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Federal Home Loan Banks are bailing out crypto
Crypto-friendly banks Silvergate and Signature appear to have received over $15 billion in advances from the FHLB system combined.
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The deep ties between Binance, Bitzlato, and darknet market Hydra
Crypto exchange Bitzlato is suspected of laundering millions, with Binance named as its biggest counterparty along with darknet market Hydra.
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Silvergate in crisis: Billions withdrawn, liquidations and losses mount
Silvergate lost nearly $1 billion in Q4 2022 alone as customers realized that FTX was once its biggest client.
Why Serbia makes sense for crypto fugitive Do Kwon
Terraform Labs founder and fugitive Do Kwon has country-hopped to Serbia, where circumstances are friendlier to those 'on the run.'
How many times will Alameda Research liquidators get liquidated?
Despite Alameda's lack of risk mitigation procedures, it appears those in charge of liquidations may be as gung-ho as the previous leaders.
What’s happening with Binance’s $2 billion recovery fund?
Binance made a big deal about its $2 billion so-called Industry Recovery Initiative. But why are those funds still unspent?
Scoop: More Genesis creditors say crypto lender duped them
One creditor who pulled his funds from Genesis says he was lured back by emails from salespeople and incorrect monthly balance sheets.
Binance’s stablecoin BUSD hasn’t always been 1:1 backed, report
Many believe that Binance would follow-through on its promise to keep its stablecoin BUSD backed 1:1 to $1. It hasn't always.
Scoop: Larry Summers gives up advisory role at crypto firm DCG amid criticism
Harvard professor Larry Summers has wiped all mention of his advisory role at DCG following backlash for comments he made about FTX.
Genesis pressure mounts as Cameron Winklevoss threatens Barry Silbert
Billionaire Cameron Winklevoss has written a letter to Barry Silbert of Genesis, escalating a dispute over hundreds of millions of dollars.