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The downfall of Three Arrows Capital (3AC): What went wrong?

Three Arrows Capital (3AC) was founded in 2012 by Kyle Davies and Su Zhu, who attended Columbia University together and later worked as colleagues at banking giant Credit Suisse.

Yannick Eckl 6 min read 4 years ago

Crime AUDIO -0.42%

Attackers stole $6 million from Audius by exploiting a bug in the contract

Blockchain data of the attacker's wallet shows that the stolen funds were exchanged for 704.17 Ether, worth around $1.09 million, on Uniswap.

2 min read 4 years ago

Adoption LINK -0.61%

Regulatory compliant pricing oracles to allow new institutional investment opportunities

Crypto pricing data for institutional investors and enterprises that is GAAP & AIFMD compliant and licensable is now available via Kaiko

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption BTC -0.80%

Burrito chain Chipotle is giving away over $200K worth of crypto

American food chain Chipotle is celebrating national avocado day by giving away free Bitcoin, Ethereum, Avalanche, Solana and Dogecoin via its interactive game 'Buy the Dip'.

2 min read 4 years ago

Gaming AXS +0.72%

Axie Infinity players are turning their backs on the platform

Former Axie Infinity player Samerson Orias gives his story on how he grew to hate the game.

3 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

Investment bank Moelis & Co. launches advisory group for blockchain companies

Moelis & Co. offers its advisory capabilities and existing blockchain expertise to benefit the blockchain space and drive crypto adoption higher.

3 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin, Ethereum shed gains before looming Fed interest rate hike

With the Federal Reserve expected to raise the interest rate by at least 75 basis points on July 27, the crypto market cap has shed roughly 4%.

2 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

Thailand SEC to investigate impact of Zipmex’s withdrawal freeze

Users affected by Zipmex’s withdrawal freeze were requested to provide feedback to Thailand's SEC, as Zipmex faces a liquidity crisis from exposure to Celsius and Babel Finance.

3 min read 4 years ago

Scams BNB -1.40%

Teddy Doge developers pull out $4.5 million in alleged ‘soft rug pull’

Wallets connected to the developers swapped TEDDY tokens for wrapped BNB, which were then converted to BNB and BUSD, and sent to Binance.

2 min read 4 years ago

Memecoins SHIB -5.01%

Shiba Inu announces SHIB Burn Visa Card

Shiba Inu team announced the upcoming SHIB Burn Visa Card with the slogan "Make payments, burn SHIB."

3 min read 4 years ago

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Tether, Bitfinex aim at building a new internet with P2P app Keet

The app will run on the Holepunch platform, which allows users to connect via text, call, or video via distributed technology.

2 min read 4 years ago

Adoption

UK banking giant Barclays acquires stake in $2B crypto unicorn Copper

Reports suggest that Barclays has invested "millions of dollars" as part of Copper's latest fundraiser despite the prevailing bearish market sentiment.

3 min read 4 years ago

Legal LUNC -1.79%

Terra, Celsius hit with class action lawsuits in the US

Terra, Celsius are facing series of class action lawsuit filed against them by disgruntled investors who lost funds to their collapse.

2 min read 4 years ago

CBDCs

China to respect privacy of digital yuan users, eyes more adoption

China is doubling efforts to increase digital yuan adoption and usage by creating tailor-made products for the currency.

2 min read 4 years ago

Bear Market

Struggling Zipmex exchange in negotiations over a buyout offer

An unamed party is looking at buying Zipmex, which implemented a pause on withdrawals less than a week ago.

2 min read 4 years ago

Bankruptcy

Voyager rejects FTX’s ‘low ball’ offer, calls it ‘misleading’

Voyager's letter said FTX's offer is designed to "generate publicity" for the SBF-led firm "rather than (add) value for Voyager's customers."

3 min read 4 years ago

Guest Author

Staking

Op-ed: Liquid staking benefits the crypto ecosystem overall — here are 3 reasons why

If you’re thinking about staking or frustrated by lock-up periods and looking for a solution, here are three benefits liquid staking brings to the crypto world.

5 min read 4 years ago