The Digital Assets Report 101
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Summary
- Silvergate Bank forced to cover $8bn worth of crypto-related withdrawals during FTX & Genesis debacle. The US bank was forced to sell $5.2 billion worth of assets for cash and booked a loss of $718m on those sales.
- Bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr has been hacked and lost more than 200 bitcoins (approximately $3.5 million).
- Wyre imposes up to a 90% withdrawal limit for all users and will be terminating services in January after a failed acquisition with Bolt last September.
- Gemini gave until January 8th to Digital Currency Group CEO to find a payment plan for the $900 million of Gemini Staking Program stucked with Genesis. Promissory note is not an answer said Cameron Winklevoss from pens open letter to Barry Silbert about Gemini’s blocked funds.
- Withdrawals and layoffs at Huobi raised concern. Huobi confirmed it plans to lay off up to 20% of its workforce after rumors of insolvency. Approximately $94.2 million has flowed out of the exchange within the past week.
- Hong Kong lawmaker asks Beijing to permit Digital Dollar and conversion to Stablecoin.
- U.S. judge maintained the detention for Mango Markets attacker Avraham Eisenberg, the hacker who drained $110 million from decentralized exchange Mango Markets was arrested in Puerto Rico 2 weeks ago and charged with market manipulation offenses.
- New York AG accuses Celsius ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky of defrauding hundreds of thousands of crypto investors in $20 billion collapse.
- US judge approved Twitter subpoena for Three Arrows Capital Co-Founder Davies. Lack of cooperation has spurred unusual legal maneuver.
- Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty to federal charges in New York last week, while his 2 co-founders Caroline Ellison (Alameda Research) and Garry Wang, (ex FTX CTO) already entered guilty pleas and are cooperating against him.
To watch this week :
- U.S. CPI for December is due in the coming week
- China will also be releasing CPI Jan 11, 2023
- Gemini deadline January the 8th was not met, watch Gemeni / Digital Currency Group
Business
US bank Silvergate hit with $8bn in crypto withdrawals
The bank has had to sell $5.2bn in assets to cover two-thirds of its customers withdrawing their deposits.
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Wyre imposes up to a 90% withdrawal limit for all users
Wyre users will be subject to changes in daily withdrawal limits as the platform explores new operational strategies.
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Bitcoin core developer claims to have lost 200+ BTC in hack
OG Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr says he has no idea how his PGP key was compromised but shared a wallet address that appears to hold 216 of his stolen Bitcoin.
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Gemini Takes Spat With DCG Public in Open Letter - Blockworks
Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss calls out Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), in tweet thread
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Pace of Huobi Withdrawals Subsides as USDD Sees Renewed Slide - Decrypt
Daily Huobi client withdrawals fell from $60.9 million on Friday to just under $12 million on Sunday, according to Nansen.
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Here’s the Latest in the Sam Bankman-Fried FTX Fraud Case—And How We Got Here - Decrypt
The fall of FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried is the single largest event to rock crypto. But it was years in the making. Here’s how it happened.
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Shopify Merchants Can Now Design, Mint and Sell Avalanche NFTs
The new integration streamlines the NFT process for buyers and sellers.
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Markets
Crypto Charts 94
Bitcoin Not much change since last time ’if not short already look to sell in the next leg of the corrections in the 17238/17668 . Place stops above the December high at 18400. Until that level breaks we remain on alert for new lows to complete last years brutal correction
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Regulations
Mojo Builds for Hong Kong CBDC - The Defiant
Could Hong Kong get a digital dollar?
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Genesis Owner DCG Faces SEC, DOJ Probes: Report - Decrypt
Claims that DCG and Genesis were under investigation by the SEC began to crop up on Twitter as early as this past Wednesday.
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U.S. Judge Issues Detention Order for Mango Markets Attacker - Decrypt
Mango Markets attacker Avraham Eisenberg is deemed a flight risk due to his background and potentially millions in unaccounted for wealth.
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New York AG accuses Celsius ex-CEO Alex Mashinsky of defrauding hundreds of thousands of crypto investors in $20 billion collapse
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky, alleging that he defrauded his clients at the $20 billion crypto exchange.
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Three Arrows Capital founders subpoenaed on Twitter
The Twitter account indicated that an unredacted copy of the subpoena was served to the parties via email as well.
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The challenge in accounting for Tether reserves
Due to Tether remaining as opaque as possible, assessing its reserves can only be done by someone with full access to its books.
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Opinions
Crypto Crystal Ball: Biggest Trends to Watch in 2023 - Decrypt
Poised to deliver clarity on post-FTX fallout and major legal and regulatory questions, 2023 is already shaping up to be a critical year.
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Podcasts / Reading
The year of Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZK Proofs) might be 2023 hence why it's very important to understand how it could be a major shift for privacy that will enhance businesses with trustless proofs.