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The infamous hack of the Mt. Gox crypto exchange in 2014 saw it lose 850,000 Bitcoin (BTC) overnight. The situation around repaying creditors of the defunct Mt. Gox cryptocurrency exchange has reached yet another chapter. This follows after the just concluded registration exercise where clients who lost funds to the famous
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The third skunkwork project has not been officially announced, but involves the “creator economy” and tokens, Cassatt said. Franklin, for its part, plans to use its recent funding to expand into retirement accounts and health benefits. Its clients include Soul Wallet, Echooo and Alto, according to the press release. Original Source
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Blockchain-oriented VC firm Contango plans to use the seed round proceeds to facilitate increased Web3 adoption globally. Contango Digital Assets recently successfully concluded a $1.2 million seed round geared toward establishing Web3 infrastructure. To date, the leading blockchain venture capital firm has deployed more than $7 million globally to support Web3
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Pfizer has been on an acquisition spree as it seeks to cushion the impact of a projected $17 billion revenue drop by 2030. Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) has closed a $43 billion deal to acquire biotechnology company Seagen Inc and its leading line of cancer drugs. The deal comes as revenue
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Privacy-oriented blockchain platform Aztec is preparing to shut down Aztec Connect, the network’s privacy infrastructure serving as the encryption layer for Ethereum.Aztec Network officially announced the upcoming closure of Aztec Connect, planning to disable Aztec Connect deposits from front-ends like zk.money and zkpay.finance on March 17.According to a blog post
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According to play-to-earn nonfungible tokens (NFT) protocol Aavegotchi on Mar. 11, the entity closed the bonding curve defining the exchange rate between its namesake token (GHST) and the DAI U.S. dollar stablecoin (DAI). The same day, the DAI stablecoin depegged as part of the ongoing USD Coin destabilization, which was,
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Crypto bank Silvergate announced on March 3 that it is discontinuing its digital assets' payment network, claiming the termination is a "risk-based decision". The move comes after the bank's stock fell over 59% in the past five days due to fears of a potential bankruptcy. A disclaimer on Silvergate's website stated:“Effective
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Silvergate has had a rough week, after disclosing on Wednesday that it would delay the filing of its annual report due to questions from its auditors. In the same notice, the bank admitted it was facing investigations from bank regulators and the U.S. Department of Justice, and said its ability
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Binance Australia Derivatives users reported abrupt notifications sent by the digital asset platform on Feb. 23, saying it is starting to close certain derivatives positions and accounts. According to screenshots posted by various users on Twitter, users who did not meet the requirements to be a “wholesale investor” were told all of
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The self-custody platform was an asset of bankrupt crypto lender Celsius. Source
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