At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Silvergate Bank announced its intention to wind down the crypto-friendly bank’s operations and voluntarily liquidate the company’s assets. The news follows significant financial troubles the bank faced, and the firm’s stock plummeted in value. Details of Silvergate’s Wind Down and Liquidation Plan Over the last six months, Silvergate Capital Corporation’s…
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MicroStrategy has denied any meaningful exposure to Silvergate as crypto firms who dealt with the crypto bank are rushing for the exits amid concerns about its financial condition. In a recent tweet, business intelligence firm MicroStrategy clarified that their Bitcoin holdings, valued at $2.9 billion and comprising over 130,000 Bitcoin, are not held in custody…
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Crypto companies spent a record $21.55 million in 2022 on Washington lobbying, with major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase leading the list. Last year’s spending was more than double the crypto industry’s lobbying outlay of $8.29 million for 2021, according to an analysis of disclosures by OpenSecrets, which rounded up disclosures from more than 50 industry players…. Read More:…
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Regulators in Argentina are mulling the inclusion of stringent requirements in their next cryptocurrency regulatory framework. According to reports, institutions like the national securities regulator, the CNV, will be studying the inclusion of proof-of-solvency requirements for exchanges and custody institutions in Argentina, in the wake of the demise of leading cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Cryptocurrency Exchanges…
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Crypto execs suggested that the “extremely challenging” times forced them to cut jobs in order to “weather this extended” crypto winter. Several crypto firms have made job cuts this week amid the ongoing crypto winter, retaining “impactful” employees as they prepare for a “longer downturn.” At least 216 jobs were slashed between three crypto firms…
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Crypto adoption achieved new milestones in 2022, with the number of crypto owners reaching 425 million during the year, a new report by Crypto.com shows. Moreover, the report reveals that the number of bitcoin owners reached 219 million in December while the number of ether owners reached 87 million.
Cryptocurrency Adoption Achieves New Milestones
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After FTX collapsed, the incident prompted many major crypto exchanges to publish proof-of-reserves and lists of known addresses so users can verify the solvency of the trading platforms. While the veracity of these proof-of-reserve lists and asset dashboards is debatable, they do provide some insight into the large sums of cryptocurrency held in custody by…
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The crypto industry continues to stagger under a massive wave of layoffs that have been occurring in recent times. Among the recent companies from the sector, Crypto.com has planned on axing 20% of its workforce. The Singapore-based company, Crypto.com, has confirmed its decision via a blog post. According to Co-Founder and CEO Kris Marszalek, the…
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Crypto.com has announced that it will cut 20% of its staff, citing macroeconomic headwinds and the collapse of rival exchange FTX as its reasons. “While we continue to perform well, growing to more than 70 million users worldwide and maintaining a strong balance sheet, we’ve had to navigate ongoing economic headwinds and unforeseeable industry events,”…
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“While we continue to perform well, growing to more than 70 million users worldwide and maintaining a strong balance sheet, we’ve had to navigate ongoing economic headwinds.” The co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com, Kris Marszalek, has announced a new wave of staff layoffs that will reduce its global workforce by another 20%, citing poor market conditions…
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