Despite Hodlnaut’s creditors insisting on the firm’s liquidation, the founders keep trying to save the business and sell it to potential investors. The founders of the troubled cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut are trying to save the business despite creditors insisting on its liquidation. On Feb. 28, Hodlnaut’s interim judicial managers released the sixth affidavit of Hodlnaut…
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Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges, agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to violate federal campaign finances…
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According to a recent report from sources familiar with the matter, Mastercard and Visa, the credit card and payment services giants, are halting new partnerships with cryptocurrency firms. This news comes after the collapse of several cryptocurrency ventures that offered crypto debit cards and failed due to financial difficulties last year. After the report published,…
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Nishad Singh has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on FTX customers, and one count of conspiracy to commit commodities fraud. Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, is expected to plead guilty to fraud charges brought by U.S. prosecutors who…
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Wrapped Bitcoin garnered DeFi traders’ support in the 2021–22 bull season, but the demand started to fade when numerous crypto contagions led to redemptions. The supply of wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) dropped to its lowest since May 2021 after the second-largest single-day burn on Feb. 27. A total of 11,500 wBTC ($260 million) linked to now-bankrupt…
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February is ending, but the ‘Alameda Gap’ is not. As the second month of this year is wrapping up, the prices in the crypto market have somewhat recovered from last year’s crash. Still, the so-called ‘Alameda Gap’ resists filling, as the liquidity remains far from the levels seen before the infamous FTX collapse. Researcher Kaiko…
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A new report claims Binance commingled different investors’ funds last year in a move “eerily” similar to actions by now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX. The world’s largest crypto exchange moved $1.8 billion of collateral set to back its customers’ stablecoins late last year, putting the assets to other undisclosed uses, Forbes reported Monday, noting that the practice was…
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2022 was a year of phenomenal cryptocurrency blowouts, as several projects collapsed and many more are on life support after the entire ecosystem was shattered. The fallout from these digital currency projects has not only removed billions of dollars in value from the crypto economy, but also eroded trust. The following is a look at…
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Numerous community members received their funds as FTX investors in other countries remain hopeful of a similar outcome. While FTX customers worldwide patiently await a conclusion to the FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) litigation, users of FTX Japan have started withdrawing all of their funds. On Nov. 7, 2022, crypto exchange FTX and its subsidiaries slowed fund…
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Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering, and US Campaign Finance Violations
Roughly 11 days ago, it was reported that Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, was working with federal prosecutors to arrange a plea deal. On Tuesday, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges and stated, “I am unbelievably sorry for my role in all of this.” Singh Cooperating With Authorities in FTX Investigation;…
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