FTX addresses user withdrawal complaints amid major token movement

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX took to Twitter to address user complaints surrounding sluggish withdrawals. FTX assured users that everything is running smoothly with the matching engine, although node throughput is limited for Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals. In the series of tweets, the exchange also addressed stablecoin withdrawals, saying redemptions or creations might be slow until banks open for the week and wires clear. Meanwhile, the community on Twitter had mixed reactions regarding FTX’s response. Some users tweeted their support of the exchange while others expressed their skepticism: Telling everyone how fine you…

FTX Token price risks 30% plunge as a 23M FTT ‘part’ moves to Binance

An ongoing selloff in the FTX Token (FTT) market could worsen in the coming months owing to a mix of pessimistic technical and fundamental indicators. FTT could plunge 30% From a technical perspective, FTT has formed an inverse-cup-and-handle pattern on the daily chart, identifiable by its crescent-shaped price trend followed by a less extreme upward retracement. On Nov. 6, FTT broke below the pattern’s support line near $22.50, accompanied by a volume spike. The FTX exchange token’s selloff continued on Nov. 7 below the support line, raising risks of a…

Binance to liquidate its entire FTX Token holdings after ‘recent revelations’

The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, said his company will liquidate the entirety of its position in FTX Token (FTT), the native token of competing exchange FTX. In a Nov. 6 tweet, Zhao said the decision was made after “recent revelations that have came to light.” In a later tweet, CZ explained the FTT liquidation was “just post-exit risk management” referring to lessons learned from the fall of Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) and how it impacted market players. He also added “we won’t support people who lobby…

Bitgo Reveals Wrapped Dogecoin Token Built on Ethereum – Altcoins Bitcoin News

On Nov. 2, 2022, the digital asset custody business and financial services provider Bitgo introduced a wrapped version of the meme coin asset dogecoin built on top of the Ethereum blockchain. The company detailed the wrapped dogecoin initiative, the Wdoge DAO, is through a partnership between the Dogecoin Foundation, Bluepepper, and Mydoge wallet. Bitgo Introduces Wrapped Dogecoin Initiative Almost four years ago in January 2019, Bitgo launched the popular ERC20 token wrapped bitcoin (WBTC). WBTC is essentially a wrapped version of bitcoin built with the ERC20 standard on top of…

Huobi Exchange Users Furious After GALA Holdings are Converted to ‘Meme Token’

The reason for the initial price drop stemmed from a confusing maneuver carried out by pNetwork – a firm that locks up GALA on Ethereum and re-mints it as “pGALA” on Binance Smart Chain. When pNetwork found a vulnerability in its bridging code, it executed a “white hat” attack on its own token – minting out billions of new pGALA tokens, and using them to drain the decentralized exchanges that allow users to swap between pGALA and other BSC-based tokens. The move effectively allowed pNetwork to assume control of user…

NFT Platform ImmutableX’s $66M Unlocking Looms, Putting Sell Pressure on IMX Token

“We see no concerns surrounding this upcoming unlock, and even if some short-term selling should occur,” Robbie Ferguson, co-founder of Immutable, wrote in an email. “The top 30 IMX holders, representing 85% of the remaining tokens, have committed to holding – many of whom are long-term equity shareholders of Immutable. For remaining IMX private sale holders that do wish to sell, new investors, including Coinbase and Kenetic Capital, have been lined up to absorb any sell pressure.” Source