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kev_nag

Retired, finally. I enjoy learning about crypto and sharing my discoveries. Also, I follow the News closely and enjoy discussing current events. I have no political agenda, but advance views based in reality with a slant toward real world consequences.


March 2023 Targeted as the date for Ethereum's Shanghai Fork

9 Dec 2022 1 minute read 3 comments kev_nag

On December 8. 2022 at the 151st Ethereum Core Developers Meeting, a tentative deadline has been set for the Shanghai Hard Fork of the Ethereum Chain of March 2023. This upgrade will include the much anticipated EIP 4895, which when implemented will...

Customers Expected to Receive $44 Million in Crypto from Celsius

8 Dec 2022 1 minute read 3 comments kev_nag

On December 7, 2022, by verbal order of the Bankruptcy Court Judge in the Celsius Network LLC matter, Judge Martin Glenn, Celsius was so ordered to return $44 Million in customers cryptocurrency that was held in the entities custodial accounts. Any f...

Beleaguered Exchange ZipMex Reportedly to be Acquired by V Ventures

3 Dec 2022 2 minute read 1 comment kev_nag

The first moratorium (shielding ZipMex from creditor’s lawsuits) as granted by the Singapore Court was set to expire December 2, 2022. At the last moment and in an attempt to finish with its proposed rescue plan of acquisition, ZipMex applied for an...

BREAKING: Ankr Calls for Immediate Halt on aBNBc - Multi-Million Dollar Exploit

2 Dec 2022 1 minute read 0 comments kev_nag

Blockchain based DeFi protocol Ankr tweeted confirmation that it was hit with a huge multi-million dollar exploit. The exploit was first discovered by Peckshield, an on-chain security analyst on December 2, 2022 at approximately 00:35 UTC. Photo Sour...

Lawyers Tell Bankruptcy Court $1 Billion Is Owed to BlockFi from FTX and Alameda

30 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments kev_nag

***This article is an update to a prior article published November 28, 2022: Nagoda, K. BREAKING It’s Official - As Anticipated BlockFi Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. (Accessed November 30, 2022)]. A portion of the Bankruptcy proceedings ‘first day hea...

**BREAKING** It's Official - As Anticipated BlockFi Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

28 Nov 2022 2 minute read 2 comments kev_nag

After days of speculation surrounding the financial viability of BlockFi due to the implosion of FTX, today, November 28, 2022, BlockFi filed Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in the District of New Jersey. This bankruptcy filing covers not only BlockFi, but its...

Gensler's Oversight Strategy Called into Question by Congressman Emmer

27 Nov 2022 1 minute read 4 comments kev_nag

In that one of the main purposes of regulation is the protection of the public from the effects of bad actors, clearly the relative effectiveness of crypto regulations in the U.S. as administered by the S.E.C. requires scrutiny. Of equal clarity is t...

Things Get Worse in FTX Land - Alameda Withdrew $204 Million Just Before the Filing

26 Nov 2022 2 minute read 5 comments kev_nag

Sister company to FTX, Alameda Research withdrew over $200 million from FTX.US before the bankruptcy filing. This revelation in the FTX saga resulted from an analysis conducted by Arkham Intelligence made public in a tweet on November 25, 2022. Photo...

Developers at Ethereum Foundation Decide on Eight Proposals to Include in Shanghai Upgrade

25 Nov 2022 1 minute read 1 comment kev_nag

SPOILER ALERT: One proposal includes the unlocking of Beacon Chain Ether. On November 24, 2022, the Ethereum Foundation announced that they have decided on eight Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) to include in the next major upgrade to the ecosys...

Hodlnaut Facing Investigation by the Police in Singapore

25 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments kev_nag

Beleaguered crypto lender Hodlnaut Pte is reportedly facing new woes as the Singapore Police have launched an investigation. Local sources have reported that on November 23, 2022, the Singapore Police Commercial Affairs Department began investigating...