November 15, 2022, 4:39PM EST • 7 min read Quick Take Interoperability protocols are becoming more relevant for the continued development of increasingly fragmented blockchain ecosystems. While most e...
Tag: Crypto Ecosystems
SBF tells New York Times that he ‘could be worse’
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried told the New York Times that he had numerous regrets over the collapse of the company in a wide-ranging interview on Sunday in which the paper described him as “...
An Initial Look at The Fallout from FTX’s Collapse
November 14, 2022, 4:37PM EST • 4 min read Quick Take Rapid Insights provide a deeper analysis of the current crypto landscape in a timely fashion. This issue of Rapid Insights summarizes the latest d...
Improving Capital Efficiency of Staking
November 14, 2022, 12:57PM EST • 7 min read Quick Take Liquid staking and superfluid staking are some of the typical methods to improve the capital efficiency of staking. Cross-staking enables the sam...
Buterin may have sold nearly $4 million in ether after FTX bankruptcy filing
A wallet known to be associated with Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin sold 3,000 ether early Saturday, less than 24 hours after crypto exchange FTX filed for bankruptcy protection, according to Ethers...
Rep. Brad Sherman asks for increased regulation, calls out ‘billionaire crypto bros’
Congressman Brad Sherman, D-Calif., is the latest politician to call for increased regulation of the cryptocurrency market in the wake of FTX’s multibillion-dollar downfall. “The sud...
New York Fed, several big banks testing ‘regulated liability network’
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is poised to unveil a proof-of-concept for “regulated liability networks” — an experiment around tracking and transmitting tokenized debt issued by an array of reg...
Canto Sees Growth but Also Centralization
November 11, 2022, 3:06PM EST • 9 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and brid...
Making the Cosmos Hub more relevant with Cosmos Co-founder Ethan Buchman
Episode 111 of Season 4 of The Scoop was recorded live with The Block’s Frank Chaparro and Cosmos Co-Founder and CEO of Informal Systems Ethan Buchman. Listen below, and subscribe to The S...
Bahamian regulator investigating problems at FTX: Tribune
A Bahamian regulator is investigating problems at crypto exchange operator FTX, local newspaper The Tribune reported citing unnamed sources. FTX Digital Markets, an FTX unit, is licensed in the...
Wall Street sees tightening of regulatory screws after FTX crypto catastrophe
Wall Street may not have seen the FTX debacle coming, but veterans of traditional finance recognize that once the dust settles there will be a new crypto paradigm. “Wall Street is clearly spook...
Justin Sun says he is working on “solution” with FTX
Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the Tron blockchain, said late on Nov. 9 that he is working on a solution with FTX, the crypto exchange engulfed in a liquidity crisis. In a tweet, Sun sai...
Binance backs out of FTX acquisition deal
Crypto exchange giant Binance will not buy FTX after reviewing the company’s financials. “Our hope was to be able to support FTX’s customers to provide liquidity, but the issue...
Bitmex to proceed with token launch, says no exposure to FTX
Crypto exchange Bitmex, which says it has no FTX or Alameda exposure, plans to launch a native crypto token for traders on Friday, regardless of market volatility amid the collapse of Sam Bankman-Frie...
An Overview of Layer 3s
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Bettors doubting big time that Binance, FTX deal will close, prediction platform shows
A blockchain-based predictions market is showing increasing skepticism that Binance will complete its non-binding deal to acquire the non-U.S. assets of rival exchange FTX as due diligence gets underw...
Binance CEO says he didn’t ‘master plan’ FTX’s collapse
One day after news broke that Binance might acquire the non-U.S. assets of FTX amid a liquidity crunch, CEO Changpeng Zhao told staff that the near collapse wasn’t planned and would likely trigg...
The Block: Bitcoin mining stock report: Tuesday November 8
Most bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block declined on Tuesday after news that crypto exchange Binance will acquire FTX rocked the markets. According to data from TradingView, Bitcoin was t...
Avalanche Feels Impact of Bear Market
November 8, 2022, 5:07PM EST • 9 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and bridg...
Cosmos Hub Weighs its Future with Pivotal Cosmos 2.0 Vote Underway
November 8, 2022, 3:33PM EST • 13 min read Quick Take In this weekly series, we dive into some of the most interesting data and developments across the Layer 1 blockchain landscape, from DeFi and brid...
Decentralized search startup Sepana raises $10 million
Decentralized search startup Sepana has announced today it has closed a $10 million funding round led by venture firms Hack VC and Pitango First. Protocol Labs, Lattice Capital and Balaji Sriniv...