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10-Year Treasury Yield Inches Higher as Market Awaits Key Personal Consumption Expenditure Report

The 10-year Treasury yield was up 1 basis point in anticipation of the Fed’s next move regarding inflation.  The yield on the US 10-year Treasury note was marginally higher on Friday, December 23rd, as investors await critical inflation data. The markets are paying close attention to a key inflation metric for clues to the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate move. According to reports, the 10-year Treasury yield climbed by a basis point to 3.6856%. Meanwhile, the yield on the 2-year Treasury note remained unchanged at 4.2636% as of press time.…

OKX Unveils 2nd Proof-of-Reserves Report, Promises Monthly Publication

Proof of reserves is an audit method adopted by cryptocurrency exchanges in the aftermath of FTX’s collapse to prove that the custodian, in this case, OKX, isn’t lending out customer funds, as FTX did, and has the assets it claims to hold on behalf of its users. They have, nevertheless, been criticized for not providing information about liabilities and internal quality controls, a focal point in the crypto community. For instance, Binance’s recent proof of reserves report from French audit firm Mazars was criticized for lack of details about the…

FTX creditor committee hires Paul Hastings LLP for bankruptcy proceedings: Report

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After taking pitches from many law firms, the nine-member committee representing unsecured creditors of the disgraced crypto exchange FTX has decided on a legal adviser, the Wall Street Journal reported on Dec. 21.  Global law firm Paul Hastings LLP was hired to look after the interests of unsecured creditors in the bankruptcy case, including millions of FTX customers. According to the WSJ‘s sources, a process to select a financial adviser is also underway. The committee of FTX creditors was appointed on Dec. 16 by the United States Justice Department. Its…

SBF received special treatment inside Bahamian jail: Report

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who was remanded to the notorious Fox Hill Prison in Nassau, Bahamas, pending an investigation into the collapse of his exchange, had a different experience than many other prisoners.  According to the Financial Times, Bankman-Fried was held in the sickbay where he had access to a toilet, running water, a TV, local newspapers, crossword puzzles, and many other perks, including vegan food. Anonymous prison officials disclosed that the former CEO spent his days watching the news and reading articles about himself. SBF’s prison experience appears…

The CFP Board’s Latest Report on Crypto Sets High Standards for Advisors

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Digital euro settlement, distribution options detailed in latest progress report

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Progress continues on the creation of a digital euro, and the European Central Bank (ECB) has documented it in a second progress report that described design and distribution options recently approved by its governing council. The report considered four crucial issues, roughly in keeping with the timeline the ECB set for itself that tentatively culminates in a decision on whether to transition from the investigation to the realization phase of work in Q3 2023. The report outlined the roles of the Eurosystem and intermediaries and established that supervised intermediaries would…

Sam Bankman-Fried is on the way to airport for extradition: Report

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Former FTX CEO Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried, who has been in the custody of Bahamian authorities, is reportedly on the way to the airport where he will be handed over to U.S. authorities and flown to New York.  It comes after Bankman-Fried reportedly appeared in a hearing of the Bahamas Magistrate Court on Dec. 21 — the third since his arrest — where he waived his right to a formal extradition process that could have taken weeks. Officials from the U.S. Embassy, Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshals Service were reportedly…

BTC Briefly Above $17,000 Ahead of US Consumer Confidence Report – Market Updates Bitcoin News

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Bitcoin was briefly trading above $17,000 on Wednesday, as markets prepared for the release of the upcoming U.S. consumer confidence report. Today’s figure is expected to come in at a reading of 101.00 for December, which is higher than last month’s number of 100.2. Ethereum was also in the green, as it neared a key resistance level. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) rose briefly above the $17,000 level on Wednesday, as markets began to anticipate the release of the upcoming U.S. consumer confidence report. Following a low of $16,763.66 on Tuesday, BTC/USD…

Current infrastructure can’t support the Metaverse, says Huawei report

Chinese telecom giant Huawei doesn’t believe current telecom infrastructure is enough to cope with the needs of the Metaverse, adding that 5G and 6G networks just might. The comments came from Huawei’s Middle East region’s Chief Expert on Business & Strategy Consulting, Abhinav Purohit, who published a three-part blog series on Dec. 20 focused on the potential of the Metaverse sector and where telecom companies will fit into the picture. Describing what the Metaverse is, or what its actualization will look like, Purohit outlined that a “metaverse is a collective…