Site Map - February 2023

Date	News
07-02-2023	‘The Gensler era has not been easy’: Security tokens push crypto firms into long and costly SEC maze
02-02-2023	UK floats DeFi oversight to mitigate crypto ‘regulatory arbitrage’
06-02-2023	Stake.com deadline nears: Billionaire founder sued by ex partner over marketing of world’s biggest crypto casino
02-03-2023	Dapper Labs CEO accused of bullying, Coinbase cites ‘liquidity issues’ in BUSD delisting, Nexo sued again
08-02-2023	J-Pow stays the course, UK clarifies ‘Britcoin’ (probably) isn’t crypto, Coinbase manager pleads guilty
13-02-2023	Paxos sued by the SEC, India takes lead on global crypto regulations, Coinbase defends staking services
17-02-2023	SEC sues Do Kwon and Terraform Labs, Binance’s $400m headache, USP depegs as Platypus suffers $8.5m hack
21-02-2023	Hedge fund Galois blows up on FTX loss, Hong Kong’s crypto push, Saudi Aramco invests in Web3
23-02-2023	Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic cuts 10% of staff as crypto winter bites
10-02-2023	Crypto industry rails against US regulator after Kraken crackdown: ‘The SEC is extorting everyone’
02-03-2023	SEC case against ex-FTX exec is a sign devs’ intentions don’t matter
03-03-2023	As DeFi partners clash over $32m in bad debt, depositors could lose everything
02-03-2023	Bank regulators won’t ban crypto, they’ll ‘starve’ it
01-03-2023	Wormhole hack recovery ‘sets a very dangerous precedent’ for DeFi
01-03-2023	Meet the professor ‘obsessed’ with tracking crypto fugitive Do Kwon across the blockchain
24-02-2023	Coinbase’s new Base project will ‘tempt users over to DeFi’
24-02-2023	Russia’s crypto criminals are rebounding as US lawmakers urge to ‘ratchet it up’ on sanctions
24-02-2023	How the FTX collapse marks the start of a ‘migration’ to TradFi
23-02-2023	Forsage founders accused of $340m Ponzi scheme, Canada bans Terra-like coins, BIS boss trash talks stablecoins
23-02-2023	Washington mulled letting crypto exchanges regulate themselves. That idea is dying
22-02-2023	LayerZero faces backlash over monetising ‘no value’ Ethereum sandbox tokens
17-02-2023	Global regulators fire warning shot that they’re about to kneecap DeFi
17-02-2023	Gensler’s history hints at what’s coming next in the crypto crackdown
15-02-2023	How crypto’s zero-knowledge proofs could hit the regulation-privacy ‘sweet spot’
15-02-2023	Paxos ‘disagrees’ with SEC amid $700m BUSD exodus, Warren amps up crypto battle, Citadel Securities’ Silvergate stake
14-02-2023	Opinion: DeFi can’t match its promise until it confronts its problems
10-02-2023	CBDCs are ‘1984 on steroids’ critics warn as supporters say Britcoin will save the economy
09-02-2023	Molly White’s ‘watch your profit grow’ DMs show Twitter’s impersonation problem goes beyond scams
08-02-2023	FTX’s collapse created a new hope for OpenBook. Now Orca is gaining ground instead
02-02-2023	DeFi hackers stole $3.2bn last year amid 35% surge in ‘bridge’ exploits
01-02-2023	Emails show VC partner’s desperation in scramble to claw back $8 million from Celsius
01-02-2023	Hedge funds see bullish trends in DeFi even as Fed rate risk looms
10-02-2023	SEC hammer comes down on Kraken, Paxos probed, 3AC launch a comeback, Tether finally proves reserves
03-03-2023	Silvergate Bank clients flee, FTX reveals ‘massive shortfall’ in assets, senators press Binance for financials
22-02-2023	Vitalik’s $1bn crypto maze: How donations for India went through an Alameda wallet and a Puerto Rican account
07-02-2023	Last chance to apply for £66,000 job as UK’s head of CBDCs
28-02-2023	DCG reports $1.1bn loss, IMF hints at crypto ban, French authorities make Platypus hack arrests
20-02-2023	FTX boss pleads guilty, Jump named as mystery firm that made $1.2bn from Terra depeg, ex-NBA star Pierce settles with SEC
01-03-2023	FTX exec pleads guilty, Biden CBDC to ‘crowd out’ private crypto, Oasis.app counter-hack recovers $202m
07-02-2023	Crypto donations to Turkey surpass $2m as rock star’s fundraiser green-lit by govt
20-02-2023	US sends team to Brussels to study EU’s landmark crypto law amid SEC crackdown
23-02-2023	Bitcoin bulls and bears clash as $1.85bn options expiry nears
16-02-2023	SBF $250m bond co-signers named, Tornado Cash developer to stay in jail, El Salvador plans ‘Bitcoin Embassy’ in Texas
03-03-2023	Hedge fund short seller says Silvergate crash may be a sign of the bottom
01-03-2023	UK as major crypto hub? ‘I don’t see that happening,’ Coinpass CEO says
28-02-2023	New Congress body to hold first-ever hearing on regulatory ‘attack’ on crypto
28-02-2023	Cryptojacking attacks soar as criminals pivot from ransomware
27-02-2023	Galois’ trapped crypto in FTX shows boom in ‘vulture’ firms that have reaped $100m
20-02-2023	The SEC’s Do Kwon case has massive implications for crypto’s legal future
13-02-2023	More crypto fines and penalties are coming as US regulator seen to ‘choke off and reverse’ industry growth
09-02-2023	How Coinbase used Slack to sniff out its insider trader
07-02-2023	Crypto punters on Polymarket bet Skype billionaire likeliest bail poster for SBF
02-02-2023	The obscure SEC rule that critics worry is a backdoor attempt to regulate DeFi
14-02-2023	SEC vs crypto: A timeline of enforcement actions
06-02-2023	Logan Paul gets sued, Visa unveils crypto ambitions, Finland approves euro-backed stablecoin in EU first
24-02-2023	SBF hit with new charges, Coinbase announces new blockchain, Binance closes accounts
27-02-2023	Judge bins $28m Black Thursday lawsuit, Solana crashes, SBF seeks bail negotiation extension
22-02-2023	Paxos breaks up with Binance, Coinbase sales fall 76%, Polygon Labs cuts staff
09-02-2023	SEC probes Kraken, Coinbase decries staking ban rumours, Craig Wright hits copyright snag, Kyle Davies snubs subpoena
07-02-2023	Yuga Labs wins settlement for Bored Apes lawsuit, Binance suspends USD deposits, DCG cuts deal with creditors
03-02-2023	Eisenberg waives bail, Munger calls for crypto ban, judge orders SBF to zip it
27-02-2023	How we uncovered what happened with the $1bn in crypto donations to the Indian Covid Relief Fund
20-02-2023	Dismissing journalists due to lazy reporters is to surrender to dark forces
13-02-2023	How we broke the story about Harmony execs facing bullying claims
03-02-2023	Cut-and-paste merchants
01-02-2023	Meet the startups winning VC funding in the crypto ice age
03-02-2023	‘I should have been more sceptical’: Investors in a16z-backed Rally reel from abrupt end
16-02-2023	Crypto VCs spooked by ‘aggressive’ US rules crackdown after 77% funding crash
27-02-2023	Swedish CBDC head: The state doesn’t care how people pay for things
03-03-2023	VCs pile into web3 startups in anticipation of $66bn blockchain gaming boom
21-02-2023	SEC’s Paxos fallout drives unexpected gains in centralised stablecoins