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Gemini is laying off 10% of staff.
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/gemini-is-laying-off-10-of-staff-marking-latest-blow-for-winklevoss-crypto-startup
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/gemini-is-laying-off-10-of-staff-marking-latest-blow-for-winklevoss-crypto-startup
The Information
Gemini is Laying Off More Staff, Citing ‘Bad Actors’ in Crypto Industry
Gemini, the crypto startup whose customers have beencaught up in the Genesis bankruptcy, is laying off 10% of staff, according to an internal message viewed by The Information. It’s at least the third round of cuts at Gemini in the past eight months. Gemini…
Wormhole exploiter converts $150 million in ETH to staked assets and levers up.
https://www.theblock.co/post/204855/wormhole-exploiter-converts-150-million-in-eth-to-staked-assets-and-levers-up
https://www.theblock.co/post/204855/wormhole-exploiter-converts-150-million-in-eth-to-staked-assets-and-levers-up
The FBI has concluded that North Korean hacker organization Lazarus Group was behind the $100 million hack of Harmony Protocol last June.
https://decrypt.co/119861/fbi-north-korea-lazarus-horizon-harmony-bridge-hack
https://decrypt.co/119861/fbi-north-korea-lazarus-horizon-harmony-bridge-hack
Decrypt
FBI Confirms North Korea Behind $100 Million Harmony Hack - Decrypt
The agency officially confirmed that Lazarus Group, a notorious cybercrime organization, was behind last June’s massive exploit.
Sam Bankman-Fried lists Washington, DC house for $3.28 million.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617634820582182912
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617634820582182912
NFT price tracker Floor has acquired the NFT analytics firm WGMI.io.
https://mirror.xyz/treasury.floornfts.eth/eLoZs5lRYfq84qgRd3eRJwC4Gd1V5btakPYBciBYBoA?source=floor_homepage
https://mirror.xyz/treasury.floornfts.eth/eLoZs5lRYfq84qgRd3eRJwC4Gd1V5btakPYBciBYBoA?source=floor_homepage
mirror.xyz
Welcoming WGMI.io to the Floor family 🥳
We’re excited to announce that WGMI.io will be joining Floor on our mission to make NFTs more understandable and accessible.
Ethereum’s core developers announced the successful deployment of the first mainnet shadow fork designed to test the readiness of ETH staking withdrawal capability, a feature expected to launch by March.
https://decrypt.co/119851/ethereum-shanghai-mainnet-shadow-fork-goes-live
https://decrypt.co/119851/ethereum-shanghai-mainnet-shadow-fork-goes-live
Decrypt
Ethereum Shanghai Mainnet Shadow Fork Goes Live - Decrypt
The formal upgrade, which will allow users to withdraw staked ETH, remains on track for a March delivery.
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi Inc. plans to sell about $160 million of loans backed by around 68,000 Bitcoin mining machines, according to two people familiar with the matter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/bankrupt-lender-blockfi-to-sell-bitcoin-mining-backed-loans
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-23/bankrupt-lender-blockfi-to-sell-bitcoin-mining-backed-loans
Crypto Market Daily Review
- The market is growing today. Market cap is $1.09T, Bitcoin is trading at $23K.
Dropstab.com
- The market is growing today. Market cap is $1.09T, Bitcoin is trading at $23K.
Dropstab.com
- Gemini will cut 10% of its staff, the third round of layoffs in the past eight months.
- MakerDAO approves deployment of $100M USDC on DeFi protocol Yearn Finance.
- TON validators to vote on suspending 195 inactive addresses holding $2.5B in Toncoin.
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TON validators are set to vote next month on suspending 195 inactive addresses on the blockchain, which hold a total of 1.08 billion toncoin, worth nearly $2.5 billion.
https://www.theblock.co/post/204554/ton-validators-set-to-vote-on-suspending-2-5-billion-in-toncoin
https://www.theblock.co/post/204554/ton-validators-set-to-vote-on-suspending-2-5-billion-in-toncoin
The Block
TON validators set to vote on suspending wallets holding $2.5 billion in toncoin
Validators on The Open Network (TON) are considering the suspension of 195 inactive addresses on the proof-of-stake blockchain.
