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Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, published an open letter to Digital Currency Group (DCG) CEO Barry Silbert on Jan. 2, 2022, stating that it had been 47 days since withdrawals from Genesis had been halted. In the letter, Winklevoss claimed that DCG owes $1.675 billion to Genesis.
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The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Jan. 3, 2023. First Mover is CryptoX’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets. Source
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Kaspersky recently reported that a Lazarus affiliate might enhance its sophisticated malware attacks on crypto startups in 2023.According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, a North Korean-state-sponsored group of hackers called Lazarus Group has started a new malware-spreading scheme. Kaspersky recently released a new report which alleges that Lazarus now poses as
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On-chain data shows a key XRP sharks and whales group has been accumulating recently, a sign that could be positive for the asset’s price. XRP Whales And Sharks With 1M-10M Tokens Now Hold All-Time High Supply As per data from the analytics firm Santiment, 7.23% of the total XRP supply is now
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Binance has joined the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a United States crypto industry lobbying group, according to a Dec. 20 press release from the exchange. The move comes after Binance has been criticized for allegedly being unregulated.Binance’s vice president of public affairs Joanne Kubba expressed hope that the partnership would
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Amber has completed a new $300 million Series C funding round, led by blockchain-focused venture capital company Fenbushi Capital US, the firm announced on Twitter on Dec. 15.The new funding round comes as Amber has decided to pause its previous Series B funding and proceed with Series C instead due
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The round was led by Fenbushi Capital U.S., and other crypto investors and family offices, the firm said on Twitter. Singapore's investment fund Temasek, heavyweight venture capital firm Sequoia Capital China and Coinbase Ventures have previously invested in Amber Group, according to information platform Crunchbase. Source
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Cryptocurrency trading firm Amber Group, which had roughly 10% of its trading capital stuck on FTX at the time of the exchange’s collapse, has reportedly acquired cryptocurrency platform, Sparrow Holdings according to an announcement on Dec. 14.The Singaporean crypto platform Sparrow Holdings, which offers digital assets products and solutions, acquired
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Ryan Salame, the co-chief executive of FTX's Bahamas entity, called FTX Digital Markets, told the Bahamas Securities Commission on Nov. 9 that "clients’ assets which may have been held with FTX Digital were transferred to Alameda Research," according to a letter to the Bahamas Police Commissioner disclosed this week. This
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Bitcoin Group SE, operator of the German crypto trading platform bitcoin.de, has announced that it has acquired 100% of shares in Bankhaus von der Heydt. The bank has a full banking license and is a provider of digital asset custody and tokenization services. According to an announcement released Dec. 12, Bitcoin
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