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Indian-origin investor takes legal action after losing $2 mn in FTX crash

An Indian-origin entrepreneur, who lost $2 million after FTX went kaput last month, is taking legal action against the cryptocurrency exchange's founder, according to a report

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried to testify before US House committee

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee plans to hold a hearing in December to investigate the collapse of FTX and expects to hear from the companies and individuals involved in it

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit plans to cut 30% of workforce: CEO Ben Zhou

The layoffs are part of an ongoing reorganisation aimed at refocusing efforts, and reductions will be across the board

Saw many threats from crypto; CBDC was the way forward: RBI DG Sankar

Implementing NPCI volume-cap right now may have caused friction in UPI

After FTX collapse, pressure for tougher crypto rules to protect meltdown

Policymakers have for years highlighted the need for effective rules on the crypto industry, pointing to risks to consumers after a string of big market crashes and corporate failures

Crypto wrap: Positive commentary from Jerome Powell keeps market stable

In the last 7 days, Bitcoin (BTC) rose over 3 per cent and was trading at $16,970 on Friday. Ethereum (ETH) was up nearly 9 per cent and was trading at $1,280

Telegram's next step is to let users securely trade, store cryptos: CEO

He said that this can fix the wrongs caused by the excessive centralisation, "which let down hundreds of thousands of cryptocurrency users"

Indian crypto industry group writes to govt for 'strong regulations'

Bharat Web3 Association says collapse of USA's FTX highlights 'lacunae in corporate governance'

Crypto coin that surged 3,100% in India cracks amid wider mkt meltdown

BlockAura's native token, called TBAC, has tumbled 90% to $3.03 from its all-time high of $32.30 in July, according to CoinGecko

WannaCry to SamSam: 5 biggest ransomware attacks you need to know about

Ransomware attacks have been taking place for a long time, but their frequency has increased in the last few years

The 5 Best New Cryptos to Diversify Your Portfolio in 2023 and Beyond

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Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi goes bankrupt in aftermath of FTX downfall

BlockFi said in a statement that it will use the Chapter 11 process to "focus on recovering all obligations owed to BlockFi by its counterparties, including FTX and associated corporate entities"

Blocked 700 crypto accounts between April-Sep over irregularities: WazirX

The crypto exchange received 828 requests from law enforcement agencies, of which 764 were Indian and 64 were foreign

Binance launches website for proof-of-reserves system for Bitcoin reserves

The company currently has a 101 per cent reserve ratio. This indicates that it has enough BTCs available to cover every user's balance, reports TechCrunch

After FTX chaos, Indian crypto exchanges try to calm nervous investors

Cryptocurrency news: On Friday, the crypto market cap was at $826 billion, Bitcoin was trading at $16,451 and Ethereum at $1,180

Former FTX CEO has no stake in Twitter as a private company: Musk

Elon Musk on Thursday said that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), former CEO of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, does not have any share in Twitter as a private company.

$740 million in crypto assets recovered in FTX bankruptcy so far

The company tasked with locking down the assets of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says it has managed to recover and secure USD740 million in assets so far, a fraction of the potentially billions of dollars likely missing from the company's coffers. The numbers were disclosed on Wednesday in court filings by FTX, which hired the cryptocurrency custodial company BitGo hours after FTX filed for bankruptcy on November 11. The biggest worry for many of FTX's customers is they'll never see their money again. FTX failed because its founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and his lieutenants used customer assets to make bets in FTX's closely related trading firm, Alameda Research. Bankman-Fried was reportedly looking for upwards of USD8 billion from new investors to repair the company's balance sheet. Bankman-Fried "proved that there is no such thing as a safe' conflict of interest, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe said in an email. The USD740 million figure is from November 16. BitGo ...

The mercurial should not trump the methodical

Mercurial founders get disproportionate public exposure, but nothing pulls down leaders with extra-gravitational speed than front-page coverage in the media

'Substantial amount' of assets has been stolen, say FTX lawyers

Lawyers for FTX disclosed Tuesday that a "substantial amount" of assets has been stolen from the accounts of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, diminishing the odds that its millions of investors will get their money back. The admission came during FTX's first court appearance since the company filed for bankruptcy protection on November 11. Such hearings typically happen days after a filing, but this one was delayed because FTX's collapse came suddenly and management kept few if any records. "This company was run by inexperienced, unsophisticated and potentially personally compromised individuals," said James Bromley, a partner with Sullivan & Cromwell, the law firm hired by FTX's debt holders to navigate the company through bankruptcy. "It is one of the most abrupt and difficult company collapses in the history of corporate America." FTX, short billions of dollars, sought bankruptcy protection after the exchange experienced the crypto equivalent of a bank run. The company ...

Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX owes top creditors more than $3 billion

The failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX owes more than $3 billion to its largest creditors, the company disclosed in a court filing over the weekend. The list of the top 50 unsecured claims against FTX gives the public a first glance into the amount of money Sam Bankman-Fried's companies may owe his customers. The top claim was more than $226 million. The names, addresses and other information about the claims was redacted by the court. Bahamas-based FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11 after the exchange acknowledged that it had used customer funds to cover bad bets by Bankman-Fried's trading arm, Alameda Research. Since it went into bankruptcy, the lawyers tasked with sorting through the aftermath have described in court filings a company that little risk controls and would use company funds to pay for personal purchases of its employees. Never in my career have I seen such a complete failure of corporate controls and such a complete absence of trustworthy financial information as