from the last day of the month (UTC time), bitcoin is down over 16% through April, and ether is lower by 18%.. Smaller cryptocurrencies suffered an even deeper correction, with altcoin darlings SOL, dogecoin (DOGE), avalanche (AVAX) lower by 35%-40% this month. Original
Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The fallout from the FTX collapse and the accompanying media circus left unexpected and wide-reaching disruption. Still, the truth is that it expedited the realization that centralized exchanges (CEXs) are broken. How we pick up the pieces will have a long-lasting impact on our industry. It is not the role of regulators to prevent another FTX collapse. Without meaningful change, this new money system will continue to…
Crypto asset manager Pantera Capital has reportedly won a bid to purchase discounted Solana (SOL) from bankrupt crypto exchange platform FTX. According to a new report by Bloomberg, an anonymous person familiar with the matter says that Pantera won a bid to purchase a discounted stash of the Ethereum (ETH) rival. Though the details of the deal haven’t been made public yet, the person says that 2,000 SOL tokens were sold this week. Earlier in April, FTX sold about 66% of its $2.6 billion trove of SOL at a discounted…
California-based venture capital firm Pantera Capital has reportedly won another bid for discounted SOL tokens from a collapsed exchange. Pantera Capital, a Menlo Park-headquartered crypto venture capital firm, has won another pack of discounted Solana’s SOL tokens in an auction organized by the administrators managing the bankruptcy case of the collapsed FTX crypto exchange. According to a Bloomberg report, the firm won 2,000 SOL tokens (currently valued at ~$288,000 at market price) earlier this week. Although it remains unclear at what discount the firm won the tokens, the sources claim…
According to a recent Bloomberg report, a group of investors and customers of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have agreed to drop their claims against co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. In exchange, Bankman-Fried has agreed to cooperate with the plaintiffs in the ongoing lawsuits against other defendants related to the collapse of FTX. Sam Bankman-Fried And Insiders Settle Per the report, if approved by a judge, this agreement would release Bankman-Fried from civil liability just weeks after being sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud stemming from allegations of stealing billions of dollars…
Two sources familiar with the matter say that the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX is looking to auction off the remainder of its Solana (SOL) token holdings. Speaking to Bloomberg, the sources revealed that a “blind auction” is set to be held this week with an April 24 deadline. The result is slated to be announced the following day. The development follows a report from FTX stating that it sold approximately $307.6 million worth of SOL and ZBC tokens in March. On April 5, the firm sold $1.9 billion worth of…
Several of the smaller celebrity promoters – including finance Youtubers Andrei Jikh, Graham Stephan, Jaspreet Singh, Tom Nash, Brian Jung and Jeremy Lefebvre – have also settled, contributing to a common fund of $1.4 million to fund the lawsuit, according to court documents. Source
Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX is preparing to offload more of its locked Solana (SOL) tokens through an auction, diverging from its previous method of selling at a set price, as announced by Mike Cagney of Figure Markets. This decision follows FTX’s recent sales of SOL tokens, amounting to approximately $1.9 billion and $2.6 billion in […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal
In a significant turn of events, former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has agreed to a settlement with investors, providing crucial cooperation in ongoing lawsuits against high-profile celebrities. The settlement, pending court approval, could mark a pivotal moment in the extensive legal battles following the crypto exchange’s colossal collapse. Former Crypto Tycoon and Now Convicted Inmate […] Source BitcoincryptoexchangeExchanges CryptoX Portal