Bitcoin tumbles below £13,500 as FTX turmoil continues November 21, 2022 Bitcoin has plunged below $16,000 (£13, 566) dollars today as investors flee to steadier ground amid turmoil sparked by the collapse of crypto exchange FTX.
FTX implosion shows urgent need for crypto rules, says Bank of England November 21, 2022 The implosion of FTX has underlined the need to rapidly bring crypto within the remit of financial watchdogs before it threatens the stability of the wider financial system, the deputy governor of the Bank of England has warned today.
Crypto collapse: FTX launches review of assets and seeks court relief to pay key vendors November 21, 2022 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX said it has launched a strategic review of its global assets and is preparing for the sale or reorganisation of some of its businesses, just a week after it filed for bankruptcy. FTX said the review of its global assets would “begin to maximize recoverable value for stakeholders”. In a filing this [...]
Nexo sued by investors prevented from withdrawing £107m crypto holdings in full November 21, 2022 A family of fintech entrepreneurs are suing a leading crypto exchange over claims it blocked them from withdrawing funds and then intimidated them into selling them back to the company at a discount. The three crypto investors have filed a High Court lawsuit against London headquartered Nexo over claims it stopped them from withdrawing more [...]
Collapsed crypto exchange FTX owes top 50 creditors $3.1bn November 20, 2022 Collapsed crypto exchange FTX has revealed it owes its 50 biggest creditors nearly $3.1bn, as it presses ahead with bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
IOG announces Midnight – a new blockchain to protect data and safeguard technology freedoms November 18, 2022 Blockchain developer IOG has revealed it is creating a data protection-based platform to allow users to operate more freely and securely.
Cardano builder Input Output Global invests $4.5m into Edinburgh blockchain research hub November 17, 2022 Input Output Group has ploughed $4.5 million into a research hub at the University of Edinburgh to fund new blockchain projects.
FTX’s new bankruptcy boss slams ‘complete failure of corporate controls’ November 17, 2022 The new chief of collapsed crypto exchange FTX has slammed a “complete failure of corporate controls” and “absence of trustworthy financial information” at the firm, in court filings published today.
FTX: Bankman-Fried claims he ‘basically forgot’ about account holding $8bn customer cash November 17, 2022 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has launched an attack on regulators for failing to protect consumers today, even as he admitted he “basically forgot” about an account holding $8bn of customer’s cash.
Bankman-Fried claims FTX has £7.6bn assets as bankruptcy shockwaves continue November 16, 2022 FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried claimed that the firm still had $9bn (£7.6bn) in assets today as it scrambles to raise cash to pay back creditors following its collapse.