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High sentiment in FTX's shadow: event recap for Texas Blockchain Summit

Though the mood among many who showed up in Austin was bullish, most commented on the collapse of FTX and the drop in the price of Bitcoin.

Cardano to launch new algorithmic stablecoin in 2023

'Djed' is set to go live in Jan. 2023, after a successful audit and a series of rigorous stress tests

Election tally: Does blockchain beat the ballot box?

With election integrity under assault in the United States and elsewhere, is blockchain technology part of the solution? Greenland explores voting options.

The FTX collapse not enough to break crypto community’s spirit: IBW 2022

Istanbul Blockchain Week was held in Turkey, and Cointelegraph attended to experience the impact of the FTX collapse firsthand — the result was unexpected.

Disney brings back Bob Iger as CEO: Here's the crypto connection

Since leaving The Walt Disney Company, Bob Iger has been acting as an advisor and board member for the digital avatar platform Genies.

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman says 'crypto is here to stay'

Bill Ackman’s conviction on crypto comes as much of the community attempts to regain confidence in the industry following the FTX fallout.

Vitalik Buterin offers lessons for crypto in wake of the FTX collapse

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the collapse of FTX has illustrated once again that the problem lies in people, not technology.

Celsius had 'insufficient' accounting and operational controls, says examiner

The examiner revealed that Celsius’ digital assets in its customer’s Custody wallets account officially became underfunded on Jun. 11.

FTX owes over $3 billion to its 50 biggest creditors: Bankruptcy filing

Not much is known about who these creditors could be, as names and personal information were redacted from the published document.

FTX funds on the move as thief converts thousands of ETH into Bitcoin

According to Chainalysis, “Reports that the funds stolen from FTX were actually sent to the Securities Commission of The Bahamas are incorrect.”

FTX collapse won't impact everyday use of crypto in Brazil: Transfero CEO

The fall of FTX undoubtedly hurt investor sentiment toward crypto, but it won't change its popularity as a means for cross-border transactions.

FTX bankruptcy filing details, Binance’s crypto industry fund and a U.S. CBDC pilot: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 13-19

Proof-of-reserves: Can reserve audits avoid another FTX-like moment?

Crypto exchanges are actively releasing proof-of-reserves audits in order to build transparency but experts believe it would take more than that to regain investor trust.

Nickel Digital, Metaplex, and others continue to feel the impact of FTX collapse

Some companies have resulted in layoffs to deal with their million-dollar losses.

Banks still show interest in digital assets and DeFi amid market chaos

Traditional financial institutions continue to demonstrate use cases for digital asset support, along with DeFi capabilities, despite current market conditions.

Designing the metaverse: Location, location, location

Crypto self-custody a ‘fundamental human right’ but not risk-free: Community

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that risks of having bugs in smart contracts are still present when opting for self-custody.

FTX meltdown triggers FINRA into probing crypto comms

The examination comes in the wake of the FTX debacle, a crypto exchange found to be mismanaging customers’ funds by simply lying about their operations.

Sam Bankman-Fried rumor mill running amok: Trading course, FBI extradition, FTX hack

A rumor claiming that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried filmed a master class on trading that was scheduled to be released in December floated on social media.

Metaverse ‘explosion’ will be driven by B2B, not retail consumers: KPMG partner

KPMG's incoming Head of Metaverse Futures Alyse Sue said the objective is to build a multi-million dollar business opportunity for the firm by 2025.

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