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Continued selling in the cryptocurrency markets pulled the total market capitalization below $800 billion on Nov. 21. Traders are increasingly nervous about the extent of damage FTX’s collapse may have on several crypto firms. Until the uncertainty clears, it is futile to expect a sustained recovery in cryptocurrency prices. The FTX saga has broken the

The independent examiner in crypto lender Celsius’ bankruptcy case has alleged that the company failed to set up “sufficient” accounting and operational controls in its handling of customer funds.  In an interim report released on Nov. 19, examiner Shoba Pillay made a number of stark observations in her court-appointed investigation into the bankrupt cryptocurrency lending

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

The sentiment across the cryptocurrency ecosystem remains fragile as market participants assess the impact of the FTX crisis on various businesses within and outside of the crypto sector. Trading firm QCP Capital said in its latest circular on Telegram that crypto assets may continue their underperformance till the new year. QCP projects Bitcoin (BTC) to

Just yesterday, the Ripple Swell conference wrapped up, with CEO Brad Garlinghouse announcing massive milestones for the adoption of RippleNet and On-Demand Liquidity (ODL). One of the main focuses of the conference was on the development of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). In a new blog post, Ripple has now also revealed that the company

Professional esports organization Team SoloMid (TSM), previously TSM FTX, has suspended its $210 million sponsorship deal with the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange “effective immediately” following the cryptocurrency trading platform’s shock collapse last week. The United-States-based esports organization made the announcement in a Nov. 16 tweet to its 2.2 million followers, adding that the decision was made

Major cryptocurrency exchanges continue to carry out measures in the aftermath of FTX collapse, now halting deposits in Solana-based Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC). Binance announced on Nov. 17 that deposits of Solana-based USDT and USDC have been “temporarily suspended until further notice” on the platform. The exchange referred to the tokens as “USDT (SOL)”

Amid FTX contagion fears and the legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Ripple Labs is currently hosting its Swell Global conference in London. Yesterday’s first day featured CEO Brad Garlinghouse (“BG”), among others, speaking about the massive progress made recently. Garlinghouse said on stage that he believes the crypto industry will emerge

Singapore’s state-owned investment firm Temasek revealed despite eight months of due diligence in 2021, it didn’t find any significant red flags in FTXs financials before deciding to invest $275 million into the now-bankrupt crypto exchange. Like many of FTX’s more than one million creditors, the Singapore-based firm has been left blindsided by the collapse of

Circle, the company behind the issuance of USDC Coin (USDC), said recent events have caused it to miscalculate its financial projections — referring to the collapse of FTX and a decision by rival exchange Binance. In September, crypto exchange Binance announced it will auto-convert USDC to its own stablecoin Binance USD (BUSD), last week saw the collapse

Solana (SOL) has lost 60% of its market value in a week due to its exposure to the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, which could continue to haunt the “Ethereum killer” well into the future. FTX/Alameda exposure hurting Solana price FTX and its sister-firm Alameda Research is liable to have control over 50 million SOL, according

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

In the legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. district court judge Analisa Torres has granted several motions to file amicus briefs. As a document made public yesterday shows, the court granted the motions filed by the Blockchain Association, John E. Deaton (representing 75,000 XRP investors), six XRP holders,

Everything makes its way to the sea, and none more so than plastics. There are now five floating plastic islands in different oceans across the world, with the largest island even having a name, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which is three times the size of France. Lying between California and Hawaii, it is the

Post Ethereum merge, layer-2 blockchains have been catching the eyes of users and investors alike. Research firm Delphi Digital has been tracking Arbitrum since August and recently shared its analysis in a monthly market report. According to data, user behavior and historical analysis show multiple trends of rapid growth in transactions, total value locked and

Crypto.com’s native token Cronos (CRO) is showing restraint on Nov. 14 against mounting sell-pressure building in the wake of the FTX’s dramatic collapse last week. Now, the CRO/USD pair is eyeing a watershed price recovery. On Nov. 14, CRO’s price wobbled between profits and losses, trading around $0.069 a day after crashing to $0.05, its