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The filing alleges Lubin, a co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, stripped ConsenSys AG, also known as Mesh, of its main assets – including crypto wallet provider MetaMask – and transferred them to ConsenSys Software Inc. (CSI), incorporated in Delaware, without bringing over the ex-employees as equity holders. Source
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Former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison claimed in court that Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried attempted to raise equity for FTX by considering an investment from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, or MBS.Addressing the court at SBF’s criminal trial Oct. 11, Ellison reportedly said she had discussed ways of hedging Alameda
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Coinbase and Circle have redefined their relationship, according to identical announcements on the Coinbaseand Circle blogs on Aug. 21. The two organizations jointly launched the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin and have until now governed the token through the Centre Consortium.The Centre Consortium “will no longer exist as a stand-alone entity,”
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Layer-1 network ZetaChain has secured $27 million to support its chain-agnostic platform, according to an announcement on Aug. 16. Participants in the round include Blockchain.com, Human Capital, Vy Capital, Sky9 Capital, Jane Street Capital, VistaLabs, CMT Digital, Foundation Capital, Lingfeng Capital, GSR, Kudasai, Krust and other investors.The protocol created in
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Cryptocurrency custody firm Anchorage Digital and major mining manufacturer Bitmain could take equity stakes in Core Scientific as part of the firm’s restructuring plan.According to an Aug. 8 filing in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Bitmain plans to sell Core Scientific 27,000 S19j XP
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Companies that have lent funds to Core Scientific to buy equipment can elect to either have their claims converted into equity fully, or take on secured debt in the emerging company at 80% of the value of their claims. Only Anchorage Digital, which had a $29 million loan as of
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“European businesses will be a major beneficiary of this innovation, giving businesses a new way to raise capital through primary capital raises, and obtain potential tax benefits and liquidity through secondary trading,” Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, said in a statement. Source
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The news from IBM on its plans to acquire Apptio came at a time organizations are digitally transforming their business operations faster than before. Amid the increasing use of cloud architecture, technology corporation IBM (NYSE: IBM) said it would acquire software company Apptio from Vista Equity Partners. According to a press release,
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As the burgeoning blockchain technology paradigm has continued to evolve, a whole host of unique asset classes have started to make their way into the mainstream. Private equity tokens are one such offering, serving as digital representations of ownership in private equity investments powered by a decentralized ledger. These tokens enable
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Apollo Global, with $500 billion in assets under management, is looking to revamp the bankrupt Celsius Network in partnership with Provenance Blockchain. It’s nearly a year since crypto lender Celsius Network filed for bankruptcy after slipping into a liquidity crisis following the fall of the Terra ecosystem. In the latest
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