Tether’s transparency and business structure raises $118B FTX-like concerns

Despite missing a response deadline, Sam Bankman-Fried says he’s willing to testify at a U.S. Senate hearing into the collapse of FTX. 1201 Total views 8 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTFormer FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has indicated that he’s willing to testify at a United States Senate…

Spot Ether ETFs came during a weak market and could tempt investors to diversify, putting Bitcoin’s price at risk, says Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards.

The university said it intends to return the “entirety” of funds received from former cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which it claims were mainly for pandemic-related prevention and research. 175 Total views 2 Total shares The California-based university Stanford University said it plans to return all funds it received from the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, according

A Slovak blockchain startup serves as the chief example of pandemic venture capital developments in central and eastern Europe (CEE), in a new report from Reuters on July 31.In the former Eastern bloc — where venture funding hit close to $1.6 billion in 2019 —  uncertainty during the COVID-19 crisis has hit the start-up sector…

The Bank of England (BoE) is seriously weighing the pros and cons of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) denominated in pounds sterling. Britain’s central bank recognized that a digital pound could be destabilizing for the current banking system. However, a digital currency could utilize the latest FinTech and make transactions easier and faster…

Binance has added 15 additional fiat currency options for Visa and Mastercard purchases on its platform. Since Feb. 14, the exchange’s partner Simplex can be used to buy crypto across many countries in the world.The list of supported currencies has been expanded to the British pound sterling, South Korean won, Russian ruble, Australian dollar, Swiss…

Fantom (FTM) continued its upward momentum on Nov. 30 amid reports that the Fantom Foundation generates consistent profits and has 30 years of runway without having to sell any FTM tokens. Fantom's FTM holdings up from 3% to 14%FTM price gained nearly 13.5% to reach $0.24, its highest level in three weeks. The rally came as…

Mobile payments app CHAI is launching mobile blockchain-based payments at 13,500 CU convenience stores in South Korea.According to an Oct. 7 press release shared with Cointelegraph by blockchain startup Terra, CHAI — which operates on the Terra blockchain — will now be accepted as a means of payment at the major convenience store chain.App support…