Bitstamp is in talks with several big European banks about offering cryptocurrency services — link
CoinDesk
Bitstamp Courts European Banks as Region's Incoming Crypto Rules Boost Confidence
The longest-running crypto exchange says three European banks are in talks about offering crypto services – a stark contrast to the U.S., where firms are wary amid a regulatory crackdown.
Caroline Ellison says Bankman-Fried directed her to commit crimes — link
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Inner City Press (@innercitypress) on X
AUSA: What was his involvement in the crimes?
Ellison: He was the head of Alameda then FTX. He directed me to commit these crimes.
AUSA: What makes you guilty?
Ellison: Alameda took several billions of dollars from FTX customers and used it for investments.
Ellison: He was the head of Alameda then FTX. He directed me to commit these crimes.
AUSA: What makes you guilty?
Ellison: Alameda took several billions of dollars from FTX customers and used it for investments.
Crypto VC activity continued to decline in Q3, with capital invested and deal count now at their lowest points since Q4 2020 — link
Crypto exchange WOO to buy back shares from 3AC to ‘clear uncertainty’ — link
The Block
Crypto exchange WOO to buy back shares from 3AC to ‘clear uncertainty’
WOO said today that it will repurchase the shares and tokens acquired in 2021 by the failed crypto hedge fund.
JPMorgan's blockchain-based collateral settlement application goes live: Bloomberg — link
The Block
JPMorgan's blockchain-based collateral settlement application goes live: Bloomberg
JPMorgan's Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) has gone live by completing its first transaction involving the clients BlackRock and Barclays.
Options volumes as a % of overall derivatives market keeps growing. The 7 day moving average reached 3% of the overall derivatives total market activity, a new all time high — link
Caroline Ellison's to-do list included “getting regulators to crack down on Binance” — link
Bitcoin long-term balances as a percent of total supply reached their highest since 2010 — link
Poor security practices at Alameda Research caused the company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars — link
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Adi (e/acc) (@aditya_baradwaj) on X
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U.S. CPI in 30 mins
Forecast:
CPI y/y: 3.6%
CPI m/m: 0.3%
Core CPI y/y: 4.1%
Core CPI m/m: 0.3%
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Forecast:
CPI y/y: 3.6%
CPI m/m: 0.3%
Core CPI y/y: 4.1%
Core CPI m/m: 0.3%
Please note: CPI bot is still in the test mode.
Transactions on the Lightning Network have increased by more than 1212% in 2 years — link
A complete timeline of FTX: From Alameda's spiraling debt to its dramatic implosion — link
The Block
A complete timeline of FTX: From Alameda's spiraling debt to its dramatic implosion
A timeline of FTX's demise showing how the situation at Alameda Research developed and ended up ripping the exchange apart.
GBTC discount has resumed its narrowing and sits at 16.5%. In mid-June, when BlackRock filed for spot Bitcoin ETF, the discount was 43% — link
SEC will not be appealing court decision on Grayscale Bitcoin ETF: Source familiar