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Sam Bankman-Fried goes into not guilty plea for all counts in federal court

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (has actually pleaded not guilty to all charges associated with the collapse of the crypto exchange, consisting of wire scams and securities scams. He deals with 8 criminal counts, which might lead to 115 years in jail if founded guilty. Furthemore, a petition has actually been submitted by Bankman-Fried’s legal group asking a court to edit and not reveal particular info on people serving as sureties for his $250-million bond, declaring dangers versus his household.

United States Feds created ‘FTX task force’ to trace taken user funds

A job force arranged by the Southern District of New York has actually been formed to track and recuperate missing out on consumer funds in addition to examine and prosecute the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. A comparable effort had actually currently been in progress by FTX’s brand-new management, which employed monetary advisory business AlixPartners in December to perform “asset-tracing” for missing out on digital properties.

SEC files objection to Binance.United States’s strategies to obtain Voyager Digital

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has actually submitted a “limited objection” versus Binance.United States’s proposition to obtain the properties of insolvent company Voyager Digital. In its deal, Binance.United States promised $1 billion to buy the properties, however the SEC raised issues about the business’s capability to money the offer, recommending that Binance’s international system would be needed to support the acquisition.

Coinbase reaches $100M settlement with NY regulators

In reaction to infractions of New York’s monetary services and banking laws, crypto exchange Coinbase will pay a $50 million fine and invest $50 million to remedy its compliance program. According to the monetary regulator, the crypto exchange had lots of compliance “deficiencies” associated to Anti-Money Laundering requirements, especially relating to onboarding and deal tracking.

Community commemorates Bitcoin Genesis Day by sending out BTC to the genesis block

The crypto community commemorated the 14th birthday of Bitcoin today, with some sending out BTC to the address consisting of the benefits for mining the genesis block — the very first block of BTC to be mined. On Jan. 3, 2009, pseudonymous Bitcoin developer Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block, which caused the minting of the very first 50 BTC, leading the way for a whole market to be established.

Winners and Losers

At completion of the week, Bitcoin (BTC) is at $16,819, Ether (ETH) at $1,263 and XRP at $0.33. The overall market cap is at $819.9 billion, according to CoinMarketCap.

Among the greatest 100 cryptocurrencies, the leading 3 altcoin gainers of the week are Lido DAO (LDO) at 52.19%, Solana (SOL) at 37.44% and BitDAO (BIT) at 23.50%.

The leading 3 altcoin losers of the week are Huobi Token (HT) at -9.32%, Chain (XCN) at -7.09% and Internet Computer (ICP) at -5.19%.

For more information on crypto rates, make certain to check out Cointelegraph’s market analysis.

Most Memorable Quotations

“Bitcoin, specifically, has the potential to promote financial inclusion because of its decentralized nature, which makes it resistant to censorship and manipulation.”

Philip Karađorđević, prince of Serbia

“The problem for many in DC is that they equate FTX with the entire crypto industry.”

Ron Hammond, director of federal government relations at the Blockchain Association

“We see lots of problems in security because people don’t realize that this is their personal responsibility against their own assets. People are not ready for this.”

Dmitry Mishunin, CEO of HashEx

“We’re proud of our commitment to compliance, but we are also willing to acknowledge where we have fallen short, including by paying penalties & working hard to fix issues.”

Paul Grewal, primary legal officer at Coinbase

“In fact, crypto assets have become investment and financial instruments, so they need to be regulated on an equal basis with other financial and investment instruments.”

Suminto Sastrosuwito, director at Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance

“As the former CEO of Celsius, Alex Mashinsky promised to lead investors to financial freedom but led them down a path of financial ruin.”

Letitia James, New York chief law officer

Prediction of the Week 

BTC rate kinds brand-new assistance at $16.8K as Bitcoin lures ‘mega whales’

As 2023 starts, Bitcoin keeps experiencing an absence of volatility, resulting in arguments amongst traders over the timing of a breakout. The narrow trading variety has actually remained in location because the FTX legend in November.

Trading platform Trend Rider analyzed the one-week chart to flag $16,800 as the existing 100-week point of control (PoC) — the rate level producing the biggest volume in the particular duration. 

“~16.8K is the new 100 Weekly POC for Bitcoin. In simple terms on the last 100 weeks this is the level where most volume has been traded, which is creating a potential bottom formation,” kept in mind the crypto company.

FUD of the Week 

Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg purchased into detention pending trial

The United States District Court in Puerto Rico has actually provided an order of detention to Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. As per court records, Eisenberg’s release is not based on any condition or mix of conditions that would ensure his look. With the choice, Eisenberg will stay in custody till the case is completed or launched under a brand-new bail hearing.

Silvergate offered properties at loss and cut personnel to cover $8.1B in withdrawals

The collapse of FTX activated a run on Silvergate, requiring the bank to offer properties at a high loss to cover some $8.1 billion in withdrawals. In addition, about 200 staff members at the bank were laid off, representing 40% of its personnel. The bank has actually been under analysis from United States legislators due to the fact that of its ties to FTX and Alameda Research.

Crypto loan provider Genesis lays off 30% more personnel

In its 2nd round of layoffs in 6 months, Genesis Global Trading has actually apparently cut 30% of its labor force. The crypto loaning platform stopped withdrawals and suspended brand-new loan originations in November, mentioning “unprecedented market turmoil.” In another heading on headcount decrease, crypto exchange Huobi revealed strategies to lay off 20% of its personnel as part of its continuous restructuring following Justin Sun’s acquisition of the business.

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