Coinbase has added Audius (AUDIO) and Threshold (T) to its roadmap.
https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1617566246601367553
https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1617572407350378506
https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1617566246601367553
https://twitter.com/coinbaseassets/status/1617572407350378506
Kraken hired C.J. Rinaldi as its chief compliance officer.
Rinaldi formerly worked at the crypto services firm Blockchain.com as chief compliance officer.
https://www.theblock.co/post/204809/kraken-hires-blockchain-coms-former-chief-compliance-officer
Rinaldi formerly worked at the crypto services firm Blockchain.com as chief compliance officer.
https://www.theblock.co/post/204809/kraken-hires-blockchain-coms-former-chief-compliance-officer
The Block
Kraken hires Blockchain.com's former chief compliance officer
CJ Rinaldi formerly worked at Blockchain.com as Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), and the CCO to Deutsche Bank before that.
Prosecutors seize $50 million from Sam Bankman-Fried's account at Farmington State Bank.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617884996567719937
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617884996567719937
QuickNode, a development platform that helps Web3 builders create apps, has closed a $60 million Series B funding round at an $800 million valuation led by 10T Fund with participation from Tiger Global, 776 and QED, among others.
https://twitter.com/quicknode/status/1617872366759211013
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/24/quicknode-raises-60m-in-series-b-at-800m-valuation/
https://twitter.com/quicknode/status/1617872366759211013
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2023/01/24/quicknode-raises-60m-in-series-b-at-800m-valuation/
X (formerly Twitter)
QuickNode (@QuickNode) on X
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We're beyond excited to announce that we have raised a $60 million Series B funding round led by @10TFund — with participation from Tiger Global, @sevensevensix, and @QEDInvestors, among others — to fuel our next phase of growth and development!
We're beyond excited to announce that we have raised a $60 million Series B funding round led by @10TFund — with participation from Tiger Global, @sevensevensix, and @QEDInvestors, among others — to fuel our next phase of growth and development!
Wilshire, the financial services firm, announced a partnership with crypto prime broker FalconX to provide institutional investors with access to the OTC crypto derivatives market.
https://www.theblock.co/post/205136/wilshire-to-partner-with-falconx-as-preferred-digital-asset-index-provider
https://www.theblock.co/post/205136/wilshire-to-partner-with-falconx-as-preferred-digital-asset-index-provider
Bitcoin miner and hosting provider Blockstream raised $125 million in a convertible note and secured loan financing round.
https://twitter.com/blockstream/status/1618057878602149888
https://www.theblock.co/post/205272/crypto-infrastructure-firm-blockstream-raises-125-million-to-expand-mining-services
https://twitter.com/blockstream/status/1618057878602149888
https://www.theblock.co/post/205272/crypto-infrastructure-firm-blockstream-raises-125-million-to-expand-mining-services
X (formerly Twitter)
Blockstream (@Blockstream) on X
We’re excited to announce that we’ve raised $125 million in convertible note and secured loan financing to expand our institutional #Bitcoin mining colocation services.
https://t.co/WywXBTNnYb
https://t.co/WywXBTNnYb
Microsoft $MSFT reports $52.7 billion in revenue for Q4 2022.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617991827730362368
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1617991827730362368
Crypto-focused investment firm a16z led a Series A investment in the game studio Voldex.
The amount wasn't disclosed.
https://twitter.com/voldexgames/status/1617968770726899712
https://www.theblock.co/post/205169/a16z-leads-series-a-funding-for-game-studio-voldex
The amount wasn't disclosed.
https://twitter.com/voldexgames/status/1617968770726899712
https://www.theblock.co/post/205169/a16z-leads-series-a-funding-for-game-studio-voldex
UK Treasury is looking for CBDC Head as it explores Digital Pound.
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/24/uk-treasury-is-looking-for-cbdc-head-as-it-explores-digital-pound/
https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/01/24/uk-treasury-is-looking-for-cbdc-head-as-it-explores-digital-pound/
CoinDesk
UK Treasury Is Looking for CBDC Head as It Explores Digital Pound
The country's government will introduce a consultation on its CBDC in the coming weeks.
Visa CEO says the company believes stablecoins and CBDC's can play a meaningful role in the payments space.
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1618091837495054337
https://twitter.com/watcherguru/status/1618091837495054337