Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried petitions court to prioritize reimbursing his legal fees Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is seeking to use FTX’s corporate insurance policies to cover his legal expenses, according to a court filing on March 15. As per the filing, the policies provide “priority of payment” to insured individuals such as Bankman-Fried. The
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The recent attack that drained $197 million from Euler Finance was dubbed the biggest decentralized finance (DeFi) hack of 2023 so far. However, this may not hold for much longer as the hacker reportedly had a change of heart. On March 18, roughly 3,000 Ether (ETH) ($5.4 million) were returned to Euler Finance’s deployer address
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In 2023, Bitcoin (BTC) and Cathie Wood’s Coinbase investment are finally outperforming Warren Buffett’s popular “crypto bet” in Brazil’s fintech giant Nubank. Bitcoin vs. crypto-exposure stocks NU and COIN As of March 17, Bitcoin’s price is up nearly 55% year-to-date (YTD). In comparison, Nubank — trading as NU — has risen only 26%. Meanwhile, another crypto-exposure stock, Coinbase —
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Institutional cryptocurrency custodian Protego’s conditional national trust banking charter has expired without it receiving permanent approval, according to a March 17 report in Fortune. A spokesperson for the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) told Fortune that the firm did not meet pre-conversion requirements. According to the spokesperson: “[The] pre-conversion requirements
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Last week’s rapid collapse of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank has highlighted the fragility of the traditional banking sector while depriving crypto of its primary fiat on-ramps in the United States. Most observers agree that the collapse of SVB, like the one of Silvergate, was largely the result of unfavorable market conditions
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Beginners should undertake data science projects as they provide practical experience and help in the application of theoretical concepts learned in courses, building a portfolio and enhancing skills. This allows them to gain confidence and stand out in the competitive job market. If you’re considering a data science dissertation project or simply want to showcase
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Global economic conditions are tightening; interest rates are in flux; and inflation has yet to be curbed. Considering the economic headwinds, the fact that Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank and other banks are breaking is not surprising.  But why now? Quickly rising interest rates are extremely disruptive to banking models, but the collapse of these
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GPT-4, the latest version of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, believes the events of the last seven days could be bullish for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Cosmos (ATOM), according to an AI-trading experiment run by Cointelegraph.  The experiment is aimed at understanding GPT-4’s potential biases towards certain cryptocurrencies, how the events of last week could
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