The recent collapse of FTX, one of the industry’s largest and most trusted crypto exchanges, has opened the debate for setting standards to prove solvency in centralized exchanges. Since the...
Sam Bankman-Fried to New York Times: “I Wasn’t Running Alameda”
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried took part in an interview today with the New York Times today during the publication’s DealBook Summit. On FTX’s Ties to Alameda During the conversation,...
2022 in Review: the Top 10 Crypto Villains of the Year
SBF, Kwon, 3AC, and more: 2022 was a packed year for crypto villains. The Crypto Villains of the Year The Crypto Briefing editorial team puts a lot of thought into...
Weeks after its collapse, FTX remains a focal point of the crypto news cycle. SBF Interview Leaked FTX CEO Bankman-Fried made headlines on Tuesday, November 29, after he gave a...
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Crypto lending firm BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after suspending user payouts earlier this month. BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy BlockFi is filing for bankruptcy. In an announcement on...
DeFiChain’s Much Anticipated ‘Grand Central’ Hard Fork Goes Live
DeFiChain, the world’s leading blockchain on the Bitcoin network dedicated to bringing decentralized financial applications to everyone, has officially activated the much-anticipated Grand Central hard fork on its network at...
Over the weekend, fears circulated in the crypto community stemming from claims that Wrapped Ethereum tokens could be at risk of losing their 1:1 value against ETH. However, the claims...
2022 in Review: the Top 10 Crypto Heroes of the Year
While villains dominated crypto throughout this year, the industry benefited from the efforts of a few heroes. The Crypto Heroes of 2022 Where do we start? After a year like...
The Alabama Securities Commission and other state regulators are probing Genesis Global Capital. Alabama Leads Genesis Investigation Genesis is under investigation. The crypto lending firm suspended redemptions and new loan...
DeFi Saver Introduces a Native Compound v3 Extension
DeFi Saver, a DeFi management app best known for its automated liquidation protection services for DeFi lending protocols, is now available as a native extension in the Compound application thanks...
Binance Commits $1B to Crypto Industry Recovery Fund
Binance said today that it is committing $1 billion to help companies in the crypto industry remain operational. Binance Launches Recovery Initiative Binance wants to revive the crypto industry. The...
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse have demanded an investigation into FTX’s failure. Warren, Whitehouse Demand DOJ Action FTX could soon face further investigations. In a letter published today, Senators...
2022 in Review: the Top Five NFT Drops of the Year
Several NFT collections stood out from the pack against adverse conditions as the market returned to earth this year. The Best NFT Drops of 2022 At this point, few people...
Digital Currency Group Reveals $2B in Liabilities, Including Debt to Its Own Subsidiary
Digital Currency Group (DCG) currently has $2 billion worth of loans according to a letter sent to shareholders today. DCG Outlines Lending Situation In a shareholder letter sent to investors...
Curve Whipsaws 75% as DeFi Degens Squeeze Avraham Eisenberg
CRV has experienced a 75% swing after self-described “applied game theorist” Avraham Eisenberg launched a plan to short the token that appears to have backfired. Curve Whale Games One of...
