Serious cracks began to form in Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire one year ago.

Within six days, FTX went from being the second largest crypto exchange to a bankrupt entity with an alarming $8 billion in customer deposits unaccounted for.

This would all come to light in the months after FTX’s fall. Rigorous investigations, led by the current FTX CEO, John J. Ray III — made famous by Enron — were corroborated by testimonies from employees and key members of Bankman-Fried’s team during his October 2023 trial.

Ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison claimed he demanded seven falsified versions of Alameda’s real balance sheet. Bankman-Fried disputed this in his testimony, claiming that…

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Telegram Wallet, a major Telegram bot allowing users to buy and sell cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), has chosen custody over self-custody to chase easier onboarding goals, according to a senior executive.

In July 2023, crypto-friendly Telegram messenger officially announced the integration of the custodial crypto wallet, Telegram Wallet, to allow users to access the wallet directly from the messenger’s settings.

Though Telegram has enabled existing Wallet users to see the wallet bot directly in the messenger, those who have never used the bot are still not seeing the crypto wallet in their settings section of the messenger.

According to Telegram Wallet chief operating officer Halil…

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Several attendees of Yuga Labs’ ApeFest event on Nov. 4 in Hong Kong reported eye-related issues, including burns, damaged vision and “extreme pain” in their eyes.

Yuga Labs’ official X account has now addressed the issue, claiming they are aware of the reports of potential eye-related issues to many attendees and are investigating the cause behind them.

I just opened up IG and Jasmine’s eye is swollen.

Some Apes had an eye issue at ApeFest.

Protect your eyes. Wash your hands.

Be careful out there. pic.twitter.com/FNHF9hrDeg

— PB Drip (@DripperPb) November 6, 2023

Yuga Labs claimed that less than 1% of the attendees have experienced eye-related symptoms, and most of the…

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Blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) have long been paired to change how people view identity and verification. Between those innovations come data, described by experts as the new oil — extracted, amassed, refined, processed and turned into something useful.

While most blockchain and AI use cases are still experimental and success can’t yet be measured, a developing app employs users’ personal data to contribute to research on prolonging human life.

Speaking with Cointelegraph at the recent Cardano Summit, Jasmine Smith, chief executive of Web3-based wellness app Rejuve.AI, said that crowdsourcing data from multiple sources helps accelerate longevity research. She explained…

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The cryptocurrency community is excited about the Hong Kong government reportedly weighing the launch of a spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) amid the ongoing regulatory pushback against such products in the United States.

Hong Kong’s potential entrance into spot crypto ETFs could be a significant development in the context of the economic confrontation between the U.S. and China, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes.

Hayes took to X (formerly Twitter) on Nov. 6 to express excitement over competition between the two economies, emphasizing that this competition will eventually be good for Bitcoin (BTC).

“Competition is amazing. If the U.S. has its proxy asset manager,…

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The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), the parent company of the London Stock Exchange and other fintech companies, has posted on LinkedIn that it’s seeking a director of digital assets. 

LSEG says it is looking for candidates who have a “passion for and understanding of digital assets, cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology,” among other skills and requirements.

According to the posting the future digital asset manager for LSEG will be helping the company outline and deploy a commercial strategy for “a suite of new infrastructure solutions and capabilities, as well as developing LSEG’s brand and ecosystem in digital private markets.”

A representative from LSEG told…

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