Market
Web3
Net worth of CZ fell 93% while 10 crypto moguls lost billionaire status in 9 months: Report
A look at how the crypto market impacted 17 of crypto's wealthiest founders and investors since March, as per Forbes estimates.
Mining
Amid the arctic blast, Texas miners voluntarily shut down or curtail operations
As power companies urge users to conserve energy amid freezing weather, Bitcoin miners are stepping up to give power back to the grid.
Tokenization
Fantom growth in high ‘triple digits’ despite crypto winter
In a yearly review, Andre Cronje said that Fantom's growth has slowed in 2022 compared to previous years, but it's still '"very high."
Legal
SBF criminal trial judge recused as husband’s firm advised FTX
Federal judge Ronnie Abrams recused herself because the law firm, where her husband is a partner, advised and represented FTX in 2021.
Crypto
Russia’s crypto mining bill could be finalized in January 2023
The crypto mining bill would legalize crypto mining and allow miners to sell mined crypto within and outside Russia.
Mining
Bitcoin miners increased hash rate and production despite falling BTC prices in 2022
While some miners had bought BTC at the beginning of the year, they were forced to eventually sell them off to maintain operations.
Exchanges
Binance trading volume falls to its lowest since October 2020
Daily crypto trading volumes on most centralized exchanges have reached their lowest in over 2 years as trading activity slows.
Regulation
Singapore’s attempt to separate blockchain usage and crypto will not work: Vitalik Buterin
While Buterin appreciates Singapore's willingness to be supportive of crypto and blockchain, the country cannot have "one without the other".
Exchanges
Vitalik Buterin, Coinbase, Kraken, Binance promote trustless CEXs
Amid waning user trust in exchanges in the wake of the FTX collapse, Buterin discusses how CEXs can cryptographically prove solvency.
CBDCs
Indian central bank on track to launch retail CBDC pilot next month
The retail e-rupee, which will be interoperable with existing payment methods, will be hosted by the National Payments Corporation of India.
Wallets
Binance-linked non-custodial wallet tokens see massive growth over the past week
Binance-backed SafePal's SFP token jumped 125.96% while Trust Wallet, which is owned by the exchange, saw its token price increase by 92.39%.
Crime
FTX attacker continues swapping tokens; exchanges $7.95M BNB for BUSD, ETH
The FTX exploiter currently holds $11.8 million BNB and ETH worth around $346.8 million at current prices.