What is an NFT whitelist, and how can you join one?
A whitelist is a list of wallet addresses with priority access to an NFT collection before making it available to the general public. Crypto-based scams are constantly sweeping the nonfungible token (NFT) space; therefore, staying updated is the most significant …
SBF sent home, FTX heads plead guilty, and Binance gets Voyager assets: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 18-24
Top Stories This Week SBF sent home after his parents put up their house to cover his astronomical bail bond Sam Bankman-Fried will spend the holidays with his family in Palo Alto, California, after his parents secured $250 million in …
Crypto billionaires lost $116M since March: Report
The loss represents the collective personal equity of 17 people in the space, including 15 who have lost over half of their fortunes since March. The bear market and the wave of bankruptcies in the crypto industry drained $116 billion …
Blockware sued over alleged misrepresentation of miners’ performance
The plaintiff claims losses of $250,000 and seeks compensatory and punitive damages. London-based Faes & Company filed a complaint against crypto mining firm Blockware Solutions LLC on Dec. 17, claiming it misrepresented the performance capability of its miners and lacked …
Xmas dinner table: What to tell your family about what happened in crypto this year
Christmas dinner could get awkward for crypto advocates who were adamant about their families investing last year — Cointelegraph compiled a small recap of what happened in crypto this year. After a lackluster rise of crypto in 2021, which saw …
Crypto can get weird: The 5 strangest stories of the industry in 2022
Filmmakers are interested in documenting one of this year’s weirdest stories in crypto, but what else made the list? From Terra to FTX, 2022 has given us many weird crypto stories. While investors have been enduring a bear market that …
BTC price levels to watch as Bitcoin limps into Christmas under $17K
The lack of volatility speaks volumes as one analyst argues that Bitcoin is only worth investing in below $12,000 or above $19,000. Bitcoin (BTC) entered the Christmas holiday period unchanged at $16,800 as an eerie lack of volatility persevered. BTC/USD …
FTX paid $12M retainer to a New York law firm before bankruptcy filing
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (S&C), a law firm headquartered in New York City, received $12 million from West Realm Shires Services Inc. on behalf of FTX for legal services. Defunct crypto exchange FTX paid a retainer of $12 million to …
Public Bitcoin mining companies plagued with $4B of collective debt
The Bitcoin mining community took up massive loans during the 2021 bull market, negatively impacting their bottom lines during a subsequent bear market. The recent bankruptcy filing of Bitcoin (BTC) miner Core Scientific despite a $72M relief offer from creditors …
Judge pulls out of SBF-FTX case citing husband’s law firm’s advisory link
Judge Abrams’ withdrawal from the FTX case eradicates any conflict of interest in the FTX case because Andres continues to serve as a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell, a law firm that advised FTX in 2021. The ongoing legal …