Crypto asset management firm Ikigai ‘caught up in the FTX collapse’

Crypto asset management firm Ikigai Asset Management is among the companies to get caught up in the FTX collapse as it had a large portion of its assets on the collapsed exchange, according to the firm’s founder and chief investment officer, Travis Kling. Unfortunately, I have some pretty bad news to share. Last week Ikigai…

FTX autopsy triggers Hoskinson-Schwartz feud over allegations of SEC corruption

A Twitter spat erupted as Input Output CEO Charles Hoskinson commented over alleged SEC corruption, deriding the claim that the securities regulator singled out Ripple and the XRP token. John E. Deaton started the thread, asserting the lack of regulatory clarity on cryptocurrencies is an own goal for the U.S. This train of thought moved…

Bitcoin miner Canaan seeks to expand operations despite decline in Q3 revenue

Bitcoin miner Canaan reported a fall in the third-quarter results with revenue seeing a fall of 25.8% from the year-ago quarter. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $23.4 million, a decrease of 71.7% from the same period in 2021. The company’s revenue for Q3 2022 was $137.5 million. However, mining revenue in Q3 2022…

Crypto.com becomes latest bank run victim, but CEO says it is business as usual

Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek held an AMA on Nov. 14, addressing concerns about marketwide insolvency pressures. He said the platform is operating as usual, only at a heightened level under the current market situation. Concerns grow over Crypto.com On Nov. 11, Marszalek made a partial disclosure of the company’s reserves in a bid to quell…

Binance to launch ‘recovery fund’ for strong projects with liquidity crisis

Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao revealed on Nov. 14 that the exchange would launch an industry recovery fund to help strong projects in a liquidity crisis. To reduce further cascading negative effects of FTX, Binance is forming an industry recovery fund, to help projects who are otherwise strong, but in a liquidity crisis. More details…

Huobi addresses concerns raised surrounding fake reserves ‘snapshot’

Huobi has addressed the concerns raised as a result of Wu Blockchain’s tweet that highlighted over 10,000 ETH being moved out of the Huobi 34 wallet. Huobi explained that a part of the publicized address is the hot wallet address and assured those concerned that the firm guarantees the security of user assets, 100% redemption…

St. Kitts and Nevis to adopt Bitcoin Cash as legal tender in 2023

St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Terrance Drew announced that BCH will become legal tender in the country by March 2023 during a BCH conference in St. Kitts and Nevis. He added that the country will also look into mining BCH and welcomes dialogue and exploration of “future opportunities” with the cryptocurrency. The Prime Minister…