Global manhunt underway for JPEX promoter ‘Coin Young Master’

Facebook-owned messaging service, WhatsApp, is purportedly in preliminary talks with multiple digital payments firms as well as a state-owned bank to launch digital payment services in Indonesia. Reuters reported that they had learned of this development from anonymous sources on Aug. 20. According to the report, WhatsApp is currently negotiating with transportation booking service Go-Jek, mobile…

Bitcoin (BTC) closed the week with a selloff, pushing price below the $8k handle and printing a close down 2.5% for the week as a whole. Despite an ominous close to the bottom of the trading range, Bitcoin has rebounded higher this morning alongside other cryptocurrencies, with notable gainers XRP and Link breaking 10% gains…

Sam Bankman-Fried has deleted a Twitter thread where he tried to assure customers that FTX and the assets on the platform were “fine.” 2999 Total views 33 Total shares Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of the troubled cryptocurrency exchange FTX, appears to have retracted his words about the safety of client holdings on FTX.Bankman-Fried has…

Top Stories This Week FTX creditor list shows airlines, charities and tech firms caught in collapse The complete list of creditors owed money by the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been released, revealing a wide range of global companies. Among the potential creditors are airlines, hotels, charities, banks, venture capital companies, media outlets and crypto…

Some institutional players, online retailers, and media organizations have called for recruits with experience in crypto or blockchain. 431 Total views 23 Total shares As crypto and blockchain firms grow and need to navigate regulatory and economic challenges for the industry, many have to hire outside to find the best workers. This year, major companies,…

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, the venture arm of the fourth-largest bank in the U.S., is contributing $5 million to Elliptic’s Series B funding round. According to a Feb. 13 press release, the investment will help the company build products for large financial institutions.The latest investment brings Elliptic’s Series B raise to more than $28 million.…

The stock market can offer valuable insights into possible Bitcoin (BTC) price movements as a big potential trigger is expected this month. Q2 earnings' numbers due this monthNotably, Q2 earnings' numbers are expected from some of the largest companies in the world in July, including:UnitedHealth, Citigroup and JPMorgan on July 14;Bank of America and Morgan Stanley…

Hiring in the crypto world can be difficult. Web3 companies are often disorganized and lack HR departments. Developers sometimes want to remain anonymous — even to their potential employers. Some employees don’t exist at all, while others are secretly juggling three other remote gigs. Then there are those who pretend to be employees but are…

Koa aims to help Ghanian farmers increase their pay while allowing cocoa consumers know exactly where their beans have come from. 133 Total views 13 Total shares Cocoa product startup Koa launched a blockchain-based program this week that improves the transparency of its cocoa supply chain and ensures its Ghanaian farmers are being paid properly.The…