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FTX, Alameda Wallets Move $13M to Exchanges
  • A little over $13 million in altcoins were sent to crypto exchanges Binance and Coinbase in the past 24 hours, which is in accordance with a September court order.
  • The court ordered a phased liquidation process, which allows the bankruptcy estate to sell $3.4 billion worth of digital assets over a certain period of time.
November 1, 2023, 2:27 PM
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Unibot to Compensate Users Affected by Exploit
  • Popular Telegram bot Unibot, which is used to snipe trades on Uniswap, became a victim of a token approval exploit earlier today, when it was switching to a new router.
  • After confirming the exploit, Unibot assured users that their keys and wallets were safe, and that the project will compensate all affected users.
October 31, 2023, 3:01 PM
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J.P. Morgan Handles $1B in Daily JPM Coin Transactions
  • Launched in 2020, the bank’s permissioned blockchain-based value transfer system, called JPM Coin, now handles around $1 billion in daily transactions.
  • The bank’s global head of payments said they now plan to widen the usage of the coin, and possibly create a “more retail version” of the token.
October 26, 2023, 1:42 PM
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Worldcoin to Pay Orb Operators in WLD From November
  • The digital ID project said Orb Operators received USDC payments as part of the project’s transitional phase after launch, and now that it is nearing its end Worldcoin will be switching to WLD payments.
  • Worldcoin warned Orb Operators to check if they can claim rewards in their region as WLD are not available in the United States and “certain other restricted territories”.
October 23, 2023, 10:53 AM
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Oct 19, 2023
NY Attorney General Sues DGC, Genesis, and Gemini for Fraud
  • An investigation from the New York Attorney General’s office has allegedly found that Gemini was aware of Genesis’ weak financial position, but still lied to investors.
  • The lawsuit is looking to ban DCG, Genesis, and Gemini from the New York financial industry, seek restitutions for investments, and the return of “ill-gotten gains”.

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Oct 18, 2023
Reddit to Shut Down Community Points Feature
  • Launched in May 2020, the Community Points feature allowed Reddit users to earn points in the form of ERC-20 tokens through positive engagement.
  • After the news broke out, the price of several Reddit-based tokens quickly crashed, with r/CryptoCurrency’s MOON going down by 85%, and r/FortNiteBR’s BRICK by 50%.
Oct 6, 2023
THORSwap Ethers Maintenance Mode Due to Illicit Activity
  • The DEX said it will remain under maintenance mode until a more permanent solution to counter the movement of illicit funds through the platform is implemented.
  • THORSwap has seen a rise in popularity amongst bad actors, and was even used earlier this month by a hacker connected to the $600 million FTX hack from last year.
Sep 27, 2023
Sep 14, 2023
Deutsche Bank Partners With Taurus on Crypto Custody Service
  • Germany’s largest bank will use Taurus’ custody and tokenization technology to manage the cryptocurrencies, tokenized assets, and digital assets of its clients.
  • Deutsche Bank was one of a few companies to participate in Taurus’ $65 million Series B fundraising round back in February, which was led by Credit Suisse.
Sep 13, 2023
OneCoin Co-Founder Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
  • Karl Greenwood, co-founder of the OneCoin crypto pyramid scheme, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and ordered to pay back the $300 million he made in commissions.
  • Greenwood was the “global master distributor and the leader of the MLM (multi-level marketing) network” during his time in OneCoin, earning him 5% of all monthly sales.
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