Sam Bankman-Fried convicted, PayPal faces SEC subpoena, and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 19 – Nov. 4
Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of fraud, other crimes; PayPal
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SBF takes the stand, ‘buy Bitcoin’ searches soar and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 22-28
Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand on FTX’s collapse Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried testified this week in his ongoing criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, denying any wrongdoing between FTX and Alameda Research while acknowledging
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Uniswap to charge 0.15% swap fees beginning Oct. 17
Decentralized exchange Uniswap will begin charging a 0.15% swap fee on certain tokens in its web application and wallet on Oct. 17.According to a post by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams, the affected tokens are Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), Wrapped Ether (wETH), Tether (USDT), Dai (DAI), Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), Angle
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Caroline Ellison speaks on FTX-Binance war: Hodler’s Digest, Oct.
Top Stories This Week Caroline Ellison wanted to step down but feared a bank run on FTX Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, testified for over 10 hours this week at Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, offering deeper details on the
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SBF to appeal for jail release ahead of Oct. 3 trial
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, is scheduled to ask a 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to order his release from a New York prison weeks before the start of a trial where he faces seven criminal charges. Bankman-Fried and his attorneys will have five minutes to convince a trio of
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Ethereum Futures ETF To Launch On Oct 12, Will ETH Echo BTC?
The crypto space is on the verge of another potentially historic moment with the first Ethereum Futures ETF in the US. Volatility
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Judge gives US prosecutors until Oct. 3 for discovery in case against Alex Mashinsky
Attorneys with the United States Department of Justice have extra time to make discovery and give former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky’s defense team time to review related documents.In a July 25 order, U.S. District Judge John Koeltl said he would exclude the time between July 25 and Oct. 3 from
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Here’s what you should know about the upcoming US midterms: Law Decoded, Oct. 31–Nov. 7
Despite a common mantra about the nonpartisan nature of crypto,
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NFTs still in ‘great demand’ as unique traders rise 18% in Oct: DappRadar
October may have seen a decline in nonfungible token (NFT) trading volume and sales, but analytics firm DappRadar says an 18% growth in monthly unique NFT traders shows the market is still in “great demand.”According to a Nov. 3 report from DappRadar, the number of monthly unique NFT traders in
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Stablecoins have a new name in Great Britain: Law Decoded, Oct. 24–31
The first full week under the leadership of the newly-elected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak saw a major landmark for crypto regulation in the United Kingdom. The Financial Services and Markets Bill, made public on Oct. 25, aims to enhance the U.K.’s position as a “global leader in financial services” —
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