Creditor offers Bitcoin miner Core Scientific $72M to avoid bankruptcy

Financial services platform B. Riley has offered Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific $72 million in financing to avoid bankruptcy and preserve value for Core Scientific stakeholders. B. Riley, a top lender to Core Scientific with $42 million in loans currently outstanding, outlined the terms of the financing agreement in a Dec. 14 letter noting it’s …

Alameda tried to redeem 3,000 wBTC days before bankruptcy: BitGo CEO

Mike Belshe, the CEO of digital asset custodian BitGo has confirmed that Alameda Research attempted to redeem 3,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) in the days before FTX’s bankruptcy filing on Nov. 11.  During a Dec. 14 Twitter Spaces hosted by decentralized finance (DeFi) researcher Chris Blec, Belshe confirmed the firm knocked back the redemption request because …

FTX Bahamas co-CEO Ryan Salame blew the whistle on FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried

A high-ranking executive at FTX’s Bahamian entity tipped off local regulators of potential fraud perpetrated at the cryptocurrency exchange just two days before the exchange was forced to close. According to Bahamian court records filed on Dec. 14, Ryan Salame, the former co-CEO of FTX Digital Markets (FDM) told the Securities Commission of the Bahamas …

Kevin O’Leary Tells US Lawmakers FTX Failed Because Binance Intentionally Killed It

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, has told U.S. Congress that he believes the collapsed crypto exchange FTX failed because rival Binance intentionally put it out of business. He said former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) told him that Binance, which owned a 20% equity stake in FTX, refused to comply with regulators’ …

Recently Signed 2009 Bitcoin Block Reward Linked to Hal Finney’s Set of BTC Transactions

At the end of November, an unknown person signed a signature tied to an extremely old block reward mined on Jan. 19, 2009, and the user published a message and verified signature linked to the reward on the forum bitcointalk.org. The message was tied to a bitcoin address associated with block 1,018, a block reward …

FTX ex-staffer: Extravagant expenditures and cult-like worshipping of SBF

A former employee of crypto exchange FTX has seemingly exposed the company’s excessive luxury expenditures, obsessive workplace culture and grueling work hours leading to the hiring of a company psychiatrist in the year before its collapse.  Danielle Cloud, a former employee of FTX claiming to work in the marketing department, posted a series of Tweets …

Bitcoin Price Retreats After Fed Decision But 100 SMA Is The Key

Bitcoin price climbed higher towards $18,400 before there was a bearish reaction. BTC is now trading near a major support at $17,550 and might bounce back. Bitcoin broke the $18,000 resistance zone before there was a downside correction. The price is trading above $17,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key …

Bitcoin Volatility Explodes Around $18K Level, As Fed Reveals 50 Basis Point Rate Increase

Bitcoin price touched a high of nearly $18,400 in anticipation of today’s Federal Reserve meeting, where the US central bank was expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points. Volatility picked up as the Fed meeting commenced, with Bitcoin suffering a sudden pullback to $17,700. Here’s what you need to know about the last …

What Ethereum’s Rejection At $1,350 Says About The Cryptocurrency

Ethereum saw an increase in its price on Tuesday along with the rest of the crypto market following the positive CPI data release. The jump in price saw Ethereum finally beat the $1,300 price point after hovering around $1,200 coming out of the weekend. However, the digital asset had met significant resistance at the $1,350 …

FUD Intensifies: Can Binance Survive Or Is This The End?

Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world by trading volume, has been the target of massive FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt, for the uninitiated) over the last couple of days. After FTX collapsed, users in the space began to question if exchanges actually held enough in their reserves to honor all customers. Given what …

BNB Price Prediction: Breaking This Barrier Could Spark a Significant Surge

BNB price (Binance coin) found support near $255 against the US Dollar. BNB is rising and might gain pace if it clears the $285 resistance zone. Binance coin price started a recovery wave from the $255 support against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $280 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours). …

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