“However, we were not surprised to see signs that one or more affected users assisted in the criminal investigation. And we were not at all surprised to see, a few days ago, Mango Markets bring a civil lawsuit seeking to render the settlement void and bring a claim against Eisenberg to make its users whole. Not in the least,” Bathgate and Rothstein said in an email. Source
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets have existed since at least 2014, but interest in them began to rise in January 2021, according to Google Trends data. Approximately one year later, the search term “NFT” reached its highest score on Google Trends. During that time the top five NFT collections, in terms of all-time sales volume, have collectively accrued $12.7 billion in sales volume. 5 Non-Fungible Token Projects Capture $12.7 Billion in Sales Two years ago, the search query “NFT” first appeared on Google Trends (GT), reaching a score of 1 out…
A new survey shows that institutional investors expect “a strong year ahead for bitcoin” and are confident about the cryptocurrency’s long-term valuation. In addition, 65% of institutional investors surveyed agree that bitcoin could reach $100,000. ‘Strong Year Ahead for Bitcoin’ Nickel Digital Asset Management published the results of a survey Thursday showing how high institutional investors expect the price of bitcoin to reach. The London-based investment manager is registered with the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The survey, commissioned by Nickel and…
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Equity markets continued their uneven climb upward this year with the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the S&P 500, which has a hefty technology component, jumping 1.8% and 1.1%, respectively, even as fourth quarter earnings continued to tilt negative and a rising number of firms announced layoffs in anticipation of an economic contraction. Since the start of the year, Amazon, Microsoft, Salesforce and more recently IBM have announced job cuts. Source
Also: Ether traded flat above $1,600. Equities closed up after solid GDP data. Source
MNGO, a crypto governance token that grants its holders voting rights over Mango Markets’ operations, “was offered and sold as a security,” the SEC said, noting it is investigating “other securities law violations” alongside the Eisenberg case. That ominous pledge could have major implications for Mango Markets’ U.S. team if the SEC decides to sue. Source
Cardano raced to an 11-week high on Thursday, as markets reacted to data showing that gross domestic product in the U.S. rose by 2.9%. The token rose by as much as 5% earlier in the day, climbing to its strongest point since November. Monero was also in the green, nearing a key resistance level in the process. Cardano (ADA) Cardano (ADA) rebounded on Thursday, with prices moving to an eleven-week high in the process. Following a low of $0.3537 on Wednesday, ADA/USD rose to an intraday high of $0.3866 earlier…
Decentralized finance trader Eisenberg had, “through fraud and deception,” taken and converted approximately $114 million from Mango Markets. He later returned $67 million but “retained” the remainder, the filing said. Mango Markets now wants the remaining $47 million back in damages. Source
Mango Labs, the company behind the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Mango Markets has come out with its own lawsuit against exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. The Jan. 25 filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York alleges Einseberg of exploiting its platform for millions of dollars worth of cryptocurrencies in October 2022. It asks for $47 million in damages plus interest starting from the time of the attack. It also asked the court to rescind an agreement made between Eisenberg and Mango’s related DAO and declare…