2022 December
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Top crypto funding stories of 2022
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: Andreessen Horowitz, Binance, Cryptocurrency Exchange, Funding, investments, Polygon, Venture Capital, Web3
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2022 was a watershed year for crypto venture capital, as investors poured tens of billions of dollars into blockchain-focused startups despite the overwhelmingly bearish trend in asset prices. Is the VC-dominated crypto funding model good for the industry? Only time will tell. Cointelegraph Research is still in the process of tallying all the funding figures
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SBF to enter plea deal, Mango’s exploiter arrested, and Celsius news: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 25-31
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: Hodler's Digest
Top Stories This Week Bankman-Fried may enter plea in NY federal court next week before Judge Lewis Kaplan Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is scheduled to appear in court on the afternoon of Jan. 3 to enter a plea on two counts of wire fraud and six counts of conspiracy against him in relation to
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2023 will see the death of play-to-earn gaming
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: Defi Kingdoms, Games, Gaming, Sorare
Play-to-earn gaming enabled by blockchain technology has grown exponentially over the few years. Gamers have embraced the opportunity to collect cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens (NFTs) that have been produced in blockchain-based games. Through the advent of this new technology, players have been able to generate income by selling in-game NFTs or earning cryptocurrency rewards, both
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Solana Continues Its Freefall
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: crypto news, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency news, SOL, Solana Ecosystem, Tags: Solana
Solana has been on a freefall since the collapse of FTX and has not been able to move upwards because of the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) surrounding the ecosystem and its connections with the former crypto exchange. According to recent news, Solana’s native token SOL has dropped 51.14% since the day FTX fell from
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Past, Present, And Future With Material Indicators
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: BTC, BTCUSDT, Crypto, ETH, ETHUSDT, Holiday, Interview
2022 is coming to an end, and our staff at NewsBTC decided to launch this Crypto Holiday Special to provide some perspective on the crypto industry. We will talk with multiple guests to understand this year’s highs and lows for crypto. In the spirit of Charles Dicken’s classic, “A Christmas Carol,” we’ll look into crypto
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US lawmakers under pressure following FTX collapse: Report
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: congress, FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, united states
Legislators in the United States seem to be reevaluating the crypto industry and its regulatory needs in light of FTX’s collapse. According to the Wall Street Journal, since the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in November, lawmakers have been under pressure to set a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. Several proposals are in the works
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Bitcoin stays put with yearly close set to seal 60% YTD BTC price loss
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: bitcoin, btc price
Bitcoin (BTC) kept traders guessing to the last minute into the 2022 yearly close as volatility remained absent from the market. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price: Where’s the volatility? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD clinging to a familiar area around $16,500. The pair continued to disappoint players
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A disastrous year that saw few winners among a sea of losers
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, tether
2022 was supposed to be the year crypto went mainstream, with a significant chunk of traditional venture capital firms betting heavily on the ecosystem in 2021. However, with one disaster after another, 2022 turned out to be a catastrophic year for the nascent crypto ecosystem. Some of the biggest names touted as pivotal to taking
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Sam Bankman-Fried to reportedly plead not guilty to criminal charges
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: Court, FTX, FTX Token, Sam Bankman-Fried, united states
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), currently free on a $250 million bail bond, will reportedly plead not guilty to the alleged FTX and Alameda-related financial frauds in court on Jan. 3. SBF was arrested in the Bahamas at the request of the U.S. government under suspicion of defrauding investors and misappropriation of funds held
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‘Crypto winter’ won’t end in 2023 — Bitcoin advocate David Marcus
- December 31, 2022
- Posted by: Bogdan
- Category: bitcoin, btc price, Crypto
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto will need until at least 2024 to “recover from the abuse of unscrupulous players,” says one of the industry’s best-known names. In a blog post released on Dec. 30, David Marcus, CEO and founder of Bitcoin firm Lightspark, disappointed bulls with his outlook for the coming years. Marcus: “Crypto winter” will