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WOO co-founder Jack Tan said the repurchase allows the company to move on “without further distractions from the 3AC fallout”. WOO Network has announced its decision to repurchase shares and tokens it sold to defunct Singaporean hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC) back in 2021. The Taiwan-based trading platform and liquidity
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According to a press release, WOO agreed to cancel shares purchased by 3AC in 2021's Series A fundraise and repurchase 20 million WOO tokens, worth around $3.4 million at current prices. The tokens have been sent to a burn address or crypto wallet that cannot be accessed by anyone. Source
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Beyond Binance’s own commitment, the IRI garnered an additional $100 million in contributions from 18 organizations by February 2023. A recent report from Bloomberg suggests that the $1 billion Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), launched by Binance has fallen short of expectations, with only 2.7% of the committed funds deployed. The Industry Recovery
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Binance-spearheaded Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI), a co-investment project aiming to support the cryptocurrency industry in the aftermath of the FTX collapse, may not have been as effective as desired, a new report suggests.After announcing the IRI in November 2022, Binance spent $15 million in its BUSD (BUSD) stablecoins out of
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Several web3 companies have banded together to open donations via the Crypto Aid Israel platform, pulling together resources to finance humanitarian aid for displaced Israelis. The joint initiative was launched by Blockchain B7, Bits of Gold, Collider Ventures, CryptoJungle, 42Studio, Efficient, Frontier, Ironblocks, the Israel Blockchain Association, and Nilos as seen
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Numerous Israeli banks and regulators have stepped in to assist with the flow of these crypto donations. According to a source close to the initiative, for the first time, these banks will most likely provide a bridge to move those crypto assets to the banks. Source
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Crypto exchange FTX used hidden Python code to misrepresent the value of its insurance fund — a pool of funds meant to prevent user losses during huge liquidation events — according to testimony from FTX co-founder Gary Wang. In a damning new testimony on Oct. 6, FTX's former chief technology officer,
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Hong Kong-based crypto-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has raised $100 million to support Asian blockchain startups. The crypto fund, called Titan Fund, closed its inaugural funding round on Oct. 4, with participation from 30 investors, including blockchain company Block.one, Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li’s Pacific Century Group, Winklevoss Capital, Jebsen
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UBS Group AG, financial holding company, announced the launch of a pilot project to tokenized money market fund. Money market funds are investment products focused on short-term investments. UBS believes that their tokenization will increase liquidity and attract more potential clients. The test will take place on the UBS Tokenize
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Grayscale Investment submitted an application with the SEC seeking to reshape its current Ethereum-based trust into an exchange-traded fund tied to Ether’s spot price. The conversion move was disclosed in a Form 19b-4 SEC filing made by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca, Grayscale’s chief legal officer Craig Salm confirmed
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