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Bahamian liquidators reject validity of FTX’s US bankruptcy filing
Brian Simms, the court-appointed provisional liquidator overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of FTX Digital Markets in The Bahamas, has called into question the validity of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by subsidiary FTX Trading and 134 other affiliates in a Delaware court on Nov. 14. In the Nov. 15 document, Simms filed for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, which is used when a foreign representative of the debtor seeks recognition in the U.S. for a pending foreign insolvency proceeding. In the filing Simms notes FTX Digital is not part of the Delaware Petition, and says as the provisional liquidator he is the only one, “authorized to take any act including, but not limited to, filing the Delaware Petition,” add...
Ethereum price weakens near key support, but traders are afraid to open short positions
Ether (ETH) has been stuck between $1,170 to $1,350 from Nov. 10 to Nov. 15, which represents a relatively tight 15% range. During this time, investors are continuing to digest the negative impact of the Nov. 11 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of FTX exchange. Meanwhile, Ether’s total market volume was 57% higher than the previous week, at $4.04 billion per day. This data is even more relevant considering the collapse of Alameda Research, the arbitrage and market-making firm controlled by FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried. On a monthly basis, Ether’s current $1,250 level presents a modest 4.4% decline, so traders can hardly blame FTX and Alameda Research for the 74% fall from the $4,811 all-time high reached in November 2021. While contagion risks have caused investors to drai...
Terra Labs, Luna Guard commission audit to defend against allegations of misusing funds
The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG) and Terraform Labs (TFL) commissioned a technical audit of their efforts to defend the price of TerraUSD (UST) between May 8 and 12, 2022. The audit was intended to answer “allegations posed in social media” about the fate of funds transferred during efforts to defend the UST dollar peg, according to the LFG blog. The audit found that LFG spent 80,081 Bitcoins (BTC) and $49.8 million in stablecoins (about $2.8 billion at the time) to defend the UST peg. That was consistent with what LFG indicated in its tweets on May 16. In addition, TFL spent $613 million to defend the peg. The audit was conducted by U.S. consulting firm JS Held. LFG concluded that the audit results show there was no misuse of funds and no funds were used to benefit insiders. Furthermo...
Price analysis 11/16: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, MATIC, DOT, UNI, LTC
The collapse of FTX cryptocurrency exchange has created a liquidity crisis in the crypto space, which could extend the crypto winter through the end of 2023, according to a research report by Coinbase. According to analysts, the FTX implosion could keep the institutional investors at bay because they are even more likely to tread cautiously for some time. The crisis has negatively impacted several crypto-focused companies who have assets stuck on FTX following the company’s bankruptcy filing on Nov. 11. Investors also fear the contagion could spread, causing further damage to the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Although several investors were rattled by the collapse of FTX, billionaire venture capitalist and serial blockchain in...
Bybit releases reserve wallet addresses amid calls for transparency
Crypto exchange Bybit publicly released the addresses of its largest crypto wallets on Nov. 16. This came on the heels of FTX’s collapse and calls within the industry for greater transparency. Bybit listed the addresses in a press release. Nansen also produced a dashboard of Bybit’s wallets which indicated that over $1 billion of the exchange’s assets are in BTC, USDT, ETH, and USDC. In the press release, the company claimed that these assets represent over 85% of the total cryptocurrency held by the exchange. 1) Disclosing Bybit main users asset wallets (excluding other assets and non consolidated wallets are too many to list ~+20%). Around $1.9B. Bybit is also working on POR solutions such as Merkel Tree on UID level. https://t.co/fAszQVKNJF — Ben Zhou (@benbybit) November 16, 2022 The c...
UAE regulator adopts blockchain to speed up commercial judgments
A judicial authority established by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Decree has adopted blockchain technology to save time and costs related to the enforcement of commercial judgments. ADGM Courts, an authority that supports the financial regulator Abu Dhabi Global Markets (ADGM), has implemented blockchain technology to help save significant time for the parties in the judicial process. Commercial judgments involve assessing various financial risks and dealing with commercial issues in business. Digitization through blockchain technology will allow courts and parties to immediately access commercial judgments — a move aimed at easing judicial processes for international trade and commerce. Explaining the new development, Linda Fitz-Alan, the registrar and CEO of ADGM Courts, highlig...
Bitcoin miners send less BTC to exchanges since 2020 halving despite FTX
Bitcoin (BTC) miners may be sending more BTC to exchanges this month — but overall, their sales have crashed since 2020. Data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant confirms that daily miner transfers to exchanges have decreased by two thirds or more. Miners cool BTC exchange sales after FTX spike After BTC/USD lost 25% in days last week, existing concerns over miner solvency have heightened. Given their cost basis and rising hash rate, commentators warned that many mining participants may not be able to make ends meet — block subsidies and fees would not be enough to cancel out expenses, chiefly electricity. Network fundamentals, however, tell a curious story — hash rate continues to circle all-time highs and not fall significantly, indicating that at least certain miners are mainta...
Island nation turns to metaverse to preserve its disappearing heritage
In the South Pacific, the island nation of Tuvalu decided to turn to Web3 technology in order to make sure its culture and society are preserved in the future. On Nov. 15 the country’s foreign minister, Simon Kofe, told the COP27 climate summit that it is looking for alternative ways to protect the county’s heritage against rising sea levels brought on by climate change. One of those ways is through recreating itself in the metaverse. As highlighted by Minister Hon @Simon_Kofe in his speech to leaders at #COP27 we have had to act. As rising sea levels threaten to submerge our home we have made a radical plan for the survival of our nation. Visit https://t.co/AKOS8iul64 Save #Tuvalu. Save the world. pic.twitter.com/P8HMkwz4i7 — Tuvalu Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@Tuvalu_MJCFA) Novemb...
FTX crisis could extend crypto winter to the end of 2023: Report
The FTX crisis has deterred investor confidence and created a liquidity crisis in the crypto market, which could very well extend the crypto winter until the end of 2023, according to a new report. A research report from Coinbase analyzing the fallout in the crypto ecosystem in the wake of the FTX collapse noted that the implosion of the world’s third-largest crypto exchange has created a liquidity crisis that may contribute to an extended crypto winter. Many institutional investors in FTX had their investments stuck on the platform after it filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11. The FTX implosion has also deterred investors and large buyers away from the crypto ecosystem. Coinbase highlighted that the stablecoin dominance has reached a new high of 18%, indicating that the liquidity crisis might...
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KuCoin lists AirDAO’s $AMB token with a $USDT pair
Lausanne, Switzerland, 9th November, 2022, Chainwire KuCoin has announced it will list AirDAO’s $AMB token with a USDT pair on November 9th. The announcement gives KuCoin’s 25 million global users the opportunity to participate in AirDAO’s up-and-coming DeFi ecosystem, boosting its rapidly growing international community and marking another exciting exchange listing for AirDAO. KuCoin is running a Net Holding competition as part of the events surrounding the listing, with $30,000 in $AMB tokens up for grabs for participants. Also, KuCoin will launch a Twitter airdrop and a participation reward campaign to promote the listing. Previously known as Ambrosus, AirDAO is the first DAO to govern a layer-one blockchain. The flagship AirDAO Dashboard simplifies the complexity of DeFi trading into a...
How is Metacade (MCADE) Different from Other Metaverse Worlds Like the Sandbox (SAND)
Metaverse worlds like The Sandbox saw mainstream popularity after the term ‘metaverse’ became part of the public discourse back in late 2021. As investors seek to take advantage of the growing metaverse gaming industry, a new token known as Metacade has been attracting some attention in crypto circles. Today, we’re going to explain what the difference is between The Sandbox and Metacade, and which one you should consider investing in. Player Ownership is the Foundation of The Sandbox (SAND)’s Economy The Sandbox is one of the leading metaverse platforms on the market today. It’s a 3D virtual world powered by the Ethereum blockchain that allows its users to create immersive gaming experiences. To start creating games, players must first purchase The Sandbox’s digital real estate, represente...
