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Silvergate Bank Voluntary Liquidation Sparks Controversy in Crypto Industry
The recent announcement of Silvergate Bank’s voluntary liquidation has led to a heated debate in the crypto industry, with some lawmakers labeling the sector as “risky” and “volatile.” Crypto executives and commentators have criticized these remarks and suggested that government investigations and legal attacks hastened the bank’s collapse. As Silvergate winds down, some crypto firms are seeking alternative banking partners amid concerns of regulatory crackdowns and proposed tax law changes.
474,968 Bitcoin Trades Worth $4.4 Billion Were Liquidated In the Last 24 Hours Making Price Plunge Inevitable
New data by Bybt reveals the liquidation of $4.4 billion worth of Bitcoin futures, which triggered the cryptocurrency's pullback.
Binance Sued for Cashing Out Illicit Hacked Funds Worth More Than $9 Million
Binance has been taken to court by Fisco, a Japanese crypto exchange, for allegedly facilitating the liquidation of at least $9 million in crypto after the latter was hacked in 2018.
Jul 24 Trading Analysis: What Bloodbath?
Despite stonk's bloodbath, BTC managed to close higher on the day with some short squeeze liquidation through $9600 level. I am actually surprised that we are still trading at current levels, would only be a matter of time that we see us retracing back some of its gains, which was why I said yesterday, we need to continue to monitor the momentum of capital into BTC.
Bitfinex: The Crisis Tested Liquid Exchange King for Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading
During the March 12 stock market crash instigated by the coronavirus pandemic’s disruption to the world economy, cryptocurrency exchanges experienced a massive sell-off of Bitcoin and Ethereum. When the liquidation panic finally settled down, Bitfinex emerged as one of the few exchanges that had been able to take the extreme volatility in stride.
Jennifer Robertson to Pay $12 Million CAD in Quadrigacx Settlement
The death of Gerald Cotten, founder of Quadrigacx, a once reputable cryptocurrency exchange in Canada took the world by surprise. More surprising is the position taken by his widow, Jennifer Robertson, who will liquidate personal assets to cover customers' losses.
US Tax Office Warns Coinbase Users To Declare Crypto Holdings Before IRS Clampdown
The IRS may soon start clamping down on crypto users particularly those affiliated with Coinbase exchange who do not properly report their crypto holdings.
New Zealand's Tax Authority Demands Info on Crypto Investors
New Zealand's Internal Revenue Department has asked all companies to pass on customers' personal details as well as the type and value of their crypto assets.
BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Agrees to Surrender to U.S. Authorities
Fugitive executives of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX have been discussing a surrender agreement with the U.S. government.
HackerOne User Finds Critical Bug in MakerDAO Upgrade
MakerDAO has fixed a critical bug that could have resulted in a complete loss of funds for all Dai users thanks to HackerOne user lucash-dev.
StanChart CEO Bill Winters: Mass Adoption of Digital Currencies is "Absolutely Inevitable"
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters delved into the issue of digital currencies and said that he believes their widespread creation and rollout was absolutely inevitable.
Why Bitcoin May Have to Fight the $50K Mark a Bit Longer
Crypto trader Carl Martin believes that $50,000 might be the new resistance level that Bitcoin has to fight to continue its upward momentum.
Binance CEO Officially Announces the Launch of Binance Futures
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao had announced the official launch of Binance Futures. The announcement which he made open to the general public on September 9 could be seen bold strides in the right direction following the Bakkt's announcement of the Bitcoin futures.