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[ad_1] U.S. politician Beto O’Rourke who received a $1 million donation from collapsed FTX’s founder Sam Bankman-Fried has reportedly set aside a $100,000 fund for victims of the FTX collapse. Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) had donated over $70 million to many U.S. politicians before his crypto empire collapsed on Nov. 11, 2022. Texas…

[ad_1] Philip Hammond who served as U.K. chancellor from 2016 to 2019, has taken on a new role as the chairman of crypto trading firm Copper, FT reports. The former U.K. chancellor has been an adviser and stakeholder in Copper since 2021. However, Hammond confirmed to FT on Jan. 26 that he has been appointed…

[ad_1] Definition The total amount of funds (USD Value) allocated in options contracts. Quick Take Options open interest is on the verge of breaking an all-time high. Currently, 345,000 BTC ($8B) has been allocated to options contracts. The all-time high occurred during the collapse of FTX back in November. The recent surge in options contracts…

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[ad_1] Pudgy Penguins announced that it is using Layer-0 to allow cross-chain transactions on adding Polygon (MATIC), BNB Smart Chain, and Arbitrum (ARBI) to improve access for people beyond the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. The decision was made to increase easy access to the NFTs and improve the existing infrastructure, according to the announcement. In addition, the…

[ad_1] Mango Markets’ exploiter Avraham Eisenberg has been sued by the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol developer, Mango Labs, according to a Jan. 25 court filing. Mango Labs alleged that Eisenberg executed a $114 million malicious attack on the DeFi protocol on Oct. 11, 2022, and bragged about it on Twitter. The firm wrote that: “[Eisenberg]…

[ad_1] Ronald Craig Ilg — 56, of Spokane, Washington — has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for paying over $60,000 Bitcoin (BTC) to dark web hitmen. Ilg paid the hitmen who attempted to kidnap and assault multiple victims — including his ex-wife — through an online scheme in which he solicited the…

[ad_1] Porsche NFT collection surged 180% to 2.465 Ethereum (ETH) — roughly $4000 — over the last 24 hours, according to Coingecko data. The luxury car company faced the crypto community backlash for its NFTs’ high mint price and supply, forcing it to stop new NFT mints on Jan. 25. Floor price surge The collection’s…

[ad_1] Nifty Gateway co-founders are set to depart from their roles amid concerns of potential legal battles facing the platform’s parent company- Gemini. Nifty Gateway is an NFT marketplace that was founded by Duncan Cock Foster and Griffin Cock Foster but sold to Gemini exchange in 2019. The co-founders had worked with Gemini’s Cameron and…

[ad_1] Robinhood confirmed that several of its social media accounts were breached earlier today in a statement emailed to CryptoSlate on Jan. 25. A company representative said: We’re aware of the unauthorized posts from Robinhood Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook profiles, which were all removed within minutes. At this time, based on our ongoing investigation, we…