AI
Legal
Voyager Digital deal under increased scrutiny as law firm subpoenas SBF and FTX, Alameda execs
The move comes a week after a separate suit was filed by FTX against Voyager seeking $445.8 million in loan repayments
Legal
US prosecutors seek postponement of fraud charges by CFTC, SEC against SBF
U.S. Prosecutor Damian Williams says he does not want SBF to "circumvent the criminal discovery rules."
Mining
Layer1 CEO accuses founder of running it as his ‘own personal fiefdom’
The compliant also accuses founder Jakov Dolic and board member Tobias Ebel of "actively looting" the company.
Trading
AI cryptos continue to sizzle with the market sector up over 51% in the past week
Many mid-cap utility tokens provide protocols for everything from decentralized data to a human robot.
NFTs
Yuga Labs settles case with developer of Ryder Ripps’ copycat project
Thomas Lehman, the developer of the RR/BAYC, settled with Yuga Labs on Feb. 6.
Analysis
Metaverse tokens show big gains in January with sector expected to reach $5 trillion value by 2030
Out of the top 20 metaverse tokens, 18 were in the green in January, including several that went north of +300%
Adoption
London tops crypto hub rankings with 2nd highest number of crypto companies in the world
The city of London was praised for having over 800 crypto companies.
NFTs
OpeaSea announces slew of new creator tools
Tools include multi-stage minting phases, allowlist support, and rich narrative components, among other tools.
Analysis
ETH passes $1,700 for first time since September, but analysts say local top is in play
Supply of ETH on exchanges have fallen to their lowest levels since June 2018
Crime
Hackers steal record $3.8B during 2022 – Chainalysis
According to the report, 82.1% of the $3.8 billion was stolen from DeFi protocols, mainly via bridge exploits targeting vulnerabilities in code.
Adoption
Russian citizens sending ‘significant amounts’ via crypto to help Ukrainians
Ukraine's deputy digital minister Alex Bornyakov says that the country has seen over 650 BTC and 10,000 ETH in donations since the start of the war
Adoption
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest expects BTC at $1M by 2030
ARK's overall investment thesis is predicated on five converging technological innovations that will reshape the next several years.