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Bitpanda secures crypto licence in Germany, claims to be the first “European retail” crypto investment platform to do so

The other licensees included three European institutional investment platforms and one U.S.-based retail platform.

Mango Markets hacker allegedly feigns Curve short attack to exploit Aave

It appears that shorting of CRV tokens was a distraction shot to exploit a sophisticated loophole on DeFi platform Aave.

Unique Web3 tech primed to democratize Internet of Things industry

W3bstream, a MachineFi project, is using Web3 technology to decentralize the Internet of Things.

FTX ordered to pay reimbursement fees to Bahamian regulators

The Bahamian Securities regulator was ordered to offer custody for digital assets belonging to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX on Nov. 12.

Industry expresses confidence in the NFT space amid the FTX collapse

NFT artist Johnathan Schultz believes that the era of NFTs without utility is dwindling, and to survive, it must outgrow the “memeification” of things.

Uniswap's new privacy policy sees backlash from decentralization buffs

Uniswap newly released privacy policy comes in light of the FTX crisis, an event that has shined a spotlight on the need for transparency.

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.

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