Tag: FTX

Biweekly Headlines 2023 Nov W2 – W3

“The price of Bitcoin, whether it’s 200k or 400k, won’t be just due to speculation; it will be because people see the value in Bitcoin’s utility.” – Jason Fang, the managing partner at Sora Ventures Biweekly News Roundup 1. Bitcoin and Ethereum Developments The average transaction fees for using...

Biweekly Headlines 2023 Oct W4 – Nov W1

“When it comes to illicit finance, crypto is not the enemy – bad actors are.”  – Cynthia Lummis, U.S. senator Biweekly News Roundup The claims against FTX surged by 57% after the jury unanimously convicted the defendant on all seven counts in the FTX fraud trial. A preliminary sentencing...

Biweekly Headlines 2023 Oct W2-W3

“We are all part of a bigger game, and Bitcoin is one of the strongest levers in that. The systems that we are influencing, that we are exerting leverage on, [such as] payments and finance, will shape what the world of tomorrow looks like.“  – Edward Snowden Biweekly News...

Biweekly Headlines 2023 Sep W4 – Oct 1

“The faster this bear steepener rises, the faster someone goes belly up, the faster everyone recognizes there is no way out other than money printing to save govt bond markets, the faster we get back to the crypto bull market :).”  – Arthur Hayes, former CEO of BitMEX Biweekly...

Biweekly Headlines 2023 Sep W2 – W3

“Fiat Democracy is a Faustian bargain. Free stuff in exchange for giving up your beliefs, being manipulated constantly, and giving them the right to steal from you.”   – Jimmy Song Biweekly News Roundup BTC experienced a 5% increase after testing the $25,000 support level on Sept. 11. However, BTC...

Biweekly Headlines 2023.8 W3-4

“We believe in payment choice and that interoperability across the different ways of making payments is an essential component of a flourishing economy.”  – Raj Dhamodharan, Mastercard’s head of digital assets and blockchain Biweekly News Roundup Crypto bear market conditions persist with muted prices and trading activity. On Aug....

Biweekly Headlines 2023.7 W3-4

“It is a mistake for the U.S. government to hobble the industry (Bitcoin) and drive innovation elsewhere.”  – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Biweekly News Roundup The Fed’s confirmation of a hike of 25 basis points brought benchmark interest rates to their highest since 2001. BTC...

Biweekly Headlines 2023.7 W1-2

“Let’s be clear, bitcoin is an international asset, it’s not based on any one currency and so it can represent an asset that people can play as an alternative.”   – Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock Biweekly News Roundup A third straight week of positive digital asset inflows has fully...

Biweekly Headlines 2023.6 W3-4

“Crypto will become the native currency of AI.”  – Robby Yung, the CEO of Animoca Brands Biweekly News Roundup The crypto market in the past two weeks is still driven by the ongoing Binance SEC lawsuit and its subsequent repercussions, such as Binance.US losing banking access, and Binance retiring...

Weekly Headlines 2023.2 W3

“What we see is clients are absolutely interested in digital assets, broadly.”  – Michael Demissie, head of digital assets at BNY Mellon Weekly News Report: News 1. FTX Japan plans to resume withdrawals as early as February: Report – Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s subsidiary in Japan, FTX Japan, reportedly plans...