Sam Reynolds
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Taiwan, Province of China
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OKX-Affiliated OKCoin Pauses USD On-Ramp Due to Signature Bank’s Collapse
OkCoin CEO Hong Fang tweeted that customer deposits are safe and USD withdrawals are not affected. → Read More
TrueUSD Says ‘Small Number’ of Users Impacted by Signature Bank Closure
Stablecoin issuer says USD funds held at Signature bank are now fully backstopped by Fed. → Read More
DAI Depegs to Lifetime Lows as Stablecoin Rout Plagues Crypto
MakerDAO’s decentralized stablecoin hit an all-time low of $0.88 in Asian afternoon hours on Saturday. → Read More
Silvergate Collapse Dragging Down Bitcoin Volume
Data from CryptoQuant shows that active addresses and transfer volume have seen significant declines as Silvergate weighs heavy on the market. → Read More
Dapper Removes ACH Withdrawal Option, Citing Circle
Wire transfer and USDC remain an option for Dapper users. → Read More
No, Hong Kong Won’t Be Allowing Retail Traders Access to Crypto on June 1
A tweet suggesting the city will make crypto fully legal for all citizens is a misreading of the legislation. → Read More
DBS Says Bitcoin Trading up 80% in 2022 on DDex Exchange
DBS’ crypto exchange, which is not open to retail traders, currently allows for bitcoin, ether, XRP, bitcoin cash, DOT, and ADA trading. → Read More
Flux Finance Launches Lending Token Collateralized by U.S. Treasury Debt
Flux Finance invests in Ondo’s Short-Term U.S. Government Bond Fund (OUSG) a tokenized version of a Blackrock Treasury Bond ETF. → Read More
ARK Invest Maintains Prediction That Bitcoin Prices Will hit $1M by 2030
A new report by Cathie Wood’s growth-focused fund outlines how bitcoin continues to outperform every other major asset class. → Read More
SHIB Surges 20%, DOGE up 5% as Traders Continue to Ape Into Meme Coins
Nansen data shows heavy DEX trading on SHIB tokens. → Read More
Cathie Wood's ARK Adds Nearly $3.3M Shares of Coinbase
The second purchase of Coinbase’s shares in a week comes as the exchange continues a week-long rally. → Read More
Crypto Exchange Huobi Experiences Heavy Token Outflows: Nansen
On-chain data show more than $60 million in tokens fled the exchange in the past 24 hours, while stablecoin reserves have dropped 9.5% in a week → Read More
NFT Research Tool NFT Inspect Is Shutting Down
The decision to shutter the service comes as the NFT market faces intense headwinds, with sales volume dropping by the double digits quarter-over-quarter. → Read More
Caroline Ellison Plea Agreement: $250,000 Bail, Surrender of Travel Documents, Forfeiture of Assets
Plea agreement would waive Ellison of any charges, except criminal tax violations, provided she fully cooperates with U.S. Attorney's office. → Read More
Binance Finalizes Acquisition of Indonesian Crypto Trading Firm Tokocrypto
Tokocrypto CEO will step down and 58% of staff to be laid off as part of the deal, says Tokocrypto spokesperson. → Read More
CryptoQuant: On-Chain Data Shows Crypto Exchange Binance Isn't Exhibiting ‘FTX-Like’ Behavior
The analytics firm found the exchange is almost entirely collateralized and diversified away from its proprietary token. → Read More
Cathie Wood's ARK Continues to Buy Coinbase's Dip, Adding $3.2 Million of COIN to Portfolio
The latest purchase means ARK's Innovation ETF holds 5.8 million COIN shares. → Read More
Justin Sun Looks to Calm Crypto Market Fear as BNB Falls 8%, Withdrawals Continue on Binance
Justin Sun deposits $100 million into Binance as outflow hits $1.8 billion, while BNB drops 8% and value departs BSC-based DeFi protocols → Read More
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Asks Users to Switch USDT for USDC
Coinbase highlights questions about Tether reserves in campaign to get users over to USDC → Read More
Temasek Says Its FTX Investment Is Now Worth Zero
The Singaporean investment fund said it conducted 8 months of due diligence on FTX in 2021 before buying a 1% stake in the exchange. → Read More