In May 2022, the crypto community was shattered by the crash of the Terra ecosystem. One year after, we are reconstructing the events, from luna’s depeg to Terraform CEO Do Kwon becoming a criminal. Terra and its sibling token LUNA have charted a...
A report from the FDIC has revealed that poor management was the primary cause of Signature Bank’s failure, uncovering the key factor responsible for the bank’s downfall. In response, the chair has assumed responsibility for the identified shortcomings, acknowledging accountability for the situation....
Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seung and seven other associates are set to face trial on May 26 over fraud charges related to the collapse of the Terra-Luna stablecoin and crypto project in May 2022. Despite the gravity of the situation, Shin seems to...
The fall of Signature Bank (SBNY) has been linked to a combination of executive mismanagement and insufficient intervention by federal regulators, exacerbating the bank’s exposure to risks in the crypto industry and the ripple effects from other banks’ failures. The downfall of Signature...
A new study finds that nearly one-third of U.S. residents hold bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies and 45% of cryptoasset investors prefer patronizing financial institutions and credit unions that support bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins. U.S. consumers are interested in crypto While the major regulatory...
The recent collapse of FTX has increased interest in Ledger’s secure storage solutions and led to its recent funding success. The cryptocurrency ecosystem experienced a major shake-up following the FTX collapse, as investors rapidly sought safer storage alternatives for their digital assets. The...
The collapse of Signature Bank and Silvergate Bank, two of the most crypto-friendly lenders in the U.S., has left many cryptocurrency firms in a state of uncertainty and desperation. As regulators crack down on banking institutions dealing with digital assets, in what industry...
Onchain data shows that retailers have been accumulating bitcoin (BTC) at the fastest pace since the collapse of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange. Retailers accumulating bitcoin Glassnode shows that “shrimps”, that is, small-scale retail holders with between 0.1 BTC and 1 BTC, ramped up...
Following the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, US President Joe Biden sought to portray calm on March 13 by assuring US citizens that the country’s financial and banking systems are secure. In a move that has sent shockwaves throughout the banking industry, The Federal...