Tag: FTX

FTX Hacker Becomes 35th Largest Ethereum (ETH) Whale

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Last Friday, the FTX drama took a new turn when it became known that some of the remaining customer funds were stolen by a hacker. According to current knowledge, it must have been an inexperienced insider who gained access to FTX’s wallets. Hacken CEO and co-founder Dyma Budorin stated that the hacker was able to steal more than $450 million from FTX hot wallets. However, he made a fatal mistake by using his verified personal account on crypto exchange Kraken to send some of the stolen funds in Tether (USDT)…

FTX Collapse Sees Long-Term Bitcoin Holders Shift to Distribution

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Another metric, the long-term holder net position change, shows more than 48,000 BTC were spent in the week ended Nov. 13. Glasnode defines long-term holder supply as the one that is statistically the least likely to be spent. In addition, more than 97,000 BTC that were inactive or dormant for over a year moved last week and possibly returned to the cryptocurrency’s circulating supply. Original

FTX collapse is Trust Wallet Token’s gain — Why did TWT price soar 150% in six days?

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Trust Wallet Token (TWT) has surged by nearly 150% in the last six days, bucking the downturn in the cryptocurrency market, whose net capitalization has crashed by almost $100 billion in the same period. TWT whale accumulation picks up momentum TWT’s price reached an intraday high of $2.43 on Nov. 15, a day after establishing a record high at nearly $2.75. At its lowest in 2022, the token was changing hands for $0.40, which makes it one of the year’s best-performing assets, with over 225% year-to-date gains. TWT/USD weekly price…

FTX hacker still draining exchange wallets? Analyst calls it on-chain spoofing

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The FTX hacker that drained over $450 million worth of assets just moments after the doomed crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, continues to drain assets from the exchange, four days after the hack was first flagged. Crypto analytic firm Certik, in a tweet, noted that the hacker wallet is still draining crypto assets from the wallets associated with the FTX and FTX.US. The FTX hacker wallet currently holds $62 million worth of assets. Since Nov. 12 the hacker wallet has received and swapped 3.2 billion meme tokens…

The Collapse of Crypto Exchange FTX More Like Enron Than Lehman

Bernstein says there needs to be a distinction made between the centralized custodial players in crypto, namely the exchanges, custodians, and crypto banks, as this is where regulation is coming. This will involve rules around maintaining reserves and uniform accounting for custodial firms, the broker said. Governments and regulators may also increase their scrutiny of offshore exchanges, where regulations are lighter, it added. Source CollapseCryptoEnronExchangeFTXLehman CryptoX Portal

The Next FTX? These Exchanges Are Rumored To Be In Trouble

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Amidst the FTX drama, it is still not clear what contagion effects the collapse of the world’s second largest crypto exchange will have on the industry as a whole. In addition to numerous hedge funds that have already spoken out about their exposure to FTX and Alameda, several exchanges are currently in the spotlight. The crypto community is currently evolving into on-chain detectives who want to discover if and which crypto exchanges are also mishandling their customer funds, trading with them, and thus not holding enough reserves. If a bank…

FTX debacle sees Nansen take stock of major exchange onchain holdings

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The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has put industry peers under the microscope with calls for transparent accounts of token holdings and assets under management. Major cryptocurrency exchanges like Binance, Huobi, OKX and Crypto.com have made efforts to share details of their assets and portfolios to assuage the wider space. This comes after investor confidence has been shaken, with users across the ecosystem moving Bitcoin (BTC) and other tokens off exchanges to avoid potential contagion from the FTX fallout. Blockchain analytics platform Nansen provides industry insights and is known for…

Trezor reports 300% surge in sales revenue due to FTX contagion

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Amid growing concerns over centralized cryptocurrency exchanges in the wake of the FTX crisis, investors are increasingly moving to hardware crypto wallets. A major hardware wallet provider, Trezor, has recorded a major uptick in wallet sales in the aftermath of the FTX contagion, the firm’s brand ambassador Josef Tetek told Cointelegraph on Nov. 15. Trezor saw its sales revenue surging 300% week-on-week and it’s still growing, Tetek reported. The platform has also recorded a significant spike in its website traffic, which increased 350% over the same period, the exec noted.…