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⁠Breaking: Bahamas securities regulator freezes FTX assets The Bahamas Securities Commission said FTX's assets could not be moved without the approval of a Supreme Court-appointed liquidator.

⁠Chainlink Labs offers Proof of Reserve service for embattled exchanges The company claimed its PoR product can restore trust in crypto exchanges through greater transparency, but not everyone is convinced.

⁠FTX crisis feeds the Twitter rumor mill with hot takes and conspiracy theories Exciting times lead to exciting posts, many of which bring up valid questions, and maybe some less valuable answers.

⁠FTX turmoil increases scrutiny of industry, something institutional investors have been waiting for Hedge funds and asset managers are deploying digital asset teams, but lack of regulatory clarity is holding them back.

⁠White House says 'prudent regulation of cryptocurrencies' is needed, hinting at situation with FTX According to Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the administration and financial agencies will “closely monitor” develo…

⁠FTX US announces it may halt trading on its platform in a few days According to the FTX US, “Withdrawals are and will remain open.”

⁠Bitcoin options data shows sub-$17K BTC price gives bears a $200M payday on Friday BTC bears are set to profit from this week's $710 million options expiry, which could be used to add further sell pressure to Bitcoin pr…

⁠Financial group CEO claims he tried to warn Bankman-Fried about insolvency in July Richard Handler alleged that he offered restructuring services to FTX that might have saved it, but exchange reps refused to meet with h…

⁠New tool mirrors Optimism NFTs to Ethereum mainnet for use in verified apps NFTs from Layer 2 were not previously recognizable to apps like Twitter.

⁠LayerZero Labs bought back its stake from FTX Ventures and Alameda The protocol announced an agreement that bought out 100% of FTX Ventures and Alameda Research's equity position.

⁠FTX US resigns from the Crypto Council for Innovation “The news this week has been shocking, but we’ve also seen the community come together," said CCI CEO Sheila Warren.

⁠82% of Tether reserves held in ‘extremely liquid’ assets, according to attestation The USDT issuer had total assets of $68.06 billion at the end of the third quarter, exceeding its total liabilities of $67.8 billion.

⁠Republican lawmaker claims SEC chair was coordinating with FTX 'to obtain regulatory monopoly' Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer did not provide any evidence to his claim Gary Gensler was "helping SBF and FTX work on l…

⁠The Clearing House stands up for bank rights, opposes CBDC in comments for US Treasury The payments operator responded to a Treasury inquiry related to the presidential executive order with an appeal to keep bank intere…

⁠‘Thank God’ El Salvador doesn’t have any Bitcoin on FTX, CZ clarifies The Binance CEO added that the amount of misinformation going around now is “insane.”

⁠US lawmaker warns of 'major consequences' for users of unregulated crypto firms, citing FTX "FTX’s FTT tokens are now worthless, and even worse, FTX.com customers are completely unable to access their funds,” said Maxin…

⁠BREAKING: FTX appears to have resumed withdrawals Blockchain data shows Transactions appear to be leaving the FTX hot wallet at a rate in the single digits per minute.

⁠Japan's financial regulator requests FTX Japan halt operations Under the orders, FTX Japan will be required to suspend OTC derivatives transactions and related margins as well as new deposits from Nov. 10 to Dec. 9 unle…

⁠Bitcoin price gains $1K in minutes as CPI data deals DXY fresh 2% dip Wild volatility continues for Bitcoin and altcoins as the lowest CPI readout since January pummels the dollar.

⁠Analysts urge calm as Tether depegs from USD, Bitcoin loses $17K rebound Tether follows TRON's USDD stablecoin in coming unstuck amid suspicions of shorting involving FTX and Alameda Research.

⁠Report: Tether freezes $46M of FTX's USDT on Tron blockchain, setting new precedent Tether has thus far only frozen USDT funds held in private wallets when requested by law enforcement.

⁠Sam Bankman-Fried apologizes over FTX liquidity crisis: 'I fucked up twice' According to the FTX CEO, Alameda Research was also “winding down trading” but United States-based exchange FTX US “was not financially impacte…

⁠Maintaining decentralization: Are custody services a threat to DeFi protocols? DeFi ecosystems try to live up to crypto’s decentralized ethos, but single-token governance protocols could prove a challenge.

⁠Binance shares wallet addresses and activity after proof of reserve pledge Days after CZ took to Twitter to announce a new proof-of-reserve system for Binance users, the site went live with public details of its wallet…

⁠Claims and rumors fuel crypto market turmoil amid FTX collapse A report from Reuters claimed that FTX used some of its customer deposits to support Alameda Research.

⁠Tron's stablecoin USDD loses dollar peg on suspected selloff by Alameda Research Wallets associated with Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research could be behind the dollar de-peg, alleges Tron's founder.

⁠Ledger hardware wallets hit by the FTX earthquake, CTO says Some Ledger users weren’t able to process withdrawals using Ledger Live on Wednesday, according to social media reports.

⁠Unclear regulations drove 95% of trading activity offshore: Coinbase CEO The U.S. regulators are currently investigating FTX.US, Coinbase and Binance in the wake of the collapse of the FTX global crypto exchange.