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NFT

Apple Forces Coinbase Wallet App to Remove NFT Transfers

Coinbase Wallet disabled NFT transfers in its iOS app on Thursday. Apple wants Coinbase to pay a 30% fee on all the gas fees for NFT transfers.

DeFi

BlockFi Is Bankrupt and Suing SBF

Centralized lending platform BlockFi filed for bankruptcy yesterday. The firm also plans to sue Sam Bankman-Fried for his Robinhood shares.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Russia Is Warming Up to Crypto

Last week, Putin made a statement at an AI conference suggesting Russia should host an international crypto payments system.

DeFi

Proof of Reserves Are a Stupid Half Measure

Proof of reserves is a naive approach to trying to ensure exchanges are solvent. What people really want is regulation.

DeFi

Binance v Coinbase FUD

Binance has been spreading FUD around the crypto ecosystem, but they've found Coinbase is untouchable.

DeFi

Cardano's DeFi & Stablecoin Ecosystem Ardana Halts Development

Ardana (DANA), a once-exciting new stablecoin and DeFi ecosystem on the Cardano blockchain, has halted development.

DeFi

Bankruptcy Expert: FTX Is Worse than Enron

The Bankruptcy expert who let Enron through bankruptcy says FTX is worse than anything he's seen in his career...

Bitcoin (BTC)

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is Nearing a 50% Discount

The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) is currently trading at a 50% discount compared to spot Bitcoin prices, the largest we've seen so far.

DeFi

Billions Flow Out of Crypto Exchanges in Wake of FTX Collapse

Investors withdrew ~$20B in crypto from centralized exchanges (CEXs) over the last two weeks in response to the collapse of FTX and Alameda.

DeFi

FTX Contagion Spreads to Genesis Global, Gemini, and GOPAX

The Gemini Earn yield farming program halted withdrawals last week following a bank run on lending services provider Genesis Global Capital.

DeFi

FTX was Solana’s Biggest Backer. What now?

Solana's entire ecosystem was built, propped up, and in part reliant on FTX and Alameda Research. What now?

DeFi

Where In the World is Sam Bankman-Fried?

There are rumors that Sam Bankman-Fried has been trying to flee his home in the Bahamas, and is under local authority supervision.

DeFi

FTX Dies Following Bank Run & Collapse of Its Infinite Money Printing Scheme

The FTX exchange collapsed because SBF allegedly stole funds from its depositors to fund his insolvent hedge fund, Alameda Research.

DeFi

FTX Was Hacked and Now Its Apps are Viruses

FTX was hacked last night, and over $600M left customer accounts. It's unclear how much was stolen.

DeFi

MakerDAO Co-Founder Dead at 29

The Co-Founder of MakerDAO was found dead at the age of 29 after some concerning tweets.

DeFi

Coinbase Q3 Report: Subscriptions Up, Users and Revenue Down

Coinbase's Q3 report came in, and it was largely bad. The positive side is that their subscription revenue is up.

NFT

Instagram Integrates Polygon & Arweave for Its NFT Marketplace

On Wednesday, Meta announced that Instagram will allow users to mint and sell NFTs through its app.

NFT

Metaverse Token GALA Is Recovering from Its Fake Hack

Rumors of a rug pull or hack in progress tanked metaverse crypto Gala Games' GALA token yesterday.

Bitcoin (BTC)

BTC Miner Core Scientific at Risk of Bankruptcy

BTC miner Core Scientific is down 98% over the past year and is now missing debt payments, at risk of bankruptcy.

Bitcoin (BTC)

UK Seems to Be Taking Crypto Seriously

The new UK Prime Minister is pro-crypto, and the government is making moves to legitimize it.

NFT

Apple Wants a 30% Cut of All the NFTs Sold in Its App Store

Apple updated its App Store Review Guidelines regarding NFTs. Apple believes all NFT sales are subject to the App Store's 30% fee.

DeFi

Solana Is Taking Pre-Orders for Its Crypto Phone

Solana is now taking $100 refundable pre-orders for the $1k Solana Saga crypto phone, which is expected to ship in early 2023.

Bitcoin (BTC)

Craig Wright Loses Defamation Case, and BSV Blockchain?

BSV's blockchain has suffered a 51% attack at the same time as Craig Wright loses a defamation case.

DeFi

The Aptos Launch Went Poorly

The Aptos main net launch resulted in a massive token dump, low network usage, and horrible tokenomics.

DeFi

Polkadot's Gavin Wood Steps Down As CEO

Gavin Wood stepped down as CEO of Parity Technologies, the company that makes Polkadot (DOT). Wood will assume the role of Technical Architect.