Bahamas regulator denies asking crypto exchange FTX to mint new tokens

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) has denied FTX debtors’ claims and expresses concern that the investigation has been ‘impeded.’ According to a statement released on Jan.3, The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) has had to correct material misstatements made by John J. Ray III, the representative of the United States-based FTX debtors, … Read more

South Korea investigates crypto exchanges for listing native tokens

Native cryptocurrencies turned out to be the biggest factor contributing to the demise of numerous exchanges and ecosystems this year, most recently during the FTX collapse. Korea’s financial authority, Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (KoFIU), took notice of the same as it launched a probe into crypto exchanges in relation to listing their in-house, self-issued tokens. … Read more

What are soulbound tokens (SBTs) and how do they work?

By creating an alternative financial system with extraordinary flexibility and innovation in less than ten years, Web3 has astounded the globe. Economic and cryptographic primitives such as smart contracts and consensus mechanisms have helped to create an open-source system to conduct and authorize financial transactions. However, the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem cannot support straightforward contracts … Read more

Spain for the win? Top 3 fan tokens to watch during the FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is boosting the value of national soccer team fan tokens despite the cryptocurrency bear market. World Cup Qatar hype boosts fan token prices These digital fan tokens are currently rallying despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, securing up to 170% gains from the Nov. 10 lows. At the core of the massive uptrend … Read more

FDIC acting chair says no crypto firms or tokens are backed by agency

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation acting chair Martin Gruenberg said the agency does not back any crypto firms in the United States, nor does its insurance cover losses from tokens. In a Nov. 15 hearing of the Senate Banking Committee on the oversight of financial regulators, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez said lawmakers needed to “take … Read more

FTX collapse is Trust Wallet Token’s gain — Why did TWT price soar 150% in six days?

Trust Wallet Token (TWT) has surged by nearly 150% in the last six days, bucking the downturn in the cryptocurrency market, whose net capitalization has crashed by almost $100 billion in the same period. TWT whale accumulation picks up momentum TWT’s price reached an intraday high of $2.43 on Nov. 15, a day after establishing … Read more

Tron-based tokens sell at 1200% premium as FTX users scramble to withdraw

Tron-based tokens such as JUST (JST) have surged as much as 1000% on FTX, as users scramble to find ways of extracting locked-up liquidity from the beleaguered exchange.  At the time of writing, Tron’s native token TRX is trading at roughly $0.33 on the FTX exchange, more than five times its current market price, according … Read more

Alameda-Backed Tokens Suffer As FTT Fights To Stay Alive

In the wake of the FTX decline, the official token of the crypto exchange, FTT Token, has suffered a massive blow in the market. In the three days since Binance’s announced its intention to sell off its FTT, the token has recorded double-digit losses. However, the losses have not just been localized to one token, … Read more

How major crypto tokens are reacting after Binance’s intent to acquire FTX

Most crypto prices jumped Tuesday on news that Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, has signed a letter of intent to acquire rival FTX, but prices are still mostly lower than on Monday. Sam Bankman-Fried, chief executive and founder of FTX Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted on Tuesday that the exchange has entered into a … Read more

Alameda on the radar of BitDAO community for alleged dump of BIT tokens

The recent concerns related to the volatility of FTX Token (FTT) seeped into FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s other business operation, Alameda Research, as the BitDAO community requested information about Alameda’s BitDao (BIT) holding commitment. On Nov. 2, 2021, BitDAO swapped 100 million BIT tokens with Alameda in exchange for 3,362,315 FTT tokens with a public … Read more