New FTX CEO Says the Collapsed Exchange’s Top Leaders Were ‘Potentially Compromised Individuals’

The new chief executive of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says that the platform’s leadership was made up of “potentially compromised individuals.” According to recent bankruptcy filings, FTX CEO John Ray, who took the firm’s help from founder Sam Bankman-Fried last week, says that the crypto exchange’s current situation is unprecedented. “Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as occurred here. From compromised systems integrity and faulty regulatory oversight abroad, to the concentration of control…

Dogecoin (DOGE) Leads Gains Among Top Coins

The alpha memecoin, Dogecoin (DOGE), continues to take effect of market volatility. The coin lost its previous gains following the market downtrends. The fledgling coin BTC printed over a 5% decline in the last week and ETH decreased by around 8%. Similarly, the DOGE token was down over 8% on its week-on-week chart, losing 1.27% on the day. At $0.083, Dogecoin trades dangerously close to its week’s $0.083 floor. Any bearish move may pull it under, losing its substantial gain. Dogecoin, like the rest of the market, tumbled over after…

Bitcoin Bulls And Bears Tussle As Price Stalls At 16,500; Who Will Come Top?

 BTC’s price lost its all-time high of $18,000 as FTX fiascos continued to affect its price.   BTC’s price continues to look bearish with the market’s current state, as things look uncertain for most traders and investors.  BTC’s price bounces from a low of $15,500 on the daily timeframe as the price moves in a range below the 50 Exponential Moving Average (EMA) The price action displayed by Bitcoin (BTC) in recent times has yet to be encouraging after its erratic price movement, leading to the price of many altcoins, including…

Top House Committee to Hold Hearing Into FTX Collapse

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), respectively the chair and ranking member of the committee, said in a joint statement that the lawmakers would want to hear about the collapse of the crypto exchange and its “broader consequences” for the cryptocurrency ecosystem. The committee plans to hear testimony from now-former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and representatives from FTX, its sister company, Alameda Research, and Binance, which briefly suggested it would acquire FTX. Source

Shiba Inu Ranks No. 1 In Top 5,000 ETH Whales’ Crypto Holdings

Shiba Inu (SHIB), the dog-themed crypto that once dreamed of flipping Dogecoin, is not in solid footing these days as it continues to fail in finding the right rhythm to bounce back and push its price to higher levels. According to latest data from Coingecko, at the time of this writing, the meme altcoin is trading at $0.00000931. Although it managed to climb by 1.5% over the last 24 hours, the asset is still down by 8.5% during the past seven days and by 27.7% over the last two weeks.…

KuCoin Token (KCS) Loses 20% As Top Coins Bleeding

While trading in the red zone at press time, the KuCoin token (KCS) has lost substantially in the last 7 days. The token had joined the entire crypto market in its downward trend after the FTX implosion. However, exchanges like KuCoin may benefit from the recent failure of the FTX collapse.  Johnny Lyu, CEO of KuCoin, assured consumers after FTX’s bankruptcy that the exchange would never misappropriate user assets and be transparent. Lyu’s call for transparency was the main catalyst behind the token’s recent surge. KuCoin has publicly stated that…

PAX Gold (PAXG) Leads Weekly Gains Among Top Coins

As the market suffers from FTX’s liquidity crisis, PAX Gold (PAXG), a commodity-backed crypto, continues to lead weekly gains. The 65th largest crypto by market cap was seen keeping a week-on-week gain of 5.26% and an intraday gain of 1.12%. Based on current market movement, PAX Gold is the week’s highest gainer. In fact, no other altcoin could boast of any gains, as the entire board was painted red. Notably, PAX Gold has received many mentions on social media within the last few days. The catalyst is also tied to…

Top Crypto Exchange Coinbase Adds NFT Game Studio Altcoin to Listing Roadmap

Top US crypto exchange Coinbase is adding a non-fungible token (NFT) game studio altcoin to its listing roadmap. Coinbase customers could soon start trading the native token of Vulcan Forged (PYR), an NFT game studio, marketplace, and DApp (decentralized application) incubator. The project says it has more than 10 games, more than 20,000 members in its community, and a top-five NFT marketplace volume. PYR is trading at $3.47 at time of writing. The 257th-ranked crypto asset by market cap is up more than 7% in the past 24 hours but…

Top FTX Lawyer Orders Documents Preserved as Investigations Ramp Up

On Wednesday, FTX US General Counsel Ryne Miller ordered all staff to retain their emails, messages, notes and documents stemming from their work at FTX, FTX US, Alameda and affiliated companies, according to people with direct knowledge. He called the chain of events of the last few days “disappointing developments” in a company-wide message, the people said. Source

Solana Falls Out Of The Top 10 Crypto, Why There Is More Pain To Come

Solana (SOL) has been one of the tokens hit by the FTX decline in the last few days. Given FTX’s exposure to the token and the fact that they hold a sizable position, it has suffered a massive decline in tandem with the FTT token. The token has already lost more than 50% of its value since the weekend. However, the bloodbath may not be over for SOL holders as some developments come to light. More Solana Being Unlocked Even with the market already being oversaturated with sell-offs, there is…