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Mastercard and Polygon are teaming up to launch a web3-powered Artist Accelerator

13 Jan 2023 2 minute read 15 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6th, Mastercard unveiled their plans to launch the "Mastercard Artist Accelerator" on the Polygon blockchain.  After the announcement was made at CES, Polygon followed...

Huobi experiencing trouble as they cut their staff by 20%

11 Jan 2023 1 minute read 13 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     On January 6th, Reuters released a report that the crypto exchange, Huobi, will be laying off 20% of their staff. Earlier in the week, Justin Sun spoke with the South China Morning Post and dismissed these reports of layoffs as untrue...

United Kingdom launches a Crypto Crime Unit

10 Jan 2023 1 minute read 6 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom has created a special unit called the "National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) Crypto Cell".  This specialized task force will focus primarily on investigating cryptocurrency-related crim...

SDNY launches FTX Task Force to recover Customer Funds

9 Jan 2023 1 minute read 4 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     According to a report by CNBC on January 3rd, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has announced the creation of a Task Force. The FTX Task Force's mission is to "to trace and recover" customer's assets and...

Founder and ex-CEO of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, sued by the New York Attorney General

8 Jan 2023 1 minute read 9 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     On January 5th, 2023, the New York Attorney General announced, via a press release, that the Founder and ex-CEO of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky, was being sued for "defrauding investors".    Back in June 2022, Celsius stopped withdrawals f...

U.S. Department of Justice seizes close to $450 Million in Robinhood shares from FTX

7 Jan 2023 1 minute read 9 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     In a bankruptcy court hearing on January 4th, the United Stated Department of Justice (DoJ) announced they had seized around $450 million worth of Robinhood shares from FTX.  The ownership of these 56 million shares of Robinhood stock...

SEC files objection to Binance's $1 billion purchase of Voyager

6 Jan 2023 1 minute read 4 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     On December 19th, Binance.US, which is the American entity of Binance, shocked the world when it was announced their $1.022 billion bid to purchase Voyager was accepted. However, on January 4th, the United States Securities and Exchan...

Indonesia plans to launch a National Crypto Exchange during 2023

5 Jan 2023 1 minute read 4 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     Indonesia is reportedly going to setup their own National Cryptocurrency Exchange by the end of 2023.    The Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency of Indonesia, also known as "Bappebti", is in charge of overseeing cryptocurrency...

Gemini Founder tweets open letter to DCG/Genesis regarding the $900 million owed to customers

2 Jan 2023 1 minute read 4 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     Cameron Winklevoss, one of the co-founders of Gemini, has gone on the offensive regarding his company's dispute with Digital Currency Group (DCG) and their subsidiary company, Genesis.   For some backstory, Genesis, a crypto lending a...

The Bahamas is currently holding $3.5 billion in FTX assets

31 Dec 2022 1 minute read 3 comments ZeroRequiem

Hey Peeps!     The Bahamas is currently in possession of roughly $3.5 billion worth of FTX's assets.    This is confirmed by a December 29th Press Release from the Securities Commission of The Bahamas. Based off this document, The Bahamas effectivel